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Social Care Digital Maturity Assessments

  • Area of Work: Digital
  • Type: News Item
  • Published: 22nd August 2024
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Social care organisations are encouraged to submit their first assessment by 30 September.

A number of social care organisations have registered to participate in the Scottish Government/COSLA Digital Maturity Assessment process. 

Social care organisations are encouraged to submit their first assessment to the online portal, to meet the deadline of 30 September. This will enable Scottish Government to issue its first report on the state of digital maturity within the sector later this year. This report will enable discussions at a local, regional and national level. 

This national report will also aim to:  

  • Inform the targeting of future support and investment at an organisational level. 
  • Embed better use of digital ways of working from the outset in service/business planning.  
  • Act as a catalyst for furthering health and social care integration and collaborative working. 
  • Promote involvement with carers, advocacy groups and the public through focusing discussion on how, when, and where digital opportunities exist.  
  • Identify gaps in knowledge, confidence, and access at all levels to facilitate better targeting of support at a national, regional and local level.  
     

Each organisation that submits will have access to confidential data dashboards to support funding applications, contract monitoring and priority setting.  This will enable them to:  

  • Analyse and track digital maturity across different aspects and parts of the organisation  
  • Determine and manage speed and direction of travel  
  • Inform strategy, budgeting and development priorities  
  • Understand and manage the organisation’s strength and weaknesses  

Support available 

Users of the assessment and the assessment platform can drop in to ask questions and discuss their experience monthly every third Monday from 11:00am to 12:00pm here.  

Further support options are available to access advice on the assessment process, completion strategies, assessment questions, platform usage and more.  

Those include:  

  • Tutorials: Written content available via the assessment platform’s help section  
  • Live chat: Quick access to support staff experienced with technical and assessment content issues  
  • Email support: Accessible via the Contact Us page on the assessment platform  

If you would like an individual conversation about the assessment, contact Marion.Logan@gov.scot. 

To create your first assessment, please use your registered email address to login at https://scottishhealthandsocialcare.dma.works. If you don’t have an account, please contact sg@dma.works.  

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