Welcome to the BCS Health Informatics Scotland website

Aim

The British Computer Society, Health Information - Scotland (BCS HIS) is a multi-professional group that aims to promote the development and use of Health Informatics in Scotland to support effective, evidence based, efficient health and social care in areas of research, education, practice, and management decision making. This is intended to benefit the health of individuals, communities, and populations that receive health and social care services and the staff and organisations that deliver health and related services.

Objectives

The BCS HIS objectives are to:

• Represent Scotland's Health Informatics Community (SHIC) on national and international groups to promote and influence health informatics.
• Act as a consultation mechanism for relevant national and international projects and standards on health informatics.
• Share good practice across SHIC and emanating from SHIC to the wider health community, other agencies and organisations.
• Establish links with research, academic, educational, government, industry, charities, patient and community groups.
• Initiate health informatics projects with appropriate partners.
• Provide a Scottish health informatics perspective within Scottish and UK government initiatives.
• Support SHIC to promote health informatics at national and international conferences

Activities

These aims and objectives will be achieved by informing, involving, consulting and supporting the SHIC and appropriate research, academic, educational, government, industry, charities, patient and community groups.

How to Join

If you are already a BCS member, you can join the group through your BCS account.

Please download, complete, sign and return the application form (word doc)