Consultation begins on Scotland’s first data strategy for health and care
The Scottish Government has launched a consultation on the nation’s first data strategy for health and care. The online questionnaire, which opened yesterday, will gather views on how data should…
Look anywhere – the future is ‘aged tech’. But Scotland needs to be more adventurous
Scottish Care, as the representative body of independent social care providers of care home, care at home and housing support services, has been working over several years with colleagues in…
Glasgow health tech startup secures £1.7m investment
A Glasgow-based medical device specialist has secured a £1.7 million investment round. The funding will support Nebu-Flow to further the commercialisation and delivery of next generation respiratory pharmaceuticals. The company’s…
Scotland’s life sciences sector ‘biggest destination’ for tech investment during Covid
Scotland’s life sciences sector became the “biggest destination” for tech investment thanks to a boom in healthcare innovation during the pandemic, according to new analysis. The government-owned British Business Bank…
Scottish care homes need ‘digital route map’ over fears they could be ‘left behind’
Scotland’s independent care body has backed a call for a ‘digital route map’ for care homes, after it emerged the majority of the facilities in south east Scotland are still…
New sign language glossary opens up tech opportunities for deaf community
Edinburgh researchers have helped to produce a sign language glossary for deaf people who use digital technology in education or the workplace. The experts at Edinburgh University are part of…
Digitising medicines management helps focus on the patient
Orion Health has been working with Scottish health boards since 2004, when what is now their Electronic Health and Care Record (EHCR) went live at NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde…
Digital solutions can reshape data landscape
Data is at the heart of everything pharmaceutical companies do. From researching and developing new cutting-edge treatments and vaccines – most recently to beat the pandemic – to using up-to-the-minute…
At the heart of the matter
Reflecting on his early days in medicine, at times with a wry smile, Charles Young talks of clipboards, trolleys stacked with patient files and the snail’s pace at which the…
Talking the same language
Servelec, which was last year acquired by Access UK Ltd, believes in building common solutions to solve healthcare IT problems – which means it has made the rather less common…
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