Practice Team Information
Information and guidance for practices contributing to PTI
Community Nurse Census – Thursday 24th April 2008
Routine practice-specific reports
System Specific Recording Guidance
PTI Information Update Survey 2007
Community Nurse Census – Thursday 24th April 2008
PTI is involved in the necessary training needed for the Community Nurse Census day. The census is a one-day data capture exercise which aims to capture and present information that makes visible the complexity and diversity of work carried out by community nurses and their support teams, e.g. Health Visiting teams, District Nursing teams, School Nursing teams and Treatment Room Nurses (employed by the Health Board)
For more information on this visit:
www.isdscotland.org/comm-nurse-census
Routine practice-specific reports
Updates and Newsletters
Newsletters are sent out to participating practices each month giving information and updates on current recording issues etc.
The current edition, and an archive of previous issues, can be found here
System Specific Recording Guidance
Please see the page relating to the recording system used by your practice for full guidance
GPASS Users recording guidance and information
GPASS Handy Users Guide for GPs 
GPASS Handy Users Guide for PNs
VISION Users recording guidance and information
VISION Handy Users Guide for GPs
VISION Handy Users Guide for PNs
These files can either be viewed or saved to your computer for future reference.
EMIS Users recording guidance and information (Currently being updated)
EMIS Handy Users Guide for GPs
EMIS Handy Users Guide for PNs
These files can either be viewed or saved to your computer for future reference.
Coding Guidance
Including a list of many frequently used and difficult to find codes in our readcode dictionary and read coding guidance. You will also find the Nursing Activity Code list (appendix 3), a comprehensive list of nursing codes recommended for use in PTI recording.
For assistance on anything relating to your contribution to PTI or for further specific analysis requirements.
PTI HELPLINE 0131 275 6400
Fax 0131 275 7504
Ian Baillie
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