Service Status
Orkney – limited broadband
23rd March 2026, 15:40 We believe there is limited phone or broadband connectivity for Orkney at the moment.
Microsoft Edge v146 – NHS Lothian issue using Near Me
Thursday 19th March 17:00 NHS Lothian Near Me users are currently experiencing issues viewing clients via the Microsoft Edge browser v146.0.3856.62. A call has been
Edge 145 problems – update
Tuesday 10th March 09:00 Updating Edge from 145.0.3800.82 to 145.0.3800.97 does seem to resolve the problem. Monday 9th March 09:45 In NVCS testing, it seems
Philips Dragon Dictation and Near Me
Edge and Chrome version 101 onwards have stopped Philips/Dragon Digital Dictation devices (USB) from being able to be used for Near Me or other WebRTC
Planned Maintenance
Near Me platform update R97
The next platform update is to be deployed on the 26th of March 2026. The release will contain optimisations as well as bug fixes. Patient
MFA for NHS Scotland Waiting Areas
The next platform update, due 26th March 2026, will see Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) added to all NHS Scotland staff using the Near Me service. MFA
Other News
Webinar – Near Me and Dietetics 29th October
Induction, the provider of the Attend Anywhere platform upon which the Near Me service currently runs, is hosting a webinar that will explore innovative approaches
Hardware video conferencing service shut down
As of the end of July 2024, the last of the NHS Scotland standards-based video conferencing units have been converted to USB, replaced with USB
Speech to Text
Please see our latest guide on some Speech to Text possibilities for use with Near Me calls.