Category: Health & Social Care

A digital physiotherapy platform that allows patients to start treatment instantly on their phone instead of waiting for a GP appointment has now gone live in six areas of Scotland. The...

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society has welcomed politicians’ commitment to the creation of digital patient care records in Scotland during a vote in parliament this week. The umbrella organisation for pharmacists...

NHS Scotland’s regional health boards are to consolidate their HR, finance, payroll and procurement processes on one shared national cloud system. A £206m tender has been launched by NHS National...

Patients at a Lanarkshire hospital will be able to use new self check-in digital kiosks in the emergency department when the system goes live next month. The eTriage system will...

A new strategic partnership between NHS Lanarkshire and the University of Glasgow will seek to land the real-world benefits of research and innovation in healthcare. The health board and the...

Governance for Scotland’s health system needs to be strengthened amid concerns the current arrangements do not provide sufficient scrutiny or oversight, according to the auditor general. Stephen Boyle said changes...

A £27.8 million three-year contract for a ‘digital front door’ for patients in Scotland to access their online health and social care records has been awarded to BJSS. NHS Education...

Assistive housing technologies for elderly residents have been praised by Scotland’s social justice minister in a visit to a demonstration hub. Shirley-Anne Somerville visited the experimental facility in Linlithgow where...

Business mogul Sir Tom Hunter has called for a ‘radical rethink’ on healthcare delivery with a shift to AI-enabled prevention and change to the funding model for the NHS in...