19 September 2011 Last updated at 06:29 ET

NHS Orkney cuts out paper in favour of iPads

John Ross Scott said the iPad idea should be expanded

NHS Orkney has introduced iPads to replace paper at board meetings in a bid to save money.

The move is expected to save the board about £28,000 a year in printing and associated costs.

Chairman John Ross Scott said: "In my view we need now to spread the initiative down through the organisation."

He added he believed NHS Orkney was the first public body in Scotland to follow such a "paper light" approach.