Health secretary Jeane Freeman signals unease about digital by default for GP appointments
Scottish health secretary Jeane Freeman has rejected a suggestion by her UK counterpart Matt Hancock to make ‘all’ GP appointments online – ‘unless there’s a compelling clinical reason not to’....
£5.5m boost for University of Glasgow-led project to develop quantum-powered healthcare sensors
A Glasgow University-led project to develop the next generation of quantum-powered health sensors has received a £5.5m funding boost. The Healthcare Quest initiative will pioneer the use of massively enhanced...
COVID-19 vaccine programme could be underpinned by nationally coordinated digital system
A nationwide digital system could be built to help manage the rollout of the largest ever vaccination programme in Scotland – in response to COVID-19. Early stage work is being...
Protect Scotland ‘proximity contact tracing app’ will be based on Ireland’s Covid Tracker
A new ‘proximity tracing app’ which alerts users when they come into contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19 is set to be released later this month by...
New £2bn national bank sets digital aims as part of ‘mission-oriented’ approach to investment
Scotland’s digital infrastructure and technology-enabled health and care sector stand to benefit from a major new £2bn national investment bank. Plans released for the Scottish National Investment Bank (SNIB) show...
Assistance for health and social care organisations
A new online resource has been launched for NHS boards and Health and Social Care Partnerships to help them continue to engage effectively with local communities while COVID-19 restrictions remain....
Collaborative project uses genomic data to deliver precision stroke treatment
The University of Dundee, in collaboration with NHS Tayside, has been awarded £100,000 by The Data Lab, Scotland’s innovation centre for data and AI, to develop a new precision medicine...
Aberdeen leads new research project to investigate Covid-19 and ethnicity
The University of Aberdeen is leading one of six new projects to improve our understanding of the links between Covid-19 and ethnicity, funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and...
Aberdeen researchers tackle UK’s biggest health and care challenges
Data specialists at the Aberdeen Centre for Health Data Science which includes NHS Grampian and the University of Aberdeen will receive funding of up to £400,000 over two years to...
Edinburgh company develop technology for C-19 screening
A Scottish based company has developed a track and trace system which they claim is fast and accurate. The system uses facial recognition and thermal imaging to determine those with...
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