Thriving in a Digital Age Pathways

Each of the pathways contains four cumulative levels; Explore, Embed, Drive and Shape. The levels are designed for individuals to work through and are aligned to levels of responsibility within health and social care organisations. 

Explore introduces fundamental concepts which are then built on in the other three pathways with consideration of how they can be embedded, driven and shaped across teams and organisations to improve outcomes.

Each pathway level has a number of steps for you to work through, usually around four of five. Each step consists of a link to a resource (something to read, watch, or listen to) and accompanying activities to help you reflect on what you have learnt, and consider how you can apply the learning in your own organisation. 

The resources (articles, websites, blogs, videos, etc.) come from a wide range of sources and viewpoints but all are relevant to digital development within health and social care in Scotland. The themes chosen are developed over the course of the pathways, with each building on ideas introduced in the pathway before. 

Each pathway step will prompt consideration of your current awareness and outlook, and encourage reflective thinking. 

The pathways are not specific to any profession, organisation or role and apply to the entire health and social care workforce in Scotland (NHS, Local Authorities, Health and Social Care Partnerships, Social Work, Social Care, Care and Support Providers, Housing, Third and Independent Sectors), including managers, leaders and those in strategic positions.

Although designed for individuals to work through, managers, leaders and those in strategic positions should consider how the pathways can be shared and embedded across organisations to support the development of workforce digital capabilities.

By working through the pathway steps you will be challenged to think about your own knowledge and understanding.