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For members of the public looking to find out more about Near Me please visit https://www.nearme.scot/

For guidance on implementing Near Me as a provider: overarching organisations (NHS board/HSCP), plus specific guidance for each of the three key settings – primary care, outpatients and inpatients, as well as guidance for care homes, residential homes, housing associations, and hospices, please visit our Implementation Guidance Page. Further evidence and published article can be found here.

Near Me Press Coverage (April 2020)

Jason Leitch, National Clinical Director, Scottish Government, said: “Near Me is proving to be an invaluable tool in the fight against coronavirus. It means people can receive urgent health care and advice remotely from the safety of their own home, without exposing them or NHS clinicians to infection risk. It’s also possible for GPs and other clinicians to use it from their home if they are at high risk of infection.

“Offering quick and easy access to health services without the need to travel is vital for patients, especially if they are self-isolating because of coronavirus. Near Me works exactly like a face-to-face meeting except that patients do not need to travel to see a GP.”

The full Press Release can be viewed here.

Technology Enabled Care (TEC)

Technology Enabled Care is defined as “where outcomes for individuals in home or community settings are improved through the application of technology (such as Near Me) as an integral part of quality, cost effective care and support to look after more people at home”.