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Updates from the world of Realistic Medicine

2
Aug
2023

Realistic Screening in an Integrated Health and Social Care Landscape

2 Aug 2023 Realistic Screening in an Integrated Health and Social Care Landscape

Back in 2017 (yes, it does seem a lifetime ago!) I was invited to speak at a conference to share my thoughts about engaging the whole health and social care workforce with the principles underpinning Realistic Medicine, and how we create conditions for innovation across the social care sector. The presentation focused on my experiences…

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11
Apr
2023

Can Near Me help you and your patients? Applying learning from high Near Me users in Primary Care

11 Apr 2023 Can Near Me help you and your patients? Applying learning from high Near Me users in Primary Care

The current demands on GP Practices are both unprecedented and unrelenting. Our recent experience with these three Practices, suggests that there is the potential for video appointments to play a role in alleviating some of that pressure. Near Me is a video consulting service that enables people to have health and social care appointments from…

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24
Jun
2022

Michael Stewart from Central Legal Office Discusses The Relationship Between Realistic Medicine and Consent

24 Jun 2022 Michael Stewart from Central Legal Office Discusses The Relationship Between Realistic Medicine and Consent

Earlier this year I contributed to a Realistic Medicine symposium organised by colleagues at National Services Scotland. One of my themes was that the principles of Realistic Medicine and shared decision making should not be regarded as optional add-ons for clinicians interested in the area, but were completely embedded in the current law on consent….

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15
Feb
2022

Debbie McWilliam reflects on the Place of Birth Project in NHS Grampian

15 Feb 2022 Debbie McWilliam reflects on the Place of Birth Project in NHS Grampian

I am going to begin with a quote made popular by the magnificent Maya Angelou “People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel”. I’m sure that you can relate to this quote, we all can both in our personal and professional…

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1
Jul
2019

Using the Scottish Atlas of Healthcare Variation: Case Studies

1 Jul 2019 Using the Scottish Atlas of Healthcare Variation: Case Studies

Using the Scottish Atlas of Healthcare Variation: Case Studies The Scottish Atlas of Healthcare Variation is already being successfully used in a number of Boards. In May 2019, Dr Catherine Calderwood wrote to Medical Directors and Directors of Public Health to ask them to share their processes for reporting on the Atlas maps. CMO Letter…

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