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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

Janette Hughes, UKTIN Health and Social Care Working Group Chair, Director of Planning and Performance, DHI

Explore the insights into how Scotland is committed to improving health outcomes for women in Scotland.

Scotland's mental health landscape is evolving, with new resources and services offering creative, tech-driven interventions to support indi

Simone Singh, Reflective Blog

Delve into insights emerging from the DHI and NES Exploratory on XR technologies for mental health education and training, and find out more

Explore the global challenges of digital transformation in healthcare, the importance of supporting frontline staff and more

Human rights have become a big thing in Scotland, and rightly so. Why shouldn’t people be treated with the dignity and respect they deserve?

Rural Centre of Excellence for digital health and care innovation delivered its first R&D skills-related event, hosted by UHI Moray in Elgin