Category: Health & Care

Edinburgh researchers have made a ‘significant breakthrough’ in predicting patients at risk of disease, including Alzheimer’s dementia, type 2 diabetes and heart disease.  University of Edinburgh experts teamed up with…

A Glasgow tech firm has proposed ‘digital twin’ technology as a potential solution to help clear NHS backlogs. Simul8, which specialises in real-world simulation tech, is working with NHS boards…

NHS Education for Scotland has announced a ‘digital first’ approach to training health and social care workers across the country. The organisation – responsible for delivering education and skills to NHS…

Students are being encouraged to participate in schemes designed to support innovation in the Scottish healthcare sector. NHS partner InnoScot Health will host a webinar tomorrow designed to spotlight how…

Scotland’s first ‘fully digital’ hospital has won planning approval as it moves a step closer to the construction phase. The proposed replacement for University Hospital Monklands at Wester Moffat in…

Researchers at Glasgow University are looking to harness AI to improve heart disease treatment pathways. Experts at the university want to develop cutting-edge computational tools to enhance outcomes for heart…

An AI system developed by researchers at Glasgow University has managed to outperform humans in predicting the outcomes for cancer patients. The machine learning algorithm devised by scientists at the…

Scottish healthcare innovators are being urged to apply to a ‘clinical entrepreneur programme’ – to encourage a startup mindset within the NHS. Progressive health service thinkers and medical students are…