The MyCare.Scot app designed to make it easier for people to access their health and social care information in one place, has gone live across Scotland.
In a LinkedIn post, Mark Alan Grey, service owner at the Scottish Government, congratulated NHS colleagues and digital directorate teams, adding: “For NHS this brings a first step to allowing patients instant access to data, and in the very near future direct mail to a mailbox rather than a paper letter that could get lost, be late, and ultimately costs time and money.”
Mark added: “For Scottish Government it’s the first delivery of our digital mailbox. which will also be part of a future SG App, which will allow you to view and sometimes reply to mail.”
MyCare.Scot also took to LinkedIn to share the news, highlighting the app is available to download and the service can be accessed via the existing web platform.
Wider trend: Digital transformation in Scotland
The Scottish Government shared plans to establish a new body to drive transformation in health and care in Scotland, replacing NHS Education for Scotland and NHS National Services Scotland, and taking the lead on workforce, infrastructure, innovation, and digital transformation. A particular focus of the newly-formed organisation, to be named Public Services Delivery Scotland (PSD Scotland), will be on digital transformation, according to the government. It will also take responsibility for accelerating national programmes, continuing delivery of existing NES and NSS services, and delivering efficient, safer, and more consistent care.
NHS Scotland has issued a prior information notice outlining its intent to explore options for a “multi-channel” remote health monitoring and communication solution, with a contract notice expected in July 2026. The solution sought will be capable of supporting care pathways including home or mobile health monitoring, according to the notice, enabling people to update and share health information from a home or community setting to promote improved monitoring, self-management, and proactive care.
A national cancer prehabilitation programme being rolled out by the Scottish government in collaboration with Macmillan Cancer Support and the Centre for Sustainable Delivery, is to use digital resources as part of support offered to patients before and during their cancer treatment. The new cancer prehabilitation screening pathway is “designed to fit around people’s lives”, the Centre for Sustainable Delivery states, delivering support at home or in the community, as well as digitally with online resources and remote support. This approach is designed to minimise unnecessary hospital visits and allow people to benefit from support provided in “familiar and convenient” settings, it adds.
