We are pleased to advise that deep linking capability, enabling users to directly download individual mobile toolkits, has now been released on the RDS mobile app. When you install the update, you will see that each toolkit has a small QR code icon the header area beside the search icon – see screenshot below. Clicking on this icon will open up a window with a full-size QR code and the alternative of a short URL for sharing with users. Instructions are provided.
You may need to actively install the update to install RDS app version 4.7.1 to see this improvement. Installing this update is also strongly recommended to get the full benefits of the new contingency arrangements – specifically, that if the RDS website should fail, you will still be able to download new mobile app toolkits.
To check your current RDS version, click on the three dots bottom right of the RDS app screen. This takes you to a “More” page where you will see the version number. To install latest updates:
On iPhones – go to the Apple store, click on your profile icon top right, scroll down to see the apps waiting to be updated and update the RDS app.
On Android phones – these can vary, but try going to the Google Play store, click on your profile icon top right, click on “Manage apps and device”, select and update the RDS app.
Please get in touch with ann.wales3@nhs.scot with any questions.
The ageing well toolkit supports health and social care staff and their patients to have conversations and make informed decisions about ageing well. It also provides public advice and support on how to age well. It includes:
The resources in the toolkit are split into a professional section and a public section. Each section provides local and national resources. The public section contains resources for anyone to access and the professional section is aimed at health and social care staff as well as students.
The resources in this toolkit have been split into five themes. These themes are similar to the Open University five pillars of ageing well: Take five to age well: empowering the UK towards longer, healthier lives. The five themes of ageing well in this toolkit are:
The toolkit is part of the frailty work in Dumfries and Galloway and is a way of using digital solutions to improve access to information about ageing well and help people make decisions about the care they deliver and receive.
It is a partnership project between NHS Dumfries and Galloway, Public Health Scotland and Healthcare Improvement Scotland using the Right Decision Service (RDS) platform.
The key contact for this toolkit is the Lead AHP - Community Health & Social Care in NHS Dumfries and Galloway - email.
An accessibility check of the toolkit was done in September 2024 using the RDS standard operating procedure. The accessibility of the RDS platform technology is confirmed in the RDS accessibility statement at the bottom of every website page.
Various clinicians have been involved in sourcing and evaluating resources to include in the toolkit as well as writing content for the toolkit and designing it. The toolkit belongs to NHS Dumfries and Galloway and their contribution has been greatest. There has also been input to content by Public Health Scotland through the partnership approach. The NHS Dumfries and Galloway frailty steering group provided clinical sign-off of content in the toolkit.
When future changes to toolkit design or content are suggested the AHP lead will decide if the change is minor or major. When changes are minor, they will be approved by the AHP lead and when they are major, they will be approved by the relevant governance group. The toolkit will be reviewed every two years from publication. The AHP Lead will notify the RDS team of required changes, and they will update the toolkit in an appropriate timeframe.
The operational leadership for the toolkit is the NHS Dumfries and Galloway lead AHP, governance of content is overseen by the NHS Dumfries and Galloway frailty steering group, and the digital elements of the toolkit are overseen by the NHS Dumfries and Galloway digital steering group.
Copyright permissions were checked for content linked to in the toolkit and no issues were identified.
All icons are sourced from Flaticon.com, accessed through the licence held by Tactuum Ltd as software provider of the RDS platform.
Feedback and complaints should be sent to team mailbox where they will be processed and responded to. Feedback received will be addressed by the Lead AHP and if significant changes are required, they will be escalated to the appropriate governance group.
The content has been risk assessed:
Functional testing, usability testing and user acceptance testing of the website and app was carried out between 23 September and 22 October 2024. Minor changes were approved by the AHP lead following the feedback and the toolkit updated prior to publication.
Ageing well