‘Being Here’ publish their project evaluation report.
The ‘Being Here’ project was an initiative to build the sustainability of health and care services in remote and rural areas by developing and testing new delivery models for service provision in Scotland. The Project was managed by NHS Highland and funded by the Scottish Government. The research and evaluation component was managed by the NHS Highland Research and Development Department. The University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) was subcontracted to carry out some of these activities. Completed in May 2015, the baseline evaluation established pre-Programme status in the pilot areas in West Lochaber and Argyll & Bute operational areas (Small Isles, Acharacle practice area, Mid Argyll and Kintyre) via stakeholder telephone interviews and reviewed activities to be covered by the Programme.