Service Status
Safari 26.4 and 26.5 Near Me problem
We have found that the latest version of Safari (versions 26.4 and 26.5) on macOS 15.7.5 and 15.7.7.cannot be used to enter Near Me calls
Edge 146 – NHS Lothian Update
Update 21st May NHS Lothian has changed the media autoplay setting to Limit for all PCs. The problem has gone. Update 26th March 12:45 We’ve
MFA for NHS Scotland Waiting Areas
Update 13th May 2026 Due to a suspected cache flushing exercise, a number of platform users will find themselves being asked to set up MFA
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 R98
The next platform update is scheduled to be deployed on the 4th of June 2026. The release will contain infrastructure updates. Full release notes.
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.