Tactuum’s Quris healthcare platform
Tactuum’s Quris healthcare platform is an integrated digital suite that delivers productivity benefits across 4 key areas: The Quris healthcare platform is being used: NHS Scotland is using the Clinical…
How to measure ROI and the benefits of health technology
The classic way to report on ROI is with numbers – money saved, or costs avoided – but there are no national guidelines as to what constitutes ROI in healthcare…
Socially assistive robots ease pressure on hospital staff and reassure patients
European hospital trial shows promise for enhancing patient care and reducing infection risk Next-generation socially assistive robots have been successfully tested in a healthcare setting to assist patients, alleviate their…
Siun Sote’s experiences with Evondos Anna
The wellbeing services county of North Karelia, Siun Sote, trusts in the potential of technology to deliver quality home care services. Long distances have accelerated the adoption of medicine-dispensing robots…
NHS Dumfries and Galloway deploys Morse EPR in Midpark Hospital to provide complete inpatient care in mental health services
NHS Dumfries and Galloway serves a population of over 148,000 within a large geographical area of about 2,400 square miles. The Health Board employs around 4,500 staff excluding GPs and…
Ransomware gang threatens to release 3 terabytes of NHS Dumfries and Galloway data following ‘focused cyberattack’
A ransomware gang is threatening to release three terabytes (3TB) of NHS Dumfries and Galloway data following a recent ‘focused cyberattack’. The INC ransomware group posted a ‘proof pack’ on…
Combating alarm fatigue and making every clinical second count
According to a recent study, 19 out of 20 hospitals are concerned about the effects of alarm fatigue on their clinical teams and patients (1). Highlighting this and the real…
Moray digital health pilot to put data in patient hands with ‘personal data stores’
A digital health pilot in Moray will seek to put data in patients’ hands – in a bid to address local pressure points on health and social care delivery. Clinicians…
Queen Margaret University using virtual reality as training aid for paramedics
An Edinburgh university is to use virtual reality to help train the next generation of paramedics – by immersing them in real-life medical situations. Students at Queen Margaret University in…
From Edinburgh to the Isles: How ieso is making mental health treatment more accessible across Scotland
Together with NHS Scotland, ieso are expanding the reach of typed Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), empowering individuals facing common mental health conditions like anxiety or depression to access one-to-one care…
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