Decision Support response to Covid-19 in Scotland

Since April 2020, the Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre (DHI) has delivered a range of decision support tools for Covid-19 at pace through its Right Decision Service platform.

Since April 2020, the Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre (DHI) has delivered a range of decision support tools for Covid-19 at pace through its Right Decision Service platform.

This includes:

• Nine mobile apps delivering COVID-related guidance and pathways to frontline practitioners in NHS Boards. These cover: management of COVID in anaesthesia and ITU (3 apps), COVID in paediatric care, obstetrics and gynaecology, and psychiatry; emergency care, Board-wide COVID guidance and pathways (2 apps)
• Three evidence-based decision support tools for early detection of deterioration, triage and appropriate escalation of COVID cases in care homes – NEWS2(National Early Warning Score); RESTORE2 (Recognise Early Soft Signs, Take Observations, Respond, Escalate), NaRT (Nursing and Residential Home Triage tool).
• A decision support system for SIGN *. This is an especially significant product of the Right Decision Service, as it has national reach and impact in converting validated guidance into tools to supports frontline decision-making across Scotland.

"This is amazing and just what we need – I think this could be one of the most important interventions made in this situation."

- Consultant Anaesthetist, NHS Board

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