Improving access to local information on all sorts of sources of support to self management is a policy intention in both ‘Better Health Better Care‘ and Gaun Yersel‘
Innovation is a vital factor in developing public services in climate of financial restraint, and ALISS is an opportunity to encourage a culture of mutuality and contribution, by harnessing our most valuable asset: the ideas and diversity of our population.
The NHS Quality Strategy says:
“We will have to involve the people of Scotland to a greater extent in the co- production of health and health care.”
“… recognising and valuing diversity, promoting a person-centred approach and involving people in the design and delivery of healthcare.”
People and organisations offering direct or indirect support to self management have many ways to publicise their information (web sites, posters, leaflets). At the same time people seeking that information can miss it, because there are so many places to look. It’s frustrating – support may be on the doorstep but you can’t find it!
ALISS aims to create a place to point to information and a place to find it from – we’re calling this the ALISS Engine. It isn’t a website, a search engine, or a database; it’s more like an index. The Engine and the data it points to is the technical part of ALISS, but when everyone joins, it will also become a space for innovation.
People living with long term conditions are at the centre of ALISS – they have valuable experience and many are thinking … “wouldn’t it be a lot better if …?” about some aspect of their lives. But it’s really hard to turn that germ of an idea into something real and practical and to share development with colleagues, carers, professionals and others.
ALISS is supporting people who live with long-term conditions to turn their creative ideas into real proposals. By using simple service design processes, we’re helping them develop their untapped ideas and making it easy for people to share local information.
