I will say it again...we only give people real choice if we put in place a system that offers it. Consultant preference for a 3 minute appointment should not be the deciding factor. @JonCamer0n Margaret Whoriskey NHSNearMe

This from Prof Sir Gregor Smith at Health, Social Care and Sport Committee "Interesting work is being done with Scottish libraries on how we begin to create networks that support people to be able to use digital technologies to engage more readily with clinical and care services @SLICCEO SLIC Margaret Whoriskey

Remote consultations are the future. Good article by Dr Dave Triska PulseToday pulsetoday.co.uk/views/guest-op… In Scotland, we call the service #NearMe and committed to offering video consultations as an informed choice Scott Jamieson Chris Weatherburn Marc Beswick

⁦⁦NHSNearMe⁩ Role play with our amazing physio students only 5 weeks into their course and flying. 💻#videoconsultations #physiotherapy special thanks 🙏 to ⁦Marc Beswick⁩ ⁦#digitalhealth NHS Education for Scotland (NES)⁩ ⁦ENU Physiotherapy Society⁩ ⁦TEC Scotland⁩

If you have a problem with your eyes, your local opticians is the first place you should go for advice 👁️ Our Optometrist Kevin outlines the services that many opticians offer including the routine and urgent conditions they treat. Find out more here: vimeo.com/789743521

It all adds to our collective knowledge and ongoing improvements. Perhaps a RT CPharmacyScot Adam Osprey 🙏 #Pharmacy #NearMe 👇

"I live over an hour from Raigmore Hospital so NHSNearMe was brilliant for me. I was able to continue to work from home, & just take a short time out to speak with the consultant. This prevented me from taking a minimum of 3 hrs out of work" - General Surgery #FeedbackFriday

This is good @Oohgpwales HIS - Community Engagement @clareupnorth Emma Watson @arrowkmr Hazel Archer Calum Cockburn Dr Tara French Realistic Medicine Margaret Whoriskey Kezia Marshall 💙 Feels like sound advice for all remote interactions. 👇

Want to join our team? Friendly, person centred and willing to take the initiative with a mind for technology? Then this could be the perfect job for you! apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/JobDetail?… #nearme #jobsearch #nhsh

Did you know we operate a virtual A&E service which provides you with urgent video and telephone access to a team of emergency care specialists? If you think you need to visit A&E, but it's not life-threatening, consider using this service. You could be seen and treated faster.

Fabulous talk by ⁦@karen_titchener⁩ How to stop building hospitals and build hospitals@home instead. Cheaper and patient centred. Key set up steps; engagement, build team, tech and operations. ⁦WHAHC⁩ ⁦UK Hospital at Home Society⁩

A one stop shop of resources to support health and social care staff to use NHSNearMe video consulting and other remote consulting methods, including telephone consultations to better engage with people NHS Education for Scotland (NES) TEC Scotland DigiHealthCareScot TECHousing

Want to join the #NearMe team? Friendly, person centred and willing to take the initiative with a mind for technology? Then this could be the perfect job for you! apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/JobDetail?…

Using simulated patients for our ⁦NHSNearMe⁩ #simulation -management of #ChronicPain. Physio students coped well the challenges of technology, complex presentation & communication. NHS Education for Scotland (NES)⁩ ⁦Marc Beswick⁩ ⁦AHP Practice Education, NHS Lothian⁩ ⁦ENU Physiotherapy Society⁩

Groundbreaking stuff from @PhysioEdinNapier

Thrilled to be runner up in the poster competition

Use of #VideoConsultation in #Scotland 1999 -2023. Hazel Archer Rosie Cooper Marc Beswick TEC Scotland DigiHealthCareScot Margaret Whoriskey TECHousing NHS National Services Scotland Digitally Enabled Workforce Team - NES Induction Healthcare Group @clareupnorth Maree Todd Michael Matheson MSP Scot Gov Health tec.scot/sites/default/… 🧵1/

This afternoon we will be tweeting on the #OnceforScotland approach. Always lots of discussion on the merits of this. We will share some examples through the scale-up and development of #NearMe 👇

🧵 /7 Reporting and feedback On average, a round trip of 43 patient miles saved totalling 70million #NearMe TEC Scotland DigiHealthCareScot reformscotland Centre for Sustainable Delivery Realistic Medicine Futurescot Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre (DHI) Prof Sir Gregor Smith @Carolineslamb Michael Matheson MSP Maree Todd

Two new eLearning resources are being launched today in partnership with Digitally Enabled Workforce Team - NES Marc Beswick We will be contacting service providers and professional organisations directly to share resources and offer support #NearMe