Fasque Castle hosts gathering of international healthtech leaders
Experts from the life sciences and emerging technologies sectors converged on Fasque Castle in Aberdeenshire this week. Speakers at the ‘Distributed Consensus‘ event included Don Tapscott, an authority on the…
Europe’s ‘biggest health hackathon’ to be hosted in Edinburgh
Members of Europe’s health, technology, and design communities will gather in Edinburgh next year to build pioneering digital health products over the course of three days. The Digital Health Product…
Scottish companies win £1.7m UK Government funding for healthcare innovation
Three Scottish companies are to receive funding for health tech research as part of the UK Government investment in developing technology to transform health and social care. The projects are…
Bupa fined £175,000 for ‘systemic data protection failures’
Bupa Insurance Services Limited (Bupa) has been fined £175,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for failing to have effective security measures in place to protect customers’ personal information. Between…
‘Emoji jukebox’ launched to help young people talk about how they are feeling
An ’emoji jukebox’ has been launched to encourage young people in Scotland to open up about how they are feeling. Described as a ‘world’s first’, the interactive website is designed…
Top US doctor who led expert panel on Scotland’s digital health strategy to speak at FutureScot event in November
A top US doctor who led the expert panel informing the development of the Scottish Government’s national digital health and care strategy will speak at a FutureScot conference in November….
Public increasingly ready for their data and artificial intelligence to be used in the NHS
A survey of 2,000 people across the UK commissioned by KPMG shows the NHS could “play a key role in securing the UK’s ambition to remain a world leader in…
Glasgow School of Art student creates app to explain complex medication information
A Glasgow School of Art (GSA) student has created an app to help people understand complex medication information and make an informed decision about whether to take the treatment. Amal…
Exclusive: Former Skyscanner CTO to help deliver Scotland’s new digital health service
The former chief technology officer at Skyscanner, the global travel search giant, has joined the NHS in Scotland to help deliver a new national digital health service. Dr Alistair Hann,…
Scottish Ambulance Service pilots UK defibrillation map using Microsoft’s Azure
Thousands of people who are at risk of dying every year from cardiac arrest could be saved under new plans to make the public aware of their nearest defibrillator. A…
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