NHS Forth Valley approves plans for robotic-assisted surgery following £2.5 million government funding boost
NHS Forth Valley has approved plans to introduce robotic-assisted surgery after securing £2.5 million funding from the Scottish Government. The health board will use the technology to ‘significantly enhance’ the...
Supporting out-of-hours patient access in Glasgow: Keppoch Medical Practice lays groundwork for AI-enabled care navigation
Primary care teams across Scotland are under pressure to improve access while managing rising demand. For practices serving communities facing poverty, language barriers and low digital confidence, the challenge is...
Transforming HR for Scottish Ambulance Service with AI
BT SWAN Innovation Fund is proud to support the Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS) in attempting to revolutionise their HR operations with the BT AI platform powered by Soprano Design. Currently,...
Augmented reality platform that guides patients through surgery shortlisted for national award
An augmented reality platform that allows patients to visualise and gain deeper understanding of surgical procedures has been shortlisted for a national award. The Cleft Lip Education through Augmented Reality...
Social care minister visits innovative ‘home recovery’ service in Lanarkshire
Scotland’s social care minister visited a Lanarkshire-based ‘home recovery’ service yesterday which is speeding up hospital discharge and supporting people to live independent lives. Tom Arthur, minister for social care...
Digital pain assessment tool gets thumbs up from social care professionals after Scottish dementia study
A digital pain assessment has received positive feedback following a study into its use with dementia patients in Scottish care homes. PainChek was used as part of a trial with...
Glasgow robotic surgery pioneers appoint MedTech leader as new CEO
A Glasgow-based robotic assisted surgery pioneer has appointed an experienced MedTech industry leader as its new chief executive. Nami Surgical, the ultrasonic surgery specialist, has appointed Nikki Palfrey as its...
Leading housing charity calls for national strategy for independent living and for technology to be at its heart
A leading Scottish housing charity has called for a national strategy for independent living and for technology to be at its heart. Debbie Collins, chief executive of Bield Housing, says...
Primary school pupils across Scotland asked to solve health and wellbeing challenges through digital ‘inventors’ competition
Primary school pupils across Scotland are being invited to solve health and wellbeing challenges through a nationwide digital ‘inventors’ competition. The DigiInventors Challenge, organised by the Digital Health & Care...
New leadership for NHS Lanarkshire’s research and innovation work
New leadership has been put in place to strengthen research and innovation work at NHS Lanarkshire to improve patient outcomes by developing new treatments and policies. Professor W Gordon Mackay...
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