Digital Health and Care Services
As part of the COVID-19 response, the Connecting Scotland Initiative
is being delivered by the Scottish Government, in partnership with local authorities, Healthcare Improvement Scotland, The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) and the digital and IT sectors led by ScotlandIS. It is also supported by Microsoft, Leidos, the Data Lab, Accenture and Gartner. It aims to connect up to 9,000 more people on low incomes who are considered clinically at high risk so they can access services and support and connect with friends and family during COVID-19. Are you an organisation working with vulnerable individuals and families? Are you an individual looking to help and support someone to get online?
Care Inspectorate Coronavirus Guidance for Services
Clinical Specialty Guidance – The clinical specialty guidance describes specific considerations for use of Near Me in a particular specialty, and is designed to supplement the general guidance.
Coronavirus (COVID-19): clinical and practice guidance for adult care homes Updated 15.05.2020
COVID Symptom Tracking app. (see webinar on this subject below) Developed in collaboration with scientists from King’s College London.
Digital Telecare for Scottish Local Government COVID-19 Telecare Service Continuity Guidance
EU Update – How are countries using digital tools in responding to COVID-19?
Healthcare Improvement Scotland – Community Engagement update on Virtual Visiting – Technology is allowing people to stay in contact with friends and family who are in hospital.
Health Protection Scotland COVID-19 information
Home and Mobile Health Monitoring Update. Including information on the work (in partnership with colleagues from DHI, NHS NSS) and the Remote Monitoring COVID-19 Response Group to complete a market survey exercise to better understand how the many remote monitoring solutions available to us might best support the response to and recovery from COVID-19.
In December 2019, the Scottish Government launched the Neurological care and support: framework for action 2020-2025 and announced funding over 5 years to deliver the Framework’s commitments. Proposals are invited linked to implementing the Neurological Framework. The Framework includes Commitment 8: “We will work to improve the use of digital technology to ensure that integrated services seamlessly meet the needs of people with neurological conditions and those who provide care and support to them.” Details here https://www.gov.scot/publications/neurological-framework-funding
New mental health support In addition to the support outlined in Update no.1, the new investment includes funding to expand of the Distress Brief Intervention (DBI) programme to help people in distress, and the launch of a new mental health marketing campaign.
New – National Wellbeing Hub for staff working in health or social services in Scotland. The hub is for staff, carers, volunteers and their families to access a range of self-care and wellbeing resources designed to aid resilience as the whole workforce responds to the impact of coronavirus (COVID-19). On Twitter follow: @PRoMISScot
NHS Fife helping connect families separated by Covid-19
North Atlantic Corona Challenge launched 20.05.2020 A 48 Hour Online Challenge to Tackle the COVID-19 Crisis 29-31 MAY 2020 Organized by Nordic Atlantic Cooperation (NORA) and Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE). Themes: #SAVELIVES #SAVEBUSINESSES #SAVECOMMUNITIES
Registration is open until 28 May 2020. For more information go to: www.coronachallenge.fo.
ORCHA – Free COVID-19 Health & Care App Formulary and Free Recommendation Tool for 3 months.
Remote GP consultations being escalated – press release on NHS Near Me
Royal College of Speech and Language Therapy – Telehealth Guidance
Scottish Social Services Council – Guidance to help social workers respond to COVID-19
SCVO – new “How To” Guides: https://scvo.org.uk/support/digital/guides
SCVO have been supporting organisations to find new ways to deliver services and to support employees and users to adapt to digital and remote working.
Digital services – This guide details the main topics you need to explore when you move your services to digital channels.
Remote working – This guide will help you give your best support to employees and volunteers to empower them to do their best work from home.
Digital inclusion – This guide will help any organisation delivering digital inclusion projects.
Simon Community – Get Connected Pilot success
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The Scottish Mental Health Service for Deaf People and the use of Near Me
Video enabled consultation – NHS Near Me Implementation Guidance available on:
Primary Care
Outpatients
Inpatients
Care Homes, Residential Homes, Housing Associations and Hospices
ICU
Prison-Police Custody
Public website: https://www.nearme.scot
Video Enabled Services – Near Me –BBC News Coverage 20.04.2020
Video Enabled Services – Vision for Near Me (May 2020) This document describes the vision for how Near Me video consulting will be used in health and care services in Scotland. It is designed to inform plans within local organisations, and is endorsed by the Cabinet Secretary and Scottish Government.
WHO launches a chatbot on Facebook Messenger to combat COVID-19 misinformation
YooToo – Caring for unpaid carers. YooToo is a collaborative care app aimed at providing support for those caring for someone older, ill or disabled. Designed in collaboration with funding from the Scottish Government’s Innovation Fund.