Scottish Government sets out ambitious change for health and social care

The Scottish Government has published its Health and Social Care Service Renewal Framework. The publication will serve as a high-level guide to achieving a ‘Scotland where people live longer, healthier, and more fulfilling lives…’.

It sets out ambitious change for health and social care over the next 10 years. Focussing on five principles: prevention, people, community, population and digital.

With regards to digital, there will be greater use of technology. Focussing on technology that is already available, to give people more choice and control over their own health and wellbeing. Recognising that information sharing must be improved to achieve this, as people’s health and social care information is often held in silos.

Digital inclusion will be mainstreamed across health and social care and people will be supported to be digitally included.

It sets out some actions, including:
- First iteration of the Digital Front Door, the future platform where people will be able to access health services and information.
- Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to predict people’s needs and creation of an AI Framework to ensure safe, efficient and ethical use.
- Redesign of NHS Inform to make it easier for people to find trusted health information.

Review of the Human Rights Principles for Digital Health and Social Care

The ALLIANCE is leading on a review of the Principles, which were coproduced in 2021 in partnership with VOX Scotland and Scottish Care.

The review process began in April 2025 with the publication of ‘Benefits and outcomes of digital in the context of health and social care’, a collation of our work over the last five years.

In the build up to our event on Tuesday 24 June, we engaged with people at the ALLIANCE conference and reached out to the Digital Citizen Panel. Our event welcomed people with an array of lived, personal and professional experience around accessing/providing support to access digital health and social care services. Participants offered great input into two workshop activities, offering insight into their current experiences and their visions for the future, including shaping the human rights principles.

We will now collate this, share it with our partners and report back to our participants. We look forward to sharing the progress with you.

Telecare users across the UK are encouraged to contact their network providers ahead of the digital switchover

'Discover Digital: Supporting Digital Inclusion in Primary Care' published

The second paper in our Digital Learning Series, 'Discover Digital: Supporting Digital Inclusion in Primary Care’ has been published

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#TryAToolTuesday June Roundup

Every Tuesday the Discover Digital team at the ALLIANCE shares a free and trusted digital tool that supports health and wellbeing. This month, we shared 4 tools: Mind Yer Time, Jointly, Blethr and Silvercloud.

Save the Date

We will be hosting the ALLIANCE 'Digital Get Together 2025: how to stay human rights focused in a digital Scotland' on 21 October at the Radisson Blu in Glasgow.

Please save the date, more details will follow.

Conversation Cafe

The ALLIANCE Digital Citizen Panel hosts monthly Conversation Cafes where members can share and learn more about digital.

They are usually held online. However, the Cafes are going on tour this summer, potentially to a venue near you! Stay tuned for more updates.