Introductory video developed by Diabetes Scotland for library services.
Duration: 5 minutes
Supporting resources
What is diabetes? 2 minute animation from Diabetes UK
Diabetes symptoms 2 minute animation from Diabetes UK
Welcome to the Right Decision Service (RDS) newsletter for April 2024.
Tactuum has been working hard to address the issues experienced during the last week. They have identified a series of three mitigation measures and put the first of these in place on Friday 3rd May. If this does not resolve the problems, the second mitigation will be actioned, and then the third if necessary.
Please keep a lookout for any slowing down of the system or getting locked out. Please email myself, mbuchner@tactuum.com and onivarova@tactuum.com if you experience any problems, and also please raise an urgent support ticket via the Support Portal.
Thank you for your patience and understanding while we achieve a full resolution.
A rotating carousel presenting some of the key RDS tools and capabilities, and an editable slideset, are now available in the Resources for RDS providers section of the Learning and Support toolkit.
The redesign of RDS Search and Browse is still on-track for delivery by mid-June 2024. We then plan to have a 3-week user acceptance testing phase before release to live. All editors and toolkit owners on this mailing list will be invited to participate in the UAT.
The archiving and version control functionality is also progressing well and we will advise on timescales for user acceptance testing shortly.
Tactuum is also progressing with the deep linking to individual toolkits within the mobile RDS app. There are several unknowns around the time and effort required for this work, which will only become clear as the work progresses. So we need to be careful to protect budget for this purpose.
These have all been compiled and effort estimated. Once the redesign work is complete, these will be prioritised in line with the remaining budget. We expect this to take place around late June.
Many thanks to those of you completed the value and impact survey we distributed in February. Here are some key findings from the 65 responses we received.
Figure 1: Impact of RDS on direct delivery of care
Key figures
Figure 2 shows RDS impact to date on delivery of health and care services
Key figures
These data show how RDS is already contributing to NHS reform priorities and supporting delivery of more sustainable care.
Saving time and money
Quality assurance and governance
Service innovation and workforce development
A few examples of toolkits published to live in the last month:
Some of the toolkits the RDS team is currently working on:
Please contact his.decisionsupport@nhs.scot if you would like to learn more about a toolkit. The RDS team will put you in touch with the relevant toolkit lead.
Thanks to all of you who have responded to the retrospective quality audit survey and to the follow up questions. We still have some following up to do, and to work with owners of a further 23 toolkits to complete responses. An interim report is being presented to the HIS Quality and Performance Committee.
Eight clinical services and two public library services are undertaking tests of change to implement the Being a partner in my care app. This app aims to support patients and the public to become active participants in Realistic Medicine. It has a strong focus on personalised, person-centred care and a library of shared decision aids, as well as simple explanations and videoclips to help the public to understand the aims of Realistic Medicine. The tests of change will inform guidance and an implementation model around wider adoption and spread of the app.
With kind regards
Right Decision Service team
Healthcare Improvement Scotland
317128 people in Scotland have diabetes, representing 5.8% of the population. According to current trends, by 2035 more than 480,000 people in Scotland will be living with diabetes. (Scottish Diabetes Survey 2020.)
The resources in this section have been compiled to support libraries to participating in the Collective Force for Health and Wellbeing pathfinder with Diabetes Scotland. This pathfinder aims to develop a central role for libraries in their communities in:
1) Helping people living with diabetes to self-manage, live well with the condition and make informed choices about their health and wellbeing.
2) Enabling people at risk of developing type 2 diabetes to access support and accredited resources that will reduce their risk of developing the condition.
3) Addressing the inequalities which affect people’s risk of diabetes and their outcomes when the condition develops. Sources of inequality include: ethnicity, socioeconomic background; digital inequality.
Duration: 5 minutes
What is diabetes? 2 minute animation from Diabetes UK
Diabetes symptoms 2 minute animation from Diabetes UK
The Know Your Risk tool provided by Diabetes UK aims to help individuals find out their risk of developing Type 2 diabetes within the next ten years. The tool is evidence-based and was developed in collaboration with the University of Leicester and University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust.
Know Your Risk consists of seven simple questions related to age, gender, ethnicity, family history, waist measurement (Library staff may wish to have a tape measure available for service users!), Body Mass Index and blood pressure. It uses a points system to identify if a person is at low, increased, moderate or high risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Based on this score, advice is provided in the form of lifestyle changes or a GP referral.
The tool is suitable for any one over the age of 18 except pregnant women. It is particularly useful for people who:
This 4 minute video has been created specially for library staff participating in the Collective Force diabetes pathfinder.
Know Your Risk from dhiscotland on Vimeo.
The Diabetes UK Learning Zone provides videos, quizzes and interactive tools with tasty food swaps and tips for managing diabetes day-to-day. The resources are tailored to the profile the user sets when they register, which includes their health and ethnicity details.
The first video below walks library staff through how to use the Diabetes UK Learning Zone. This will help you to support library users in getting the most out of the site.
The second video is a 2 minute introduction from Diabetes UK, aimed at the general public. You may find this useful in introducing people to the site and how it can help them.
When library staff are creating a username to explore the Learning Zone, please add the word ‘TEST.’ This will enable Diabetes UK to exclude library staff use of the platform from evaluation purposes. Library staff are advised to sign in as Healthcare Professionals. This will enable you to change your profile – type of diabetes – and will provide a good overview of how the platform adapts to different users.
Duration 8 mins
Diabetes Learning Zone from dhiscotland on Vimeo.
Regions and Nations (Patients version) from Diabetes UK on Vimeo.
Understanding Diabetes is is a 90 minute module that can be completed at a time to suit individuals.
It is an optional training module for library staff who want to undertake more in-depth learning about diabetes. You will need to register to access the module. You will be asked what your role is – please put ‘other’ and record your role there.