The published evidence to support the use of video consultation continues to grow.Ā Ā
Primary Care:Ā Eddie Donaghy, Helen Atherton, et al. Acceptability, benefits, and challenges of video consulting: a qualitative study in primary care. J Gen Pract 2019; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp19X704141Ā
If you want to see someone immediately, perhaps moving up from a telephone consultation, you can use the Consult Now feature. If Consult Now is turned on for the waiting area, you will see a separate tab.Ā From here you can invite a caller to join you, this sends a link via email or text to the caller.Ā With just a few clicks they are brought directly into the video call with you bypassing the normal waiting area.
This case study focuses on the success of introducing Near Me technology to simplify the meeting logistics of the mandatory Care Home Review process in six Care Homes in Glasgow during February 2021.
This guidance 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.
This guidance 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.
As part of Scotlandās response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the use of the Near Me video system to access appointments for health and social care was rapidly scaled up at the outbreak of the pandemic. Now, a report by experts from Oxford University has concluded that using the technology has helped to reduce the risk of infection and allowed for continued service provision.
This learning report summarises the work undertaken to date and shares lessons learned from three phases of the Near Me in Social Work Programme.
This document is intended for trainers andĀ trainees using Near Me as part of theirĀ placement.Ā 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.
This document is intended for Near MeĀ implementation teams in social services.
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