The Scottish Government Near Me programme aims to provide the people of Scotland the choice to attend health, care and other appointments via video call where appropriate.Â
Near Me
Caller Information Leaflet Translations
The caller information leaflet is available in 29 languages. Â You can download the language required from the Near Me webiste.
The equality impact assessment (EQIA) was undertaken by the Scottish Government. It assesses the potential impacts of protected characteristics, socio-economic factors, and remote and rural factors on the use of Near Me video consulting. The key benefits and barriers were:
A national public engagement exercise was held during June to August 2020, to understand the general public and health professionalsâ views on using Near Me video consulting. Â We found that:
Social WorkÂ
This learning report summarises the work undertaken to date and shares lessons learned from three phases of the Near Me in Social Work Programme.
As part of the Primary Care Team Learning Together Webinar series Marc Beswick and Rachel Bourke from the Near Me team explore:
- Near Me Evidence
- Benefits for Patient & Staff
- QI Process and Implementation
- Myth busting
- Q&A session
Please note that no resource pack or timing information is available for this Webinar.