Virtual reality restores lost pleasure of hillwalking for sight loss veterans
Virtual reality goggles are helping restore the lost pleasure of hillwalking for veterans affected by sight loss. The VR platform is being used by Sight Scotland Veterans, allowing ex-servicemen and...
Tech partnership boosts health innovation in Scotland
Innovative companies will be able to trial new health products in clinical settings across Scotland following a link-up between the Scottish Government’s £42 million Techscaler programme and the NHS. Participants...
Edinburgh technology firm secures £2.2m funding to develop robotic glove for stroke patients
A Scottish technology firm has secured £2.2 million in funding to develop a unique soft robotic glove which can restore upper limb mobility in patients following a stroke. BioLiberty received...
Strategy puts data at heart of health and social care
A new health and data strategy for Scotland will build on the appetite of the public during the Covid pandemic to use healthcare data and statistics in treatment and care....
We must ensure ‘no one is left behind’ in healthcare revolution, says digital health director
No one must be left behind in the digital healthcare revolution, the Scottish Government’s director of digital health and care said at a conference in Glasgow yesterday. Traditional forms of...
Ensuring early intervention for deteriorating patients at NHS Fife
When vital signs observations are confined to paper charts, healthcare professionals have no way of quickly identifying the hospital’s sickest patients easily to ensure they receive the timely care they...
Time for change – over the years the patient journey has altered, now we all have to adapt our approach to healthcare
Advances in medical science over the past 40 years have delivered a wealth of new investigations and treatments for disease, some as old as humanity while others have become more...
On a mission to speed up innovation in health and care
There are currently 625,000 people on a hospital waiting list in Scotland – the highest number on record. It is a sobering statistic, and the causes that lie behind it...
Virtual wards will play a key part in the future of healthcare
What are virtual wards (hospital at home)? Virtual wards, better known as Hospital at Home in Scotland, will play a key part in the future of healthcare. They are an...
InnoScot Health’s Innovation team represents gateway to great new NHS ideas
InnoScot Health is a formal partner of NHS Scotland of 20 years’ standing, and a proud supporter and developer of workforce-led healthcare innovations. Our Innovation team is the first welcoming...
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