You may be aware that the Scottish Government is implementing a survey aimed at Third Sector organisations. This survey has emerged from work with local authority partners to implement the national hotline which was set up in response to the Coronavirus Crisis, and is intended to support our understanding of how national measures and local efforts are supporting those at risk due to Covid-19, to inform consideration of future support options. 
 
The survey asks for information on the kind of groups that Third Sector organisations have been supporting and the types of support they have been providing during the crisis, as well as for their views on working with other organisations through this period and what they think future needs might be.
 
Please follow the link to complete this online survey by 7th August.

The use of video consultations in Scotland has rapidly escalated since the Covid-19 pandemic started. Prior to March, there were around 300 video appointments using the Near Me system, by June, there were almost 17,000 every week, with around 150,000 in total.
 
Building on this and looking to the future the Scottish Government has produced a vision that all health and care consultations in Scotland are provided by Near Me whenever it is appropriate.
 
To raise awareness about the vision a major engagement exercise will take place across Scotland. The purpose is to find out what people think about having their appointments by Near Me and how it might be improved for the future. 
 
The survey can be found via the following link https://www.nearme.scot/views and is open until 24th July 2020.  

​Earlier this year, we carried out a survey into the effectiveness of our communications with the Sector and asked for ideas about improving our support to them. We received 71 responses to the survey. The results of survey are published below.