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.
This document is intended principally but not exclusively for Physicians working with patients with Neurological conditions. It considers the value of Near Me Video Consulting, Video Conferencing and V-create in supporting the examination and management of patients.
Near Me Groups (beta) Release Note
13th December 2021
The beta version of Near Me Groups is now available and Group Consultation Waiting Areas can now be created.
Interim guidance on how to use the new Group calling functionality within Near Me.
A successful small scale pilot by NHS Ayrshire and Arran in 2019 tested Near Me for patients referred for swallowing assessment. This was quickly mainstreamed and also enabled scale up during Covid-19. The poster sets out the benefits, key learning, progress to date and next steps.
Near Me is a free an on-line video appointment service for health and care. Since Covid-19 it has been used to deliver over one million appointments. An Independent Evaluation 2021 (available here) recommended ongoing, peer support and training.
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.
This webinar is an opportunity to hear from clinicians using Near Me in Neurology.
Resource pack and Q&A are below.
Practice Administrative Staff are key to offering patients the choice of a Near Me video appointment when they contact the practice. This guide will help you with the practical elements of enabling Near Me video appointments.
Webinar with panel describing how they have provided community based solutions so people can more easily access Near Me video calls near to or at home.