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Coronavirus (COVID-19) - Near Me video consulting service: evaluation 2020 - main report
This report presents the findings of an external evaluation of the rapid scaling-up of the Near Me video consultation service across health and care services in Scotland during 2020, in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Appendix A: Near Me activity across Health Boards
| Month 2020 | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital / Other community | ||||||||
| Ayrshire & Arran | 26 | 94 | 573 | 1364 | 1993 | 1957 | 1442 | 1632 |
| Borders | 8 | 75 | 437 | 1079 | 1622 | 1698 | 1355 | 1441 |
| Dumfries & Galloway | 27 | 205 | 795 | 1804 | 2543 | 2652 | 2124 | 2294 |
| Fife | 3 | 133 | 734 | 1679 | 3245 | 3848 | 3544 | 4564 |
| Forth Valley | 26 | 318 | 1340 | 2395 | 3534 | 3694 | 3156 | 3861 |
| Golden Jubilee | 4 | 27 | 59 | 71 | 108 | 177 | 186 | 196 |
| Grampian | 214 | 1284 | 4497 | 6869 | 9393 | 9154 | 8932 | 9696 |
| Greater Glasgow & Clyde | 87 | 1227 | 3724 | 6904 | 10981 | 11331 | 11527 | 14053 |
| Highland | 338 | 471 | 1564 | 2793 | 3953 | 4042 | 3183 | 3459 |
| Lanarkshire | 59 | 336 | 1625 | 3715 | 5795 | 6064 | 5661 | 6265 |
| Lothian | 7 | 35 | 1244 | 3828 | 6341 | 6486 | 5480 | 6062 |
| Orkney | 11 | 87 | 233 | 353 | 489 | 496 | 353 | 400 |
| Shetland | 31 | 34 | 207 | 247 | 266 | 261 | 235 | 323 |
| Tayside | 48 | 204 | 1492 | 2452 | 3813 | 3853 | 3446 | 3927 |
| Western Isles | 33 | 151 | 311 | 512 | 626 | 510 | 339 | 442 |
| Total Hospital / Other Community | 922 | 4681 | 18835 | 36065 | 54702 | 56223 | 50963 | 58615 |
| General Practice | ||||||||
| Ayrshire & Arran | 5 | 168 | 412 | 486 | 518 | 606 | 422 | 412 |
| Borders | 0 | 36 | 170 | 203 | 193 | 103 | 40 | 26 |
| Dumfries & Galloway | 1 | 122 | 357 | 301 | 259 | 192 | 214 | 256 |
| Fife | 0 | 205 | 579 | 841 | 901 | 843 | 683 | 808 |
| Forth Valley | 1 | 209 | 528 | 477 | 495 | 395 | 342 | 588 |
| Grampian | 21 | 895 | 2417 | 2911 | 2990 | 2726 | 2752 | 2385 |
| Greater Glasgow & Clyde | 0 | 1382 | 2998 | 2335 | 1937 | 1544 | 1477 | 1457 |
| Highland | 5 | 176 | 814 | 734 | 886 | 744 | 659 | 829 |
| Lanarkshire | 0 | 1082 | 2375 | 2483 | 2449 | 2198 | 1934 | 1735 |
| Lothian | 0 | 624 | 2301 | 3061 | 2668 | 2407 | 2030 | 1966 |
| Orkney | 0 | 62 | 148 | 165 | 140 | 141 | 58 | 114 |
| Shetland | 5 | 34 | 53 | 42 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 32 |
| Tayside | 0 | 95 | 474 | 531 | 460 | 442 | 354 | 410 |
| Western Isles | 0 | 12 | 59 | 32 | 25 | 41 | 17 | 5 |
| Total General Practice | 38 | 5,102 | 13,685 | 14,602 | 13,950 | 12,412 | 11,010 | 11,023 |
| Total overall activity* | 960 | 9,783 | 32,520 | 50,667 | 68,652 | 68,635 | 61,973 | 69,638 |
* Excludes 3rd sector organisations and other administrative systems (e.g. virtual reception desk, demos)
Figure description:
Near Me video consultations: column chart of consultations by Health Board and month for the period February – September 2020.
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