Near Me Quick Start Guide for Practice Administrative Staff
Practice Administrative Staff are key to offering patients the choice of a Near Me video appointment when they contact the practice. This guide (pdf, 2023) will help you with the practical elements of enabling Near Me video appointments.
Near Me Test Call checklist
This checklist (pdf, 2022) is designed to help you when supporting a caller in a test call prior to a consultation or a group starting.
Video Consultation for Adults with Incapacity
This guidance (pdf, 2021) summarises the consent required to take part in a video consultation for adults with incapacity. It includes information on assessment of capacity to consent and best practice.
Consent to take part in a Video Consultation
This guidance (pdf, 2021) summarises the consent required to take part in a video consultation. It includes information on types of consent, the consent process, who is responsible for obtaining consent and how to obtain consent.
Student Placements Guidance
This document (pdf, 2021)is intended for trainers and trainees using Near Me as part of their placement. Its purpose is to support trainees in all clinical settings to participate in placements and remote clinical consultations using Near Me. It supports practitioners to provide a high-quality practice learning environment and experience for trainees undertaking these activities.
Social Services Guidance
This document (pdf, 2021) is intended for Near Me implementation teams in social services.
Out of Hours GP Guidance
This document (pdf, 2020) is intended for GP out of hours settings in NHS Scotland.
Near Me video consulting can be used to enable patients to consult remotely with clinicians.
Housing Guidance
This document (pdf, 2021) has been produced to support the introduction of Near Me video calling to services and processes in the Social Housing workspace. It is intended for use by Service Leads, supporting administration, and IT. It is not intended for end users of the platform.
Primary Care Guidance
Improving the use of Near Me video consulting in GP practices. This document (pdf, 2020) is intended for GP practices in NHS Scotland.