Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland
People at the Centre

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Area: Digital

Protecting human rights in an evolving digital landscape. Background: in 2021 the ALLIANCE, Scottish Care and Vox Scotland developed five principles for a human rights-based approach to digital health and social care. The pandemic led to a huge expansion in digital technology, we wanted to ensure that protections existed alongside this rapid growth. 1. People at the centre, 2. Digital where it is best suited, 3. Digital Choice, 4. Digital Inclusion not just widening access. 5. Access and control of digital data. From theory to practice. We listened to what people told us and identified a number of practice-based examples where the principles were already the heart of working being delivered. Services offering different channels to their support groups based on what works for them. We believe this will lead to a more equitable, meaningful use of technology and realise benefits for citizens as well as policy makers and service providers.