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The standards development group and editorial panel

Please update your RDS mobile app to version 4.7.1

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 membership of the standards development group covered a range of clinicians, professionals and people with lived experience from across Scotland. This included representation from:

clinical, nursing, allied health professionals, staff from adult and young people’s gender identity service; psychology; psychiatry; endocrinology; paediatrics; pharmacy, service managers
people with lived experience
Healthcare Improvement Scotland, NHS Education for Scotland, National Services Scotland, Public Health Scotland
third sector
Scottish Government representatives attended development group meetings as observers.

The standards development group was supported by a standards and indicators project team from Healthcare Improvement Scotland.

An editorial panel met in July 2024 to review and agree the final standards for publication as a final quality assurance check.

The editorial panel ensured that:

the standards were developed according to agreed Healthcare Improvement Scotland methodologies
the standards document addresses the areas to be covered within the agreed scope
any risk of bias in the standards development process was minimised.