Category: Health & Care

Before Covid-19 hit, a little-known video consulting platform was used by doctors to connect with patients in the more remote areas of Scotland. NHS Near Me, or the Attend Anywhere…

When Alistair Hann first outlined his vision for a national digital platform for health, he used a cartoon strip outlining two very distinct ways of building a car. Going horizontally, the…

A new digital tool has been launched to monitor wellbeing levels of NHS staff faced with the challenges of Covid-19. Trickle, which has been used by government agencies as a…

Fifteen NHS-run care homes across the Highlands are harnessing the power of monitoring technology thanks to a new app which digitises residents’ care. The health board has implemented a number…

The very best digital care starts from a deep-rooted interest in what communities need – the requirements of their people, and the professionals and organisations who provide care for them. At…

The vaccination programme, Covid check-in system, case management system, contact tracing app . . . it’s been a busy lockdown for Deryck Mitchelson Wearing a headset and surrounded by screens, Deryck…

As we emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic, politicians, policy advisors and economists are all asking the same question; how do we build back better? At ABPI Scotland we are having…

Around 1,400 care homes in Scotland will be able to apply for up to two iPads after a £1m government funding pledge was unveiled to support residents through the winter…

A hospital in North-East England has acquired a sophisticated suite of new artificial intelligence (AI) and automation tools to better manage and predict patient outcomes and care. South Tees Hospital…

People who have downloaded the Protect Scotland app will now be able to continue using it if they travel to England and Wales, as well as Gibraltar. Scotland has developed…