Scotland

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11 December 2017

Scotland connects ambulances to satellites for better pre-hospital care

Paramedics will be able to access diagnostic tools usually confined to hospitals to improve the prospects of patients on long
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9 August 2017

Scotland’s Golden Jubilee Hospital goes live with patient portal pilot

A major Scottish hospital has gone live with a patient portal pilot from Orion Health, in one of the first
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NHS Forth Valley
19 June 2017

NHS Forth Valley saves thousands of pounds by tracking equipment

NHS Forth Valley has saved hundreds of thousands of pounds by using radio frequency identification to track medical devices.
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5 June 2017

Scottish parliament asks for opinions on digital health

The Health and Sport Committee of the Scottish Government wants to know what its digital health and innovation strategy needs.
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maternity premature babies
19 April 2017

Video technology trialled for premature babies in Scottish hospital

The Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow are undertaking a trial that allows parents to be updated on their premature
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3 February 2017

Scottish NHS staff caught in US cyber-attack

The personal details of hundreds of Scottish NHS staff have been compromised in attack in US radiation monitoring contractor.
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10 November 2016

NHS Lothian’s EPR needs immediate improvement – report

A major Scottish hospital has been told to immediately improve its electronic patient record, after an inspection found staff were
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14 October 2016

Scottish health wearable start-up secured £2m

Snap40's wearable device and app is designed to detect deterioration in patients early and alerts clinicians.
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12 October 2016

NHS 24 IT system now four years late and 73% over budget

The costs of introducing a new computer system to Scottish helpline NHS 24 have now risen to 73% more than
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11 October 2016

Camera tech to replace pulse oximeter clip trialled in Fife

A method of detecting blood oxygen levels and pulse that swaps a traditional pulse oximeter clip for camera technology is
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