Princess Anne visits cutting-edge NHS urgent care facility outside Glasgow
Princess Anne has visited a cutting-edge NHS urgent care facility outside Glasgow to see how teams of clinicians are working to reduce pressure on hospital services. The Princess Royal visited...
NHS Western Isles ‘top-performing’ health board for Hospital at Home, according to new figures
NHS Western Isles has emerged as the ‘top-performing’ health board for Hospital at Home services, according to new figures from Public Health Scotland. The health board had the highest rate...
New ‘Virtual CISO’ service to help Scottish businesses protect themselves online
A new ‘virtual CISO’ – chief information security officer – service has been launched to help Scottish businesses protect themselves online. Social enterprise Cyber & Fraud Centre Scotland launched the...
Smoother journey ahead for Dumfries & Galloway road users with new digital pothole reporting tool
Dumfries & Galloway road users are able to report defects including potholes via a new online tool – as council teams bid to improve the quality of the urban environment....
Scottish AI firm acquired by new division of OpenAI as part of tech giant’s business drive
A Scottish AI startup has been acquired by a new division of OpenAI as part of the tech giant’s drive to support business adoption of the technology. Edinburgh’s Tomoro, whose...
Western Isles Council ‘platinum’ award for completing analogue to digital telecare transition
Western Isles Council has received a local government ‘platinum’ award for completing an analogue to digital telecare transition project. The local authority – known in Gaelic as Comhairle nan Eilean...
King’s Speech commitment to digital identity highlights access to public services over immigration control
The King’s Speech today contained a commitment to digital identity as a way to modernise access to public services rather than a vehicle for immigration control. Ministers chose to state...
Wearable device for heart failure patients could save lengthy hospital stays, per Glasgow-led research
A new wearable device that dispenses medication under the skin could help save heart failure patients from lengthy hospital stays, researchers have found. University of Glasgow-led trials found that a...
Scottish low Earth orbit satellite connectivity pioneer scoops King’s Award for Enterprise
A Scottish low Earth orbit satellite connectivity pioneer has scooped a King’s Award for Enterprise – joining just 185 companies across the UK in receipt of a special category honour....
Glasgow online pharmacy firm partners with Holland & Barrett on ‘weight management services’
A Glasgow-founded online pharmacy is partnering with Holland & Barrett – the high street health and wellbeing retailer – to offer its store customers access to weight management services. Phlo,...
