NHS Highland moves towards financial recovery
The great improvement in an NHS board’s financial performance over the last three years has been formally recognised by the Scottish Government. NHS Highland has officially moved to stage three...
Scottish healthcare data giant to expand US presence with £282m deal
A Scottish healthcare data giant has acquired a US pharmaceutical company for £282m in a bid to expand its presence in the US. The new deal with Florida-based Sentry –...
New sensor project could help those with bowel conditions
A collaborative research team led by engineers at a Scottish university is designing a bowel sensor that could alert people when they need to go to the toilet. Over 6.5m...
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...

