SCI Gateway V17 End User Guide - SCI - Scottish Care Information

SCI GATEWAY 17.0USER GUIDEOTHER SCI GATEWAY FUNCTIONSArchivingSCI Gateway is not designed to hold messages indefinitely therefore, there is anautomatic archiving / deleting of messages that are older than nine months.Messages older than nine months will be archived / deleted from the worklist on amonthly basis when they reach the time limit of nine months old and will not beretrievable through SCI Gateway or from NISG. Therefore, you should always ensure thatthere is an electronic copy of your messages stored where possible.Saving Copies of MessagesIndividual health boards will be responsible for the long term storage of messages thatare sent via SCI Gateway. It should be noted that SCI Gateway is not the sole location formessages and that they can be saved to many GP and third party systems, for example:· Most GP practices have for some time saved copies of their referrals to Docman andshould continue to do so. If you do not have this facility contact your local primarycare system administrators.· A number of health boards have a facility set up where copies of messages sent and/ or received within their control are saved in their local SCI Store. If you are unsureif your health board saves copies of your messages please contact your systemadministrator.· Some hospitals and healthcare providers save electronic copies of their messagesand some only save paper copies. If you have concerns about saving electroniccopies please contact your local system administrator.: Messages that have not been sent and are older than nine months will be archived /deleted along with all submitted messages.For information about saving messages in SCI Gateway see Section 3.Ó Crown Copyright 2013 6-11