Maimie Thompson
Associate Director
Scottish Government Technology Enabled Care Team supporting the roll out of Near Me Video Appointments
Scotland
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Maimie Thompson posted an update in the group Sustainable Healthcare 10 months, 2 weeks ago
Scottish Government, 6th July 2023
Actions which have been taken or are underway to reduce NHS Scotland’s greenhouse gas emissions, and environmental impact, and adapt to climate change.
Climate Emergency and Sustainability: Annual Report 2021 to 2022
Annual Climate Emergency and Sustainability Report 2021/22 – NHS Scotland – June 2023 (www.gov.scot)
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Maimie Thompson posted an update in the group Sustainable Healthcare 11 months ago
Realistic Medicine: Doing the Right Thing, Chief Medical Officer for Scotland Annual Report 2022–2023 (Published 19th June)
“It feels that the NHS and social care systems in Scotland have reached a fragile and pivotal moment. The signals of concern have been intensifying for some time, and whilst they have undoubtedly been accelerated by the im…Read more
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Maimie Thompson posted an update in the group Sustainable Healthcare 12 months ago
If you have not seen this paper you might find it intersting.
BMJ, 22nd May 2023
Virtual appointments—embracing the opportunity to reduce carbon emissions mustn’t widen health inequalities
The insights in this paper very much chime with the work in Scotland where we described a range of benefits and barriers. The key has been to optimise the…Read more
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Maimie Thompson posted an update in the group Video consultations: how to set them up well, fast? 12 months ago
BMJ, 22nd May 2023
Virtual appointments—embracing the opportunity to reduce carbon emissions mustn’t widen health inequalities
The insights in this paper very much chime with the work in Scotland where we described a range of benefits and barriers. The key has been to optimise the benefits while actively working to address the barr…Read more
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Maimie Thompson posted an update in the group Video consultations: how to set them up well, fast? 12 months ago
Latest evidence ….
Aim To understand how and why video is used in urgent care settings
‘How and why are video consultations used in urgent primary care settings in the UK? A focus group study’ | BJGP Open
Conclusion: Video consulting is useful in the urgent care setting as an adjunct to telephone consulting. It is particularly helpful in the…Read more
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Maimie Thompson posted an update in the group Video consultations: how to set them up well, fast? 1 year ago
Journal of Medical Internet Research on May 3, 2023
The Role of Virtual Consulting in Developing Environmentally Sustainable Health Care: Systematic Literature Review,” was published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research on May 3, 2023. This study examines the impact of virtual consulting in health care on the environment, and how it mig…Read more
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Maimie Thompson posted an update in the group Video consultations: how to set them up well, fast? 1 year ago
The ultimate moonshot. How Near me video consultations are saving enough car miles for a round trip to the great orb in the sky.
#NearMe #Environment #RealisticMedicine #Sustainability
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Maimie Thompson posted an update in the group Video consultations: how to set them up well, fast? 1 year, 1 month ago
Demands for GP Practices are unprecedented and unrelenting. A recent deep dive into three practices in Scotland that are high users of Near Me reveals some striking similarities which are transferrable to support wider adoption.
Near Me is a video consulting service that enables people to have health and social care appointments from home or…Read more
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