Health Call: a case study
What is Health Call? Health Call is a collaboration between six NHS trusts and technology partner Inhealthcare in the North East of England. It represents the largest deployment of digital…
Scotland’s MindMate partners with Australia bio-tech firm on treatment for Alzheimer’s
MindMate, the Glasgow-based creators of a free mobile health app that is used by more than million people who suffer from Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, brain injury, and other forms of…
Virtual reality opens up a new world to young hospice patients
A collaboration with students at the University of Strathclyde is giving young adult patients at The Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice the opportunity to explore a new virtual reality…
Capita proposes IoT enablement of SWAN to ‘transform Scottish public services’
Capita, in conjunction with the SWAN Innovation Forum, is proposing to roll out Internet of Things (IoT) capability across the Scottish Wide Area Network (SWAN). Designed to fulfil the Smart…
Innovation and the potential of technology within healthcare
Ajenta are excited to be part of Digital Scotland 2018, participating in the discussion around innovation and the potential of technology within healthcare. Since start-up, Ajenta have been instrumental in…
Innovative dementia app wins international award for ‘best collaborative’ project
An innovative app which helps improve home environments for people living with dementia has won an international award for ‘best collaborative’ project. The Iridis app, developed by the University of…
Miigen, the social platform for senior life, aims to raise £500,000 in seed funding round
A Scottish start-up with global potential is embarking on a £500,000 seed round fundraising exercise today which aims to significantly widen its investor base and take it to the next stage…
Viewpoint embraces power of technology for new dementia strategy
An Edinburgh-based housing and care provider has launched a ground-breaking new dementia strategy, harnessing the power of technology and innovation to transform the way it cares for residents with dementia. In 2017, an estimated…
Scottish rehab clinic offering treatment for cryptocurrency addiction
Castle Craig, one of Europe’s leading addiction rehab clinics, are highlighting cryptocurrency addiction as an area of concern and offering treatment for addicts. People addicted to online Bitcoin trading are able to…
Too much screen time associated with cancer and heart disease in new study
Time spent watching TV or looking at a computer screen during leisure time – termed discretionary screen time – has been associated with higher risk of mortality and cardiovascular disease…
DigitalScotland: Tayside
Digital Justice & Policing 2023
DigitalScotland 2023
