Groundworks begin on Scotland’s first digital hospital
Groundworks have started for the first phase of construction for Scotland’s ‘first’ digital hospital – which is set to open in 2031. University Hospital Monklands, located in Wester Moffat in...
Scottish health secretary takes part in ‘immersive experience’ showcasing new digital hospital
Scotland’s health secretary was given a virtual reality ‘immersive experience’ of what will become the country’s most advanced new hospital. Clinicians and officials guided Neil Gray round a specially-constructed digital...
Digital weight management programme to support people with diabetes
A national digital weight management programme will support people in Scotland with type 2 diabetes thanks to a £4.5 million funding boost from government. The programme will support 3,000 people...
Trailblazing consultant named as Scotland’s first ‘Head of AI in Medicine’
A trailblazing consultant radiologist who has led pioneering trials of artificial intelligence to detect breast cancer has been appointed Scotland’s first ‘Head of AI in medicine’. Dr Gerald Lip will...
Musculoskeletal platform founded by ex-Premier League physiotherapist aims for wider rollout after Highlands success
A digital musculoskeletal platform founded by an ex-Premier League physiotherapist is aiming for a wider Scottish rollout after a successful debut in the Highlands. The Phio platform has been used...
‘We’re starting small, but we want to move quickly’ – taking the first steps towards building the Digital Front Door for health and social care in Scotland
The Digital Front Door service for health and social care in Scotland will take an iterative approach to development from its first deployment in Lanarkshire in December this year, policy...
Glasgow digital falls prevention platform secures funding for trial
A digital falls prevention platform hosted by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde has secured funding to move into a trial phase. The No Need To Fall project, designed by those...
Mobile access to patient information empowers community healthcare across Scotland
Introducing Morse EPR Morse EPR continues to lead the digital transformation of community healthcare, now serving over 16,500 healthcare professionals across nine Scottish health boards. Designed to improve efficiency and patient...
AI has hit the mainstream but we need to scale it up in the NHS in Scotland to achieve the maximum benefit for patients and staff
AI has now hit the mainstream and is transforming many industries. Not a day goes by without a new story on AI’s potential in healthcare. However, setting aside the hype,...
Getting patients to ‘flow’ through the system – how a leading supplier is using software to break hospital bottlenecks
The estimated cost of delayed discharges in the United Kingdom alone exceeds £900 million per year. In Australia, exit block costs reach upwards of $2 billion just for patients needing appropriate...
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