Glasgow health-tech platform saves estimated 1,000 hours of clinical time by automating ADHD patient contact pathway
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...
Hospital at Home £85 million expansion will be ‘game-changer’ for frail patients, says Scottish NHS innovation partner
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...
Pioneering Digital Lifelines Scotland programme secures new funding to reduce the risk of harm and death from substance use
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 – the national digital health and social care conference – returns with call to ‘lead with a digital first mindset’
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...
Livingston firm aims for global market reach in next generation biosensors and wearables through French partnership
A Livingston-based medical diagnostics specialist has teamed up with a French manufacturer of advanced electrodes to develop next generation biosensors and wearables. FlexMedical aims to revolutionise ‘point-of-care’ medical testing kits...
New £49.2 million data-driven innovation and research centre for health and social care opens in Edinburgh
A new £49.2 million data-driven innovation and research centre for health and social care opens today in Edinburgh in a bid to tackle ‘urgent’ challenges – including an ageing population,...
Glasgow-headquartered online pharmacy breaks into third international market with new Denmark service
A Glasgow-headquartered online pharmacy which specialises in offering medications direct to patients in regulated digital clinics has broken into its third international market with a new service for Denmark. Simple...
Digital physiotherapy platform brings new perspective to pain management across Scotland
A digital physiotherapy platform that allows patients to start treatment instantly on their phone instead of waiting for a GP appointment has now gone live in six areas of Scotland. The...
Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) in Scotland welcomes politicians’ commitment to digital patient care records
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society has welcomed politicians’ commitment to the creation of digital patient care records in Scotland during a vote in parliament this week. The umbrella organisation for pharmacists...
NHS Scotland’s regional health boards are consolidating HR, finance, payroll and procurement on one cloud-based system
NHS Scotland’s regional health boards are to consolidate their HR, finance, payroll and procurement processes on one shared national cloud system. A £206m tender has been launched by NHS National...
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