Accelerating cloud adoption in NHS Scotland – AWS explores the impact of adopting the cloud for healthcare delivery
In the age of digital transformation, NHS Scotland is making impressive leaps forward by embracing digital technology. This strategic move is not only revolutionising patient-centric care but also empowering the…
NHS Scotland staff must harness green innovation in drive to meet Net Zero target
The recent NHS Scotland event in Glasgow saw Professor Sir Gregor Smith outline some key sustainability aims in his Chief Medical Officer Annual Report for 2023. He said there is now…
InnoScot Health set to share innovation insights into rural affairs and climate change
NHS partner InnoScot Health will be sharing innovation learnings drawn from rural affairs and climate change during the next in its series of healthcare webinars. The accessible, bitesize ‘lunch & learn’ sessions are hosted…
The direction of travel for Scottish healthcare innovation in 2024
Healthcare innovation will be ever more vital to the ongoing process of recovery, renewal, and transformation in 2024, enhancing NHS Scotland’s capacity and capability to achieve more with less. Progressive,…
Digital network lays firm foundation for future opportunities
Most organisations have spent the last few Covid years adapting to the way the world has become increasingly reliant on technology. Few, though, have done it at such breakneck speed…
Digital placed at heart of new strategic partnership for NHS in Scotland
Digital has been placed at the heart of a new strategic partnership between the NHS’s education body and a government innovation agency. NHS Education for Scotland (NES) will work closely…
Online suicide support service that crashed was done ‘on the cheap’, say MSPs
A web-chat suicide support channel that had to be taken offline because it repeatedly crashed has been accused of being done ‘on the cheap’, according to MSPs. The Breathing Space…
Twin approach gives NHS the opportunity to build on innovation
When we talk about the future of healthcare, many of us will reflect on how seismic an impact Covid-19 had on our lives, a narrative played out across the globe…
Edinburgh care homes embrace AI technology to help assess pain and comfort levels for residents
Two family-run care homes in Edinburgh are using AI to help assess pain and comfort levels for residents – by monitoring tiny changes in their facial expressions. Elder Homes Ltd has…
Medical device company wins award for cutting-edge drugs inhalation tech
A specialist medical device company spun out of the University of Glasgow has won a prestigious physics award for ‘revolutionising’ drugs inhalation technology. Nebu~Flow, which worked out a way to…
