Annual performance spotlights
Connect outcome - Health and wellbeing
People live the healthiest lives possible
What communities told us:
- Isolation and poverty have a big impact on health and wellbeing
- Mental health is an issue that concerns many residents, especially as it affects children and young people
- Affordable and accessible activities – something for everyone whatever their ability or budget – are really important.
- Carers can feel isolated, undervalued and frustrated at the lack of opportunities to ‘make a better life’ for themselves and their families.
What success will look like:
- Increasing scores for resident life satisfaction, happiness and sense of purpose
- Improved life expectancy for males and females
- Increased number of people supported to live independently at home
Case study: Technology enabled care (TEC)
Lanarkshire’s Technology enabled care (TEC) team is an integrated health and social care team aiming to empower Lanarkshire citizens to use technology to live their best lives, have choice, control and reduce the risk of harm.
The Telecare Programme refers to equipment and services which can support vulnerable citizens to live more safely and well at home for longer. The TEC team’s role includes the screening and approval of all requests for telecare and assistive technology, providing telecare advice, support and training to health and social care staff, patients, carers and other key stakeholders. The team also install consumer technology welcome package in on Blantyre Life‘s technology enabled homes, troubleshoot issues and support technology enabled homes.
By December 2025 all analogue telephone services in the UK will be switched off and replaced by digital systems using voice over internet protocol technology. By March 2024, 6,580 digital alert alarms have been installed, ensuring vulnerable citizens continue to receive a reliable and safe community alarm service.
Telehealth enables clinicians to monitor and manage people living with chronic conditions remotely and helps patients to better understand and self-manage their health and wellbeing. Blood pressure monitoring accounts for 74% of Connect Me activity. This reduces the need for in-person appointments and visits as well as saving patients’ time and money associated with travelling to and from appointments. The telehealth programme in Lanarkshire includes both Near Me video consultations and Connect Me remote health monitoring.
