Dundee video game developers win £90,000 to help close health inequalities
Two Dundee-based studios have won £45,000 each to develop video games that explore how food environments shape access to healthy and affordable produce. In a bid to help close health…
Next step for medicines management
The benefits for patients and clinicians will be in expanding the reach of e-prescriptions, says CMM chief executive With its systems firmly embedded in 12 out of 14 health boards,…
Digital options can help deliver better outcomes
Refreshed health and care strategy has latest technology at its heart as Scotland recovers from Covid The refreshed digital health and care strategy which we published on 27 October, offers…
Tech to tackle healthcare crisis
Health strategy seeks to connect and empower people in the age of digital care NHS backlogs and capacity are just some of the issues that the Scottish Government’s new digital…
Scottish medtech enters global digital health market
A Scottish remote sensor specialist has entered the global digital health and medical imaging market with a major commercial contract. Glasgow-headquartered Novosound’s seven-figure research and development (R&D) and subsequent licensing…
Deryck Mitchelson to step down from NHS digital role in Scotland
One of the key figures behind national tech platforms rolled out by the NHS in Scotland in response to Covid is to step down from his role. Deryck Mitchelson is…
‘It was the worst day in my entire career’
How islands health chief turned to digital in a crisis “Cases went from two, three, four, five… and we were suddenly up to 70. And because our population is only…
Island health board deploys digital mental health service
A leading digital mental health platform has been commissioned by NHS Western Isles to support children and young people in the Outer Hebrides. People aged between 11 and 25 can sign…
Medtech’s £300m exit shows ‘massive potential’ of Scottish life sciences sector
The recent international success of an Edinburgh-based remote health monitoring platform has shown the “massive potential” of Scotland’s life sciences and health sectors, according to a leading specialist in venture…
Rising to the 2045 challenge
SHIL’s call for innovative ideas can help Scottish healthcare take next steps in reducing carbon, costs and improving patient outcomes Following the Cop26 climate conference in Glasgow, the spotlight has…
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