Highlands region records ‘upwards’ trend in usage of suicide prevention app
The Highlands has recorded an ‘upwards’ trend in the usage of a suicide prevention app, which is in its fifth year since launch. Eighty new users per month are accessing…
National Eye Health Week ‘perfect time’ for eyecare innovation
National Eye Health Week is the “perfect time” for NHS Scotland staff to set their sights on fresh ophthalmic innovation, according to a health innovation body. InnoScot Health says the…
‘It’s not just the tech, it’s the mindset’. How a startup culture could revolutionise healthcare
It is not enough to simply plug technology into existing healthcare interventions, we must draw inspiration not only from what startups have achieved but from how they have gone about…
Inclusive health and social care innovation can lead to better, faster solutions
A health and social care discussion that comes up regularly in the current climate is how to innovate and collaborate meaningfully in Scotland’s collective drive for recovery, renewal, and transformation. …
AI could help speed up diagnosis of heart failure, Glasgow study shows
Artificial intelligence (AI) could help speed up the diagnosis of heart failure according to a new study by Glasgow researchers. Handheld ultrasound devices using the technology could be deployed to…
Health research and innovation conference to celebrate 50th anniversary of Chief Scientist Office
A national health research and innovation conference is set to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Scottish Government’s Chief Scientist Office. The event at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in…
Two Scottish universities take £1m-plus share of UK funding pot for AI health research
Two Scottish universities have taken a £1m-plus share of a UK-wide research fund for artificial intelligence in healthcare. Edinburgh’s Heriot-Watt University will take £644,000 for AI research in keyhole surgery,…
Scottish health board launches electronic prescribing and medication system
A Scottish health board has launched a new electronic prescribing and medication administration system to give patients “the best level of care possible”. NHS Grampian says the new system – known as…
NHS innovation agency leads charge on boosting ‘clinical entrepreneurship’
An NHS innovation agency in Scotland is seeking to boost the number of ‘clinical entrepreneurs’ within the ranks of the health service. InnoScot Health has announced the dates for its…
NHS Lanarkshire team scoop innovation award after introducing digital system
A team of pre-operative care specialists has won an innovation award after introducing a digital system to streamline the onboarding of patients for surgery. The ‘pan Lanarkshire pre-operative assessment team’…
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