Isabel celebrates diamond wedding anniversary after robotic-assisted cancer surgery
A woman in her eighties was able to celebrate her diamond wedding anniversary after undergoing robotic-assisted cancer surgery. Isabel Morrison, 84, underwent the ‘minimally invasive’ procedure to remove her womb...
Da Vinci robotic surgery systems have treated over 10,000 patients in Scotland
New figures have revealed that the da Vinci robotic-assisted surgery (RAS) systems used by NHS surgeons have been used to treat over 10,000 patients in Scotland since 2021. The pioneering...
Eye care waiting times to be tackled by Scottish AI breakthrough
NHS eyecare waiting times could be slashed thanks to an AI breakthrough made by researchers at the universities of Edinburgh and Dundee. Eye to the Future has created clinical software...
First Minister confirms timetable for the rollout of health and social care app Digital Front Door
First Minister John Swinney today confirmed that the rollout of a national health and social care app – Digital Front Door – will commence at the end of the year....
AI to be trained on almost a million routine eye tests in Scotland to spot dementia risk
Researchers are hoping artificial intelligence can be used to predict the risk of dementia based on almost a million routine eye tests carried out by opticians in Scotland. The dataset...
Emergency alarm service restored following outage in Western Isles
An emergency alarm service used by elderly and vulnerable people in the Western Isles has been restored following an outage which interrupted services. The BT network issue affecting analogue alarms...
Glasgow scientists to develop treatment for epilepsy using ‘injectable neural robots’
Glasgow scientists are to lead on a £4 million research project to develop a treatment for epilepsy using injectable neural robots. The so-called ‘neurobots’ are microscopic robots made of nano-materials...
NHS Lothian deploys AI-powered physiotherapy clinic for back pain sufferers
NHS Lothian has become the first health board or trust in the UK to give patients access to an AI-powered physiotherapy clinic to patients with back pain. The health board...
‘Groundbreaking’ integrated housing and care technology project to benefit South Lanarkshire retirees
A ‘groundbreaking’ integrated housing and care technology project is to benefit residents living in a retirement housing development in South Lanarkshire. The pilot project will see ‘unobtrusive’ sensors placed around...
Hospital pressures eased by ‘transformational’ approach to healthcare in Lanarkshire
Nearly 5,000 patients have avoided going to hospital with the launch of a new service to better manage pressures on healthcare in Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire unveiled its ‘transformational’ approach to...
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