Scottish healthcare startup secures first contract with NHS board
A Scottish healthcare startup that improves the efficiency of surgical operating theatres and tackles patient waiting list backlogs has secured its first contract with an NHS board. NHS Lothian will deploy...
Edinburgh employee engagement platform signs ‘game-changing’ deal with global IT firm
An Edinburgh employee engagement and wellbeing tool will be able to share its technology with the customers of one of the world’s largest IT services firms. Trickle, which allows managers...
University in private sector tie-up to advance medical technology device design
A partnership has been signed between a Scottish university and an industry body to accelerate access to technology design capabilities for Scotland’s SMEs. Edinburgh’s Heriot-Watt will link up with Technology...
Rapidly expanding patient list drives opportunity to digitise medical records
NHS Business Services Authority utilises OPEX® Falcon® series of scanners to provide ease of access to patient records. The background Dr. Stephenson and Partners is a family practice in Tyne...
Moment of truth for life sciences sector
The life sciences sector faces a ‘moment of truth’ according to a report produced for the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) by PwC. While it has the infrastructure,...
Digital health comes of age
A decade ago, we launched Inhealthcare with the ambition of helping to solve some of the biggest challenges facing the UK health service. We saw how technology could free clinicians...
Case study: Covid-19 Remote Health Pathway, Scotland
The challenge A review by Scotland’s Technology Enabled Care (TEC) programme in 2020 showed that while most people with Covid-19 recovered, certain groups were at high risk of quickly deteriorating. Identifying ‘silent...
Healthy future for innovation
It has often been said that innovation doesn’t happen in a vacuum – that no-one has the key to unlocking significant change on their own. Big ideas require big thinkers, yes,...
NHS drone transport service has lift off in Angus
A new on-demand drone collection and delivery service is set for lift off – transporting vital medical supplies between Angus and Dundee. The service is being trialled in Angus by...
Care sector training to be enhanced by ’digital twin’ powered by 5G
Care sector workers in Dumfries and Galloway are to be trained using a virtual reality ‘digital twin’ of a care home – powered by next generation mobile connectivity. Staff based...
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