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…
NHS Lanarkshire launches survey to inform new digital strategy
NHS Lanarkshire has launched a public survey to gather up views as it develops a new digital strategy. The health board is keen for the new strategy to ‘reflect the…
Near Me continues to scale-up as more patients opt for remote consultations
In February 2022, I was pleased to provide an update on the virtual group therapy platform to mark the launch of Near Me group consultations. Since then, uptake is progressing well as we…
Healthcare innovation body seeks eye-care solutions to help manage NHS backlogs
A national healthcare innovation body is seeking novel eye-care solutions and technologies to help the NHS address pandemic-related patient backlogs. InnoScot Health is calling on healthcare workers to propose new…
‘Innovative’ baby incubators sent to Ukraine after successful trials in Glasgow
An innovative new type of baby incubator that is compact, affordable and easily transportable is being used by neonatal teams in Ukraine after successful product trials in Glasgow. Thirty-five incubators…
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