TEC’s Social Care & Care Homes programme supports the introduction and embedding of digital approaches and technology across social care and social work in Scotland.
Pauline Waddle explains the Enhanced Responder Service within Falkirk HSCP
Social Care & Care Homes
Lynne Blair explains Project ECHO in this short video.
This case study highlights the impact of Project ECHO, carried out with care home staff in Perth and Kinross in collaboration with Perth and Kinross Health and Social Care Partnership and Specialist Palliative Care Service (SPCS) as a way of providing emotional and psychological support to care home staff during unprecedented pandemic working conditions.
Katie Harrison, Specialist OT, East Lothian HSCP, talking about the benefits of working with technology to improve support outcomes and the benefits of having a physical location where people can see, touch and feel technology before deciding if they would benefit from it.
Frances Loughrey, Scottish Care, talking about the trial of a new type of role in the care sector and its potential to draw in a more diverse workforce and new models of care using technology to enhance support and as a central part of assessment.
Michael Gillespie, speaking about joined-up working within Glasgow City HSCP.
This Briefing Note has been developed to align with Scottish Government measures to support the current system pressures.