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...
New ‘check in’ digital service launched to improve Scotland’s contact tracing efforts
A new digital service was launched today to support businesses collecting personal information of visitors in order to speed up the national Covid-19 contact tracing system. More than 6,400 venues...
Creators of digital camera pill that detects bowel cancer win innovation award
The creators of the ‘pillcam’ – a pill containing a tiny digital camera that can be swallowed to detect early diagnosis of bowel cancer – have been named one of...
Building our economic recovery around life sciences
In just under a month, Scottish voters will go to the polls to elect the next Scottish government and regardless of who is returned to St Andrews House they will...
From bench to bedside
Edinburgh academics support digital health innovation from germ of idea to effective treatment The Covid-19 pandemic has forced the world to challenge traditional ways of working, innovate and accelerate transformation,...
New software investment to improve Glasgow health and social care services
An IT and business consulting firm has invested in award-winning software which will modernise and streamline health and social care services in Glasgow. The upgrade in IT systems for Glasgow...
Computer modelling to determine Covid-19 airborne droplets risk
Computer modelling techniques and fluid mechanics are to be used together to understand the risk of the spread of Covid-19 airborne droplets in indoor spaces. Engineers at the University of...
A new era for data sharing
The power of cloud computing offers exciting potential for improving patient outcomes in Scotland The importance of data to protect public health. From tracking and monitoring the spread of the...
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