Data specialists invited to improve cancer care in Scotland – one week left to register
Data specialists, technicians and clinicians are being called upon to contribute their expertise to a project aimed at making Scotland a world leader in cancer care. The Cancer Innovation Challenge…
Organised Health moves offices and plans London expansion
Glasgow-based digital health start-up Organised Health Technologies celebrates continued growth with move to city centre office and plans for future London expansion. After months of continued internal and external growth,…
Stirling Student scoops top industry award for patient data work
A University of Stirling student has won a prestigious industry award for her data analysis project with NHS National Services Scotland. Anita George scooped the top accolade at the Data…
Make your health services more accessible – Top Five Tips from Texthelp
The internet is changing the way we live – we pay our taxes online, apply for jobs, book travel and search the web for offers and information. It’s changing the…
Citizens Advice Scotland calls on Avaya for 0800 NHS helpline
Citizens Advice Scotland has chosen Avaya to provide the technology behind the ‘Patient Advice & Support Service’ (PASS), a new 0800 helpline service for anyone who wants to give feedback,…
Medical Visualisation Hackathon to be held at CodeBase
Product Forge and Toshiba Medical Visualization Systems to run competitive hackathon at CodeBase in Edinburgh later this autumn. Entrepreneurially minded data scientists and analysts, clinicians, designers, and software engineers, will…
Reducing costs and empowering citizens with help from IBM Watson Health
Harrow Council wanted to expand its ‘My Community ePurse’ personal management solution and has added IBM Watson Care Manager to create an offer suitable for a larger audience of service…
Made in Dundee, the virtual reality device beloved by Queen Victoria
The Brewster stereoscope, a “virtual reality” headset handmade by a Victorian instrument-maker in Dundee is to be offered for sale at auction later this week. The device gave the illusion…
UNICEF and The Data Lab call for collaboration to tackle child obesity
An initiative encouraging public and private sector organisations to share data, with the aim of improving the lives of children, has been launched by The Data Lab and UNICEF. The…
Computerised cognitive behavioural therapy rolls out across Scotland
A national computerised cognitive behavioural therapy (cCBT) programme to support improved mental health will be up and running across Scotland by the end of the year, the Scottish Government said…