Category: Health & Social Care

A team of surgeons using a robotic device for procedures on urology, colorectal and gynaecology patients has notched up 500 procedures since the technology was introduced in 2022. The Da...

An AI pilot in the Aberdeen region has helped clinicians identify 12 per cent more treatable lung cancers – as a result of spotting them earlier. The technology – used...

A senior Scottish government minister has praised the ‘real integration’ of technology and community-based support at a Lanarkshire care facility. Health secretary Neil visited the Blantyre LIFE hub this week...

A new care tech platform that brings together emergency monitoring, health data insights and digital connectivity to ensure round-the-clock care is being rolled out by a Scottish housing provider. Hanover...

A Glasgow med-tech firm’s robotic surgery platform has been used to carry out pioneering heart surgery in the US. CardioPrecision’s CoreVista® Robot Enabling Platform was used successfully in the first...

A diabetes management app developed at the University of Dundee now has 50,000 patients using the platform across Scotland. My Diabetes My Way (MDMW), developed by Drs Scott Cunningham and...

A Glasgow health-tech firm has estimated that large Scottish health boards could save an estimated 1,000 hours of clinical time by automating the ADHD patient contact pathway. Red Star has...

An £85 million expansion of the national Hospital at Home service will be a ‘game-changer’ for frail patients, according to a Scottish NHS innovation partner. Under recently announced plans, the...

A pioneering digital drugs risk reduction programme has secured nearly £800,000 to continue its vital work. The groundbreaking Digital Lifelines Scotland initiative has been boosted by a fresh rounding round,...

DigiFest, Scotland’s flagship digital health and social care innovation conference, returns as an in person event in December – with a bold call to action: lead with a digital first...