Category: Health & Care

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.  …

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…

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 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,…

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…

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’…

A national server upgrade for GP practices has caused significant issues for local services in Orkney for the second day in a row. Family doctor services on the island have…

At a challenging time for NHS Scotland, striking the right balance between longer-term investment in innovation and ensuring current delivery of services is undoubtedly tricky – but it can be…

A Glasgow health tech startup is deploying its operating theatre scheduling platform with two additional health boards after saving £2m in running costs for a fellow board. Infix, which works…