Healthcare innovation body seeks eye-care solutions to help manage NHS backlogs
A national healthcare innovation body is seeking novel eye-care solutions and technologies to help the NHS address pandemic-related patient backlogs. InnoScot Health is calling on healthcare workers to propose new…
‘Innovative’ baby incubators sent to Ukraine after successful trials in Glasgow
An innovative new type of baby incubator that is compact, affordable and easily transportable is being used by neonatal teams in Ukraine after successful product trials in Glasgow. Thirty-five incubators…
Resuscitation hood invented by Dundee surgeon ‘substantially reduces’ virus transmission
A new resuscitation hood invented by a vascular surgeon in Dundee has been proven to ‘substantially reduce’ transmission of viruses. The Safer Airway Resuscitation (SARUS) CPR hood, which fits over…
Innovation centre for precision medicine launches new fund to support researchers
Scotland’s national innovation centre for precision medicine has launched a new fund to support researchers. The Precision Medicine Scotland Innovation Centre unveiled the first fund of its type, which will…
New major trauma app checks vital signs of patients
A new major trauma app is helping clinicians in Glasgow to provide ‘vital and timely’ care after it processed more than 500 patients digitally. The Trauma App has replaced paper-based…
Innovation challenge sees new tech introduced for cancer treatment in Scotland
A government-funded innovation challenge has brought benefits to the way cancer patients are treated in Scotland. New technologies have been introduced on the healthcare frontline thanks to collaboration between three…
Edinburgh start-up to explore if wearable tech can predict falls in elderly
An Edinburgh start-up has secured £750,000 in innovation funding to explore whether wearable technologies can predict the risk of falls and other age-related health issues. Smplicare landed the cash from…
Glasgow tech firm helps South African charity to improve HIV logistics operations
A Glasgow tech company is helping charity workers in South Africa to improve the logistical operations of delivering care and support to young women affected by HIV. Simul8, which uses…
Getting the best out of patient data is key to unlocking future health benefits in Scotland
It is important that clinicians’ voices are heard in the consultation around Scotland’s new health and care data strategy, which closes this week (12 August). Busy GPs like myself are the trusted…
Glasgow patient intelligence firm appoints US executive as it eyes overseas expansion
A Glasgow based artificial intelligence-driven health firm has appointed a New York based executive as it eyes US expansion. Industry sales and marketing veteran Mike Strassberg will take on the…