Question reference: S5W-31827
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 15 September 2020
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Current status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 28 September 2020
Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether the InHealthCare digital service will allow people to access pulmonary rehab remotely.
Answer
The InHealthcare platform has been procured to deliver an interim remote monitoring solution aimed at Covid-19 patients and to aid response and recovery mobilisation plans within Scotland. Immediate additional focus areas have been identified in collaboration with local Board strategic and clinical leads and linked to Scottish Government key priorities including Covid-19 symptom monitoring, Heart Failure, Asthma, COPD and Pre-operative assessment.
We acknowledge there may be further targeted care pathways which could be supported by the platform, including pulmonary rehabilitation, and we are engaging with national and local clinicians and strategic leads to assess potential additional services on a case-by-case basis.