Perspectives from around the UK An Update from Scotland

Moira MackenzieTelecare Development Manager, SCTT

TELECARE & TELEHEALTH PROGRESS SO FAR..• Fair to Good engagement from

all local community based partnerships

• Nearly 44,000 new telecare users funded by £20m Scottish Gov Programme (£450 each?)

• 4 National Telehealth Programmes

• Significant increase of embedded skills, experience & expanding range of technology applications and services

• Infrastructure developments on Training & Ed, VC links, Standards, Procurement

TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION LIFECYCLE

Source: Mike Clark/Nick Goodwin: Sustaining Innovation in TH&TC – WSDAN 2010

Telecare in Scotland

Telehealth in Scotland

THE ‘LADDER’ TO SUCCESS?• Strategic/Political Leadership & Commitment• Governance & Accountability• Clear focus/targets – evaluation & monitoring• Integrated priorities & processes – embed in service redesign• Identify & invest in supporting infrastructure – ed & training,

standards, procurement• Strong project/programme management• Staff/service user/carer engagement• Shared learning/knowledge transfer• Partnership approach• Communications/Publicity/ AdvertisingTransferable across Health, Housing, Care?

INTRODUCING FROM 1st APRIL 2011 …….

TELEHEALTH AND TELECARECONVERGENCE

SCTT ACTIVITIES

SCOTTISH ASSISTED LIVING PROGRAMME

• Phase One = DALLAS• MoU in place between TSB& Scottish Government –

Mar ’11 (Joint Funding up to£10m)• Programme Board established – Apr ‘11• Local Health & Social Care Partnership

Approach/confirm Geographic Focus – end June ’11• Industry Briefing Events – 27 & 28 June• Currently developing ‘the Scottish Requirements’

within DALLAS: Outcomes/Outputs…..

STRATEGIC REQUIREMENTS

The Scottish DALLAS Programme will;• Satisfy and deliver the programme goals set by the

Technology Strategy Board• Deliver the National Telehealth Strategy for LTC with

local health & social care partnerships• Aim to achieve the technology innovation potential

of the programme through partnership with Scottish Enterprise and HIE

• Be sensitive to and support wider UK and European strategies

• Provide an effective, widely adoptable choice for users and carers

PROGRAMME FEATURES• ‘Team Scotland’ approach• Trail blazer for Scotland wide roll-out, not individual

‘projects’• A true national deployment – 10,000 adults with LTC

minimum• Build on Scottish/UK/other successes in Telecare/health• Incorporate previous lessons learned• Evidence-based implementation• Leave a legacy beyond DALLAS/platform for Phase Two

SHARED LEARNING

• Must harmonise with DALLAS evaluation across UK wide sites

• Impact assessment will be built in• Will not be a randomised control trial• Capture & disseminate experience as progress• Evidence will shape & drive innovative service

redesign• Complementary research opportunities• Share learning & support all of Scotland!

Questions/Comments?

Moira.mackenzie@nhs24.scot.nhs.ukOr

Moira.mackenzie@scotland.gsi.gov.uk