Welcome to the Right Decision Service (RDS) newsletter for August 2024.
Following the recent RDS outages, Tactuum and the RDS team have been reviewing the learning from these incidents. We are committed to doing all we can to ensure a positive outcome by strengthening the RDS to make it fully robust and clinically resilient for the future.
We would like to invite you to a webinar on 26th September 3-4 pm on national and local contingency planning for future RDS outages. Tactuum and the RDS team will speak about our business continuity plans and the national contingency arrangements we are putting in place. This will also be a space to share local contingency plans, ideas and existing good practice. We would also like to gather your views on who we should send communications to in the event of future outages.
I have sent a meeting request for this date to all editors – please accept or decline to indicate attendance, and please forward on to relevant contacts. You can also contact Olivia.graham@nhs.scot directly to register your interest in participating.
2.National IV fluid prescribing calculator
This UK CA marked calculator is now live at https://righdecisions.scot.nhs.uk/ivfluids . It has been developed by a multiprofessional steering group of leads in IV fluids management, as part of the wider Modernising Patient Pathways Programme within the Centre for Sustainable Delivery. It aims to address a known cause of clinical error in hospital settings, and we hope it will be especially useful to the new junior doctors who started in August.
Please do spread the word about this new calculator and get in touch with any questions.
The following toolkits are now live;
We have updated and simplified this guidance within our standard operating procedures. We have clarified the guidance on how to determine whether an RDS tool is a medical device, and have provided an interactive powerpoint slideset to steer you through the process.
We have developed a guide to support editors and toolkit leads through the process of scoping, designing, delivering, quality assuring and implementing a new RDS toolkit. We hope this will help in project planning and in building shared understanding of responsibilities throughout the full development process. The guide emphasises that the project does not end with launch of the new toolkit. Implementation, communication and evaluation are ongoing activities throughout the lifetime of the toolkit.
To book a place, please contact Olivia.graham@nhs.scot, providing your name, organisation, job role, and level of experience with RDS editing (none, a little, moderate, extensive.)
7 Evaluation projects
Dr Stephen Biggart from NHS Lothian has kindly shared with us the results of a recent survey of use of the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh Anaesthesia toolkit. This shows that the majority of consultants are using it weekly or monthly, mainly to access clinical protocols, with a secondary purpose being education and training purposes. They tend to find information by navigating by specialty rather than keyword searching, and had some useful recommendations for future development, such as access to quick reference guidance.
We’d really appreciate you sharing any other local evaluations of RDS in this way – it all helps to build the evidence base for impact.
If you have any questions about the content of this newsletter, please contact his.decisionsupport@nhs.scot If you would prefer not to receive future newsletters, please email Olivia.graham@nhs.scot and ask to be removed from the circulation list.
With kind regards
Right Decision Service team
Healthcare Improvement Scotland
Breastfeeding Friendly Scotland: Breastfeeding Friendly Scotland have created this map to help mothers / parents across Scotland to identify venues that are signed up to the Breastfeeding Friendly Scotland Scheme.
Breastfeeding Network: Details of local support available across Greater Glasgow and Clyde offered by Breastfeeding Network
Breastfeeding Friendly Scotland: Breastfeeding Friendly Scotland have created this map to help mothers / parents across Scotland to identify venues that are signed up to the Breastfeeding Friendly Scotland Scheme.
Breastfeeding Network: Details of local support available across Greater Glasgow and Clyde offered by Breastfeeding Network
East Renfrewshire Health & Social Care Partnership
What's On East Renfrewshire: Has up to date information on all sorts of events happening locally.
Baby and toddler classes near East Renfrewshire: Using Happity the search is set up to look for classes nearby.
If you scroll down then you'll find more information for Glasgow North West, Glasgow North East and Glasgow South
Breastfeeding Friendly Scotland: Breastfeeding Friendly Scotland have created this map to help mothers / parents across Scotland to identify venues that are signed up to the Breastfeeding Friendly Scotland Scheme.
Breastfeeding Network: Details of local support available across Greater Glasgow and Clyde offered by Breastfeeding Network
Early Years Scotland - Stay, Play and Learn: Play sessions for children and their parents or carers offered by Early Years Scotland
Family Support - Quarriers: Quarriers provides services for adults and children with a physical or learning disability, families facing poverty, breakdown and disadvantage parent support groups, health and wellbeing workshops and activity groups for children.
Food Pantry: Scottish Food Pantry Network has developed a map of food pantries located in Glasgow. For a small membership fee, pantries offer heavily discounted food. They may also provide guidance and support on topics related to food insecurity, such as bills, benefits, unemployment, and mental health, among others.
Glasgow Family Information Service: Glasgow Family Information Service – A searchable database of all registered childcare providers in Glasgow.
Glasgow Helps: Glasgow Helps service offers free, confidential support, information and advice for citizens on a wide range of issues, connecting you to a wide and varied range of services across the city.
Glasgow City Health & Social Care Partnership
OPFS - Glasgow office for single parents families: Glasgow Offices - Our single parent tailored topics and search option offers face-to-face family support services and a wealth of advice and information on various topics.
PEEK Project: PEEK supports children, young people and families in Glasgow to raise their aspirations and achieve their goals through play, creative learning, improved wellbeing and volunteering.
Rosemont Lifelong Learning: Aim High delivers a range of support to young people aged 16-25 who are lone parents living in Glasgow. We offer support to young parents who are experiencing major change in their lives and seek to enhance the employment/ learning prospects for young people leading to increased family income and the ability to access additional activities, increase community networks and opportunities for the family. We have built in opportunities for the young parents and their children to take part in activities together to encourage parents to get involved with their child’s learning and development as well as their own.
Your Support Your Way: Information provided by Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership about local services for children, young people and their families in Glasgow.
Glasgow North East
Early Years Activities in NE Glasgow for Under 5s: The North East Health Improvement Team from Glasgow City Heath and Social Care Partnership have developed this document containing activities for parents/carers and their children, from ages 0-5 years, including toddler groups, Bookbug, baby massage, sensory play and yoga. You can use the navigation tool at the bottom right hand corner of the screen to help find the type service you are looking for.
Geeza Break: operates in North East Glasgow providing support and respite for families who face challenges.
Home-Start Glasgow North & North Lanarkshire (homestartgnnl.org.uk): Home Start Glasgow North and North Lanarkshire provides support for families with young children who are facing difficulties. They help to reduce isolation and loneliness and build healthy family relationships by working to improve the wellbeing of parents with, or at risk of, mental ill health during the during pregnancy and up until your child is three years old.
Thrive under 5 asset map: This is a map of services for families with children under 5 years. The Thrive Under 5 project focuses on reducing food insecurity and promoting healthy eating and physical activity in three Glasgow neighbourhoods:- Ruchazie, Garthamlock and Cranhill (North East); Drumchapel (North West); Priesthill, Househillwood, Nitshill and Pollok (South)
Glasgow North West
3D Drumchapel: are a charity who provide support to children and families in Drumchapel, Yoker and Knightswood.
Home-Start Glasgow North & North Lanarkshire (homestartgnnl.org.uk): Home Start Glasgow North and North Lanarkshire provides support for families with young children who are facing difficulties. They help to reduce isolation and loneliness and build healthy family relationships by working to improve the wellbeing of parents with, or at risk of, mental ill health during the during pregnancy and up until your child is three years old.
The Womens Centre Glasgow: The Women’s Centre is based in Maryhill community hub and creates a safe space for all women in Glasgow and provide online and in-person services for mental and physical wellbeing.
Glasgow South
Home-Start Glasgow South - Family Support Charity (homestartglasgowsouth.org.uk): Home Start Glasgow South provides support for families with young children who are facing difficulties. Trained volunteers with parenting experience visit local families once a week for a minimum of 2-3 hours to provide parents and children with emotional and practical support with life.
Giggle n Grow - is a project run by the south Glasgow parenting forum, they offer classes in various locations in the south side of Glasgow including Move Dance Go, BookBug and Family day's out. Visit the website for a calendar of events and where the classes run
Corkerhill Community Hub - Visit the website to find contact details and times for various groups such as parent and toddlers, buggy walks, chatty cafe's
Early Years Scotland: Glasgow South Side - this link will take you to their Facebook page, where they post local activities and events
The Village Storytelling Centre - based in the community of Pollok, they provide a wide range of activities including storytelling and art classes for children
SWAMP Creative Media Centre - based in Pollok, this link will take you to their Facebook page for further information on events and activities
Elder Park Libraries; Pre 5 sessions - visit the Glasgow Life website for further information
Clyde Community Hall: Govan - this is their Facebook page which gives details of activities available
Govan Help - early years family support pages giving information on local drop in sessions
Make Do and Grow - is a non profit social enterprise based in Govan. We have a children’s shop and Toy Library located on Burleigh Street and Govan Road respectively. Our shop offers quality, affordable pre-loved clothing and toys. It’s also a space for parents, carers and children to connect through play and creative classes.
Maslow's Community Shop - Our purpose is to empower refugees, asylum seekers and those experiencing poverty and hardship by enabling them to improve their financial and social situation and promote community cohesion.
Moogety Food: Hub and Garden - is a non-profit social enterprise based in Govan, Glasgow, promoting healthy eating, cooking and participation within the community.
Govan Community Project - support the diverse communities in the Greater Govan area and refugees and people seeking asylum all over Glasgow.
Daisey Chain Early Years Project - based in Govanhill is an early intervention project for children under 12 and their families
Big Noise Govanhill - offers little noise sessions for under 5s
Breastfeeding Friendly Scotland: Breastfeeding Friendly Scotland have created this map to help mothers / parents across Scotland to identify venues that are signed up to the Breastfeeding Friendly Scotland Scheme.
Breastfeeding Network: Details of local support available across Greater Glasgow and Clyde offered by Breastfeeding Network
Food Pantry: Scottish Food Pantry Network has developed a map of food pantries located in Greenock and Port Glasgow. For a small membership fee, pantries offer heavily discounted food. They may also provide guidance and support on topics related to food insecurity, such as bills, benefits, unemployment, and mental health, among others.
Inverclyde Community Food Network: Inverclyde Community Food Network are a group of organisations and volunteers supporting and encouraging food growing, food sharing and cooking with seasonal home grown food across Inverclyde
Breastfeeding Friendly Scotland: Breastfeeding Friendly Scotland have created this map to help mothers / parents across Scotland to identify venues that are signed up to the Breastfeeding Friendly Scotland Scheme.
Breastfeeding Network: Details of local support available across Greater Glasgow and Clyde offered by Breastfeeding Network
Early Years Scotland - Stay, Play and Learn: Play sessions for children and their parents or carers offered by Early Years Scotland
Food, Fuel and Finance Resource: Local information to help with increased cost-of-living from Engage Renfrewshire
Pregnancy/Maternity/Early years resource: Local information for families from Engage Renfrewshire
Renfrewshire Health & Social Care Partnership
Breastfeeding Friendly Scotland: Breastfeeding Friendly Scotland have created this map to help mothers / parents across Scotland to identify venues that are signed up to the Breastfeeding Friendly Scotland Scheme.
Breastfeeding Network: Details of local support available across Greater Glasgow and Clyde offered by Breastfeeding Network
WD Wellbeing: West Dunbartonshire Wellbeing provides information to support and improve wellbeing and emotional health for children, young people and their families.
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