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In mid-April, leaders from across Moray’s business, public and third sectors came together at the Rural Centre of Excellence at Moray UHI for a focused business breakfast. This was not to discuss another strategy, but to test something far more ambitious.

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.

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.

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

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.

OpenAI’s new private health experience brings personal records and wearable data into conversational AI. There are lessons for personalised health and care here

Digital health and care innovation and sustainability go hand in hand and DHI has established Net Zero as one of our 7 Priority Action Areas as identified in our 10 Year Strategy.

This month marks National Diabetes Awareness Month, a timely opportunity to spotlight the digital health innovations being accelerated within the Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre (DHI).

The Rural Centre of Excellence for Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre (DHI) in partnership with Health & Social Care Moray (HSCM) hosted an Occupational Therapy Community Appointment Day at Elgin Community Centre.

On World Mental Health Day, we’re celebrating the work of the Digital Mental Health Innovation Cluster and the positive steps being taken to shape the future of mental health care.

A recent evaluation of the digital pain assessment tool, PainChek, by a team at Edinburgh Napier University suggests it could improve the way pain is identified and managed for people with dementia in Scottish care homes.

63-year-old Fleming McNiven from Broxburn spent 40 years sitting behind a desk as a chartered accountant before the desire to “give something back” took hold. So, when the chance to volunteer at St John’s Hospital in Livingston came up during Covid, he threw himself into it. Fleming works Tuesday mornings in the outpatient department for ophthalmology, diabetes, and podiatry and on a Thursday morning at the hospital’s main entrance reception.

Developing a national harm reduction app to enhance digital support for people with lived experience of substance use.

Read Moira Mackenzies insight into digital solutions design to inform health care services and providers published in AgendaNI Annual Report

In this blog Chaloner Chute and Dr Tara French share the first of a series of scenarios developed from the outputs of co-design on the futur

Community-based research is an innovative approach and is already making a difference in Scotland to address mental health

The #DigiFest24 Skills Webinar, a satellite event of Scotland’s annual Digital Health and Care Fest

I’ve been part of a diverse and dynamic cohort of women taking part in the Empowering Women to Lead Digital Transformation programme.

This blog explores some examples of how AI is shaping different industries, and considers the steps needed to ensure a successful transition