Scottish tech firm working with local government to authenticate people applying for disability entitlements
Scottish tech firm Wallet.Services has been appointed by the Improvement Service to explore how to make it easier for those living with a disability to apply for, and access, their...
Edinburgh health tech firm secures £9m in series A funding round
An Edinburgh-based healthtech company has raised £9m in a private equity-led funding round. Current Health, formerly known as Snap40, provides a patient management product that predicts diseases and recommends specific...
Building services around the citizen
When it comes to Scottish health and care Ian Crichton is about as experienced as they come. As a former NHS chief executive – he ran NHS National Services Scotland...
Artificial Intelligence is heralding a new dawn in the way we diagnose, treat and manage disease
Lord Drayson seems a man on the move. As an amateur racing driver, it is perhaps an innate charateristic, and in the current debate around health data his foot is...
First design images of the new National Digital Platform showcased at digital health and care conference
The first prototype images from the new National Digital Platform for health and care in Scotland have been showcased at a digital health and care conference. Featuring a ‘citizen view’,...
We need to increase the pace and scale of transformation in health and care, says Cabinet Secretary
The pace and scale of digital transformation and integration for health and care services in Scotland needs to be increased, the Cabinet Secretary for Health & Sport said today. Jeane...
Hospital deploys new £700,000 computer system to improve patient safety in intensive care unit
A new £700,000 computer system has been deployed in an intensive care unit at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary. The new Philips system will replace bedside charts, freeing up clinical time and...
Med-tech firm secures investment for device that transmits in-flight medical emergency data to ground clinicians
MIME Technologies, a med-tech spin-out from the University of Aberdeen, has raised a combined £255,000 to scale-up a product that transmits patient data to ground clinicians in the event of...
New software will help clinicians detect liver scarring in patients
New software is set to help clinicians better measure the amount of fat on patients’ livers – enhancing early detection of potentially life-threatening conditions. The addition of the new technology...
Glasgow university researchers help design hand hygiene robot trialled at remote Indian school
A robot which encourages kids to wash their hands has been deployed at a remote Indian primary school in a bid to promote hygiene. ‘Pepe’ the hand-shaped machine reminds schoolchildren...
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