Scotland’s largest health board introducing sophisticated AI tool which ‘mimics’ pathologists
Scotland’s largest health board is introducing a powerful new artificial intelligence tool which can automate the process of detecting and diagnosing disease. NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde – which serves...
Health service veteran appointed as new Chief Executive of NHS Scotland
Malcolm Wright, a health service veteran with over 40 years of experience in various NHS roles, has been appointed as the new chief executive of NHS Scotland after performing in...
Judge us on the benefits to people
A year has passed since the Scottish Government published its Digital Health and Care Strategy. The strategy highlighted the challenges with existing technology that make it difficult for clinicians and...
Data; the new hope for cancer control?
Cancer remains one of the great challenges of our time. It is the second leading cause of death globally and kills about 9 million people every year. The number of...
When contagion is good
“It was designed,” said Lesley McAra, “to limit infection. We are going to transform it, so that it will have contagion; to bring the outside world into the university and...
FutureScot’s Health & Care Conference: a case study
Patients Know Best (PKB) is the UK’s largest patient portal and the world’s first patient-controlled health records system. This award-winning system is empowering more than 4,000 patients across Surrey and...
Transforming healthcare with AI and virtual assistants
Hear how IBM Watson is being applied within the NHS today, including in the Velindre Cancer Centre, NHS Digital, and Moorefields Eye Hospital. The benefits of AI powered Virtual Assistants...
Taking a population approach to mental health
One in four people experience mental health issues, yet only 4% will access NHS services. Mental health is now seen as a national priority both within Scottish policy and by...
Digital Health & Care 19
25 April 2019 – Glasgow –University of Strathclyde, Technology & Innovation Centre See Agenda FutureScot’s annual digital health & care leaders’ conference joins together the leading thinkers and innovators who...
Viewpoint partners with charity to help older people boost quality of life
Viewpoint housing association has partnered with local charity and training provider Tap into IT to give its tenants the digital skills they need to enrich their lives through technology. Edinburgh’s...
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