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Reflections from the Scotland Net Zero in Health Care Conference exploring how sustainability in health and care goes beyond carbon reduction to reshape systems, with digital innovation playing a key role in delivering a more sustainable future.

At DHI’s recent event with the Scottish Women in Science network, Janette Hughes Director of Planning and Performance at DHI reflected on the experiences that have shaped her career.

Research Data Scotland (RDS) has published a new Operational Framework to support secure, ethical and more consistent private sector access to public sector data for research in the public good.

The Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre (DHI) is awarding an academic grant of up to £30K to support important foundational and emerging elements of this innovative initiative.

Reflections on the 3rd DLS Conference and Opening of Funding Opportunities

In September 2025, DHI supported the Innovation in Addiction Medicine Summit hosted by USTAN. This three-day event brought together international researchers, clinicians, policymakers and industry partners to explore addiction as a complex systems challenge.

Women are central to the momentum behind the Rural Centre of Excellence. Across Moray, women give their time and perspectives through Living Labs workshops and engagement sessions, speaking candidly about their experiences of rural health and care.

The 11th annual Scottish Knowledge Exchange Awards, organised by innovation support organisation Interface, took place at the Macrobert Arts Centre, University of Stirling, on 19th March.

We are looking for a highly motivated Grade 5 Administration and Finance Support Officer. This position offers a unique opportunity to work in a dynamic environment, supporting DHI’s requirements for administration, and financial management across DHI.

Award-winning Digital Lifelines Scotland programme secures another year of funding to connect vulnerable people to recovery support

On behalf of its partners, DHI is seeking to identify 3 digital products or services which address key challenges for local services and service users. The total budget is £550,000

The Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre (DHI) is awarding an academic grant up to £40K for this piece of work.  We expect interested academic institutions to provide us with a brief response document

This International Women’s Day feels particularly special for me as I mark 30 years since starting my career in the NHS.

The Scottish Parliament marked a meaningful moment not just for the games sector, but for the wider digital health and wellbeing ecosystem in Scotland. 

Join us to learn about these topics at our forthcoming (W)international Webinar delivered in collaboration with Kajaani University of Applied Sciences (KAMK) and DHI on the 19th of March 2026 at 12-2pm (UK)/2-4pm (Finland).

Embedding TEchnology in Care Homes (ETECH) is a 30-month NIHR-funded study exploring digital maturity in care homes across the UK.

The finalists of Scotland’s flagship awards celebrating collaboration between business, academia, the public sector and the third sector have been selected by an independent panel of expert judges.

Organisations can apply for a share of £20 million across two competitions. Projects will advance development of pharmaceutical, digital and MedTech tools to improve treatment recovery and prevention of harm and deaths from drug and alcohol addictions.

The DLS team and partners joined Angus Alcohol and Drug Partnership (ADP) in hosting a vibrant Shared Learning Event in January.

One of DHI’s roles in SUMIT is to ensure people are at the centre of the innovation process and that lived and living experience drives change.