Near Me

This document is intended for NHS Scotland maternity outpatient & midwifery services.

This document is intended for paediatric health and social care teams in NHS Scotland.

This document is primarily intended for community pharmacies in NHS Scotland.

Speciality guidance for using Near Me to enable virtual care reviews in care homes, to be read in conjunction with the existing Social Care guidance.

This document describes the specific arrangements for using Near Me in urgent care services, including the Flow Navigation Centre (FNC), Emergency Department (ED) and Minor Injury Units (MIU).

This document 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.

This document is intended for NHS Scotland hospital wards. 

Near Me video consulting (powered by Attend Anywhere) can be used to reduce exposure to coronavirus by enabling both patients and clinicians to consult while in isolation. It can also be used to reduce to protect the clinical workforce through reduced exposure to risk of infection, and increase resilience by enabling clinical support to be provided from different geographical locations.

Scenarios where video consulting may be beneficial in wards include:

This document is intended for ICU units in NHS Scotland. 

Video communication can be used in ICUs in two ways:

• To enable patients’ next of kin to link with patients/staff
• To enable clinicians to work remotely – both to reduce infection risk for clinicians, and to add resilience to services by enabling provision of specialist support to multiple locations

This document considers use of video communication for the next of kin (NOK) of patients in ICU settings during the coronavirus pandemic when there are restrictions on visiting.

This document is intended for staff within residential facilities.

Near Me video consulting can be used to reduce exposure to coronavirus, by enabling residents, tenants and clinicians to consult remotely.

Scenarios where video consulting may be beneficial in homes include:

This document 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.