SCI-DIABETES

SCI-Diabetes is NHS Scotland’s diabetes patient management system. It is used in every health board and holds data on all people with diabetes living in Scotland.

SCI-Diabetes provides a fully integrated shared electronic patient record to support the care and treatment of people with Diabetes. It provides functionality for both Primary and Secondary Care Clinicians and includes specialty modules for Paediatrics, Podiatry, Diabetes Specialist Nursing and Dietetics.

Its purpose is to ensure that patients receive the best possible care for their diabetes by providing authorised members of the healthcare team with the up-to-date information they require to effectively manage their patients.

The SCI-Diabetes Application is managed, developed and supported by the SCI-Diabetes Team, part of the NES Technology Service directorate of NHS Education for Scotland.

SCI-Diabetes is clinically led: clinicians across Scotland shape the ‘Once for Scotland’ approach and provide us the context to build the digital system which supports this.

SECURITY AND CONFIDENTIALITY

SCI-Diabetes is available to members of the NHS Scotland healthcare teams within the confines of the SWAN network. SCI-Diabetes can only be accessed via a secure connection and data are never shared with any unauthorised third-parties.

Diabetes Managed Clinical Networks have been set up in all NHS Scotland health boards and they have the responsibility for managing access to SCI-Diabetes.