Digital care hub launched for Edinburgh students
Edinburgh College and Edinburgh University have teamed up to launch a digital care hub, designed to address the national skills gaps in technology-enabled care. The facility, located at the college’s...
AWS launches UK accelerator programme for healthcare startups
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is launching the first UK-based cohort of its ‘healthcare accelerator’ for public sector startups. Leading government technology company PUBLIC has teamed up with the global cloud...
Embracing data-driven solutions to revolutionise mental health care
Mental health care in the UK is currently in the midst of a ‘digital revolution.’ With a number of new and innovative services to choose from – whether that be...
NHS Covid status app failure “deeply regrettable” says First Minister
Nicola Sturgeon has blamed a technical fault in NHS systems for the failure of the new covid status app when it was launched last week. The First Minister said it...
Councils turn to tech in face of mental health crisis
Pressure is mounting on the Scottish Government to tackle Covid-related surge As Scots continue to relish the once-taken-for-granted freedoms of life in level zero and a new “normal” is carved...
Innovation call aims to help solve Scotland’s £1.7bn frailty problem
With an ageing population, it’s little wonder that frailty presents some big challenges for the long-term sustainability of Scotland’s healthcare system. As people age, both physical and mental infirmities mean a complex range of care...
Technical assurances for new Covid status app despite barrage of criticism
A developer behind the new NHS Scotland Covid vaccine passport app says he is “confident” it can withstand high levels of user demand after being “robustly tested”, despite a barrage...
VR video game platform could cut rehabilitation time by third
A virtual reality (VR) video gaming platform, developed by Scottish academic and engineering experts, could reduce rehabilitation time for patients with stroke, dystonia and sports injuries by 30 per cent....
NHS board embraces new technology to tackle workers’ daily commute emissions
NHS Lanarkshire is embracing new ‘green’ technology to reduce the carbon footprint of health workers during their daily commute. The local health board is marking Scotland’s Climate Week, which kicks...
New NHS Scotland Covid ‘verifier’ and ‘status’ apps to go live this month
Two new apps which will help people prove that they have been doubled jabbed against the coronavirus – and for venues to ‘verify’ those claims – are set to go...
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