New digital telecare purchasing system launched by local government procurement arm
A new procurement system has been launched to help local authorities access digital telecare services. The ‘dynamic purchasing system’ – valued at an estimated £12m over 10 years – will...
New data hub for mental health research launched by Scottish university
A new data hub to facilitate mental health research and bring together “some of the best evidence and expertise in the field” has been launched by a Scottish university. Scientists...
The 17 digital initiatives helping a health board through the pandemic
A Scottish health board has highlighted the 17 digital initiatives that have helped it respond to the Covid-19 pandemic. NHS Forth Valley identified the tech solutions in a new board...
Scottish university secures funding to work on ‘pioneering’ mental health AI platform
A Scottish university has secured £250,000 funding to work with a software company on a ‘pioneering’ artificial intelligence (AI) platform for mental health and wellbeing. The University of the West...
South Lanarkshire Council modernises ‘Care at Home Service’ with new software partnership
South Lanarkshire Council will save time and money by transforming its ‘care at home service’ in a new partnership with a leading software company. Council staff and Totalmobile, a specialist...
Ransomware attack downs systems for health service in Ireland
A ransomware attack has caused widespread disruption this morning – forcing the cancellation of outpatient appointments – for Ireland’s health service. The cyber incident forced the Health Service Executive to...
‘IT issues’ cause Covid data glitch at Public Health Scotland
National testing and case data for Covid-19 was impacted this morning after “IT issues” forced Public Health Scotland monitoring systems offline. The unknown data glitch affected the digital and security...
AWS secures £15m contract to host NHS’s digital health platform
Amazon Web Services has secured a contract worth up to £15m over 10 years to host a national digital platform for healthcare in Scotland. The procurement notice was posted on...
New contact tracing ‘check in’ app used 700,000 times since launch last week
A new app launched last week to speed up national Covid-19 contact tracing efforts has already been used 700,000 times to ‘check in’ to venues across Scotland. That means the...
New online mental health service launches in Stirling Council region
Young people living in the Stirling council region are the latest in Scotland to be offered free access to 24/7 online mental health services following an extended period of strict...
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