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Discover Digital

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Discover Digital. A graphic of a mobile phone and cogs and wheels coming out of it.

Working together to help people understand and navigate digital health, care and wellbeing tools and services.

Discover Digital is a project to raise awareness of digital tools which promote health and wellbeing. There are many tools available nowadays. Some can help us look after ourselves better, look after someone else or access the NHS more easily.

Discover Digital Roadshows and Workshops

In February 2023 we launched the Discover Digital Roadshows and Workshops. Which we are offering to communities and organisations free of charge.

The Roadshows bring free and simple digital tools and resources to community events. For example, self management apps and simple guides on digital health and wellbeing.

The Workshops are tailored training sessions on digital health and social care for community and third sector organisations. This is a great way for organisations to build skills and confidence in digital health.

Interested in booking the Roadshows or Workshops? Email us at DHCScot@alliance-scotland.org.uk or call on 0141 404 0231.

Discover Digital Roadshow. Two mobile phones and a tablet.

Grant Schemes

In 2022 we launched the Discover Digital Participation and Inclusion Grants. These Grants aim to continue engagement work carried out in 2021 and to support organisations to tackle access barriers to digital health and social care. We funded nine organisations, six for the Discovery Grants and three for the Enabler Grants.

The reports for the Discover Grant organisations can be found here, and the reports for the Enabler Grant organisations can be found here.

Inclusion and Participation Grants. Small map of Scotland.

In 2021 we funded seven organisations to engage with seldom heard communities. We wanted to understand people’s needs with regards to digital health and care skills and hear what improvements could be made.

You can read the insights from the 2021 grants here.

The Discover Digital Guide

The Discover Digital Guide is an online resource and introduction to digital health. It covers digital self management, technology enabled care and digital services in the NHS. It also includes resources where you can get recommendations for tools and services.

Screenshot of Section of the Discover Digital Guide. Shows Discover Digital Logo, then ' a Guide to digital health, care and wellbeing, Section 1 out of 7: About / How to use this guide'. Then below is a graphic of smartphone and cogs, hearts and speech bubbles coming out of it.

Interested in further learning?

We have a SSSC Open Badge where those working in social care can receive recognition for reading the Guide.

We have also published an Open Learn Create Course based on the Guide.

Try A Tool Tuesday

#TryAToolTuesday is a social media initiative that we launched in September 2023, info here. The aim is to raise awareness of free and trusted apps and resources to help people improve and manage their health and wellbeing.

#TryAToolTuesday. What? Each Tuesday we share a free and trusted app or resource that supports health and wellbeing across ALLIANCE social media. Search #TryAToolTuesday on X or follow us on @DHCScot.

Each Tuesday a new tool is shared across ALLIANCE X (formerly Twitter), LinkedIn and Facebook. You can follow along on X (formerly Twitter) by searching #TryAToolTuesday.

Also look out for #TryAToolTuesday monthly roundups on our website and the ALLIANCE weekly bulletin.

Past events

You can read more about our past events, delivered as part of the Digital Health and Care Fest, by reading our reports:

Please email dhcscot@alliance-scotland.org.uk to subscribe to our newsletter or follow #DiscoverDigitalScot on Twitter.

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