With the publication in January 2024 of the Near Me Final Report, Scottish Government’s Hazel Archer (Head of Programme) and Marc Beswick (Digital Education and Adoption Lead) look back on the evolution of video conferencing technology in the last 20 years with a focus on #NearMe (2016 to current). They celebrate how Near Me has transformed…Read more

Near Me Groups was launched in January 2022 to provide a facility to offer group video
consultations in an environment purpose built to support the needs of both providers and
members of the public. It replaced legacy video conferencing platforms and Microsoft teams
for patient / client facing group communication.
In addition to providing…Read more

An Infographic on some of the benefits of using Video Consultations.

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Near Me | TEC Scotland

Virtual A&E Response ‘Overwhelmingly Positive’ As Most Patients Say They’d Use It Again

Almost all patients who sought help through a virtual A&E service would use it again if they needed advice, care or support with their health, a survey has revealed. 

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde’s Flow Navigation Centre (FNC) provides direct access to emerg…Read more

Learning and Development

New eLearning Modules

Working in partnership with the Digitally Enabled Workforce Team in NHS Education for Scotland two eLearning Modules for use of Near Me have been published on Turas.

Module One is designed for people who are new to using Near Me or who require a refresher

New to Near Me video calls? eL…Read more

Use of video calling in NHS Scotland: 1999 – 2023

This report provides an overview of the use of video consultations within NHS Scotland from its early introduction in the late 90’s, through the development of patient facing solutions, to the introduction of Attend Anywhere / Near Me and expansion to Social Care, Housing and wider public s…Read more

British Journal of General Practice, January 2024

The place of remote consultation in modern general practice | British Journal of General Practice (bjgp.org)