Special Interest Group
Video consultations: how to set them up well, fast?
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Maimie Thompson posted an update 1 day, 20 hours ago
Latest blog on Video consultation #NearMe #Scotland 20 years in the making, part 2 (22/04/24). Focus on social care, group consultations, and enablers for rapid scale-up.
Near Me video consultation in Scotland: 20 years in the making! Part 2 – AHPs across health and social care. (wordpress.com)
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Maimie Thompson posted an update 2 weeks, 1 day ago
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
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Maimie Thompson posted an update 1 month ago
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 -
Maimie Thompson posted an update 1 month, 2 weeks ago
An Infographic on some of the benefits of using Video Consultations.
For more resources visit the website
Near Me | TEC Scotland
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Maimie Thompson posted an update 1 month, 3 weeks ago
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
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Margaret Greer joined 3 months ago
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Maimie Thompson posted an update 3 months ago
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
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Maimie Thompson posted an update 3 months, 1 week ago
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
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Maimie Thompson posted an update 3 months, 2 weeks ago
British Journal of General Practice, January 2024
The place of remote consultation in modern general practice | British Journal of General Practice (bjgp.org)
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Maimie Thompson posted an update 4 months ago
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde’s Virtual Emergency department and NHS Grampian Oral Surgery Department have been shortlisted for Scotland’s Digital Health and Care Scotland Awards on the 21st of February 2024. Use of Near Me video consultations has been integral to how they have redesigned and improved their services .
Digital Health and Care Aw…Read more
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Maimie Thompson posted an update 4 months ago
The Health Foundation published findings on exploring public attitudes toward the use of digital health technologies and data (24th November 2023). I asked Marc Beswick (Digital Education and Adoption Lead, Digital Health and care Directorate) to pick out highlights and reflect on some of the potential implications around use of technologies in…Read more
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Maimie Thompson posted an update 6 months, 3 weeks ago
In case the link did not work in my earlier post. Apologies.
*New date* How can we organise remote consultation services that are safe, effective and equitable? | Green Templeton College (ox.ac.uk)
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Maimie Thompson posted an update 6 months, 3 weeks ago
Green Templeton College, University of Oxford
“The first seminar of this year’s programme ‘How can we organise remote consultation services that are safe, effective and equitable?’ will be given by Professor Trish Greenhalgh.
“The policy vision of remote consultations is of an efficient, safe and accessible remote service delivered through sta…Read more
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Maimie Thompson posted an update 8 months, 2 weeks ago
Digital Health and Care Scotland, 4th August
Care in the Digital Age: Delivery Plan 2023-24 Scottish Government and COSLA Scotland’s Digital Health and Care Strategy
The Near Me video consulting service continues to develop, providing 440,000 virtual appointments in the last year for those who prefer a remote consultation. Group consultations h…Read more
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About this group
In response to Covid-19, the health system plans to rapidly expand the use of video consultations.
The aim of this group is to share practical learning, tips and challenges when introducing this complex service change, and to learn from existing evidence.
We want this space to be helpful in progressing your work, rather than competing with it.
This group is convened by Jo Scott
