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This Quick Quote seeks proposals from a delivery partner to co-design and deliver an introductory training programme tailored to the specific needs of health and care staff in Moray. This programme will increase their skills in creating Digital Transformation Business Cases, utilising relevant evidence and data that will help managers present cases to decision makers/ leadership teams.

On Thursday, 28th August, the Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre (DHI) welcomed Scotland Office Minister Kirsty McNeill to the Rural Centre of Excellence (RCE) in Moray — a pioneering hub driving forward next-generation digital health and care solutions.

The Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre (DHI) has teamed up with the Scottish Women’s Football for this year’s DigiInventors Challenge. Fresh from a summer of record-breaking attendances at the Women’s Euro’s and headline-making sponsorship deals, the global innovation challenge aims to maintain the momentum of the women’s game, with the hope that pupils will bring fresh ideas that combine a passion for sport with the power of technology.

Glasgow School of Art’s Future Skills team have secured a funding deal to develop design innovation skills in Moray’s Health and Social Care industry. The Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre (DHI) awarded funding to GSA’s Future Skills team in April. This funding will equip frontline health and social care staff across Moray with tools and resources to embrace the digital transformation and improve services across the Health and Social Care sector.  

The Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre (DHI) has launched its international school’s competition, the #DigiInventors Challenge 2025, calling on secondary school pupils across Scotland and the UAE!

At the Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre (DHI), we champion innovation not only in health and care but also in how we support our team’s wellbeing. In the spring, ten enthusiastic staff members took part in the Step Count Challenge - an eight-week workplace walking and exercise initiative designed to encourage movement, connection, and a healthy work-life balance.

Announcement of new partnerships and locations for Phase 3 of DLS. After assessment of applications submitted last month DLS were delighted to announce East Ayrshire and Angus Alcohol and Drug Partnerships (ADP) will be the two locations for this phase. Each ADP provided strong and creative proposals in collaboration with their local partners who will also receive funding.

The Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre (DHI) along with key partners are progressing a Strategic Outline Case (SOC) to develop a ‘Rural AI Lighthouse for Digital Health and Care’ project based in Moray.

The Scottish Government’s Digital Lifelines initiative which seeks to reduce the risk of harm and death amongst people who use drugs through digital inclusion and services has secured new funding to continue its vital work.

The Digital Health and Care Innovation Centre (DHI) recently hosted its annual Master’s Seminar, a key event that showcases the innovative work of students funded through DHI’s academic partnerships. Held on the 4th of June 2025 at the University of Strathclyde, the seminar brought together a vibrant community of academics and students to explore emerging ideas in digital health and social care.

The Scottish Government, in partnership with the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA), has taken a bold step forward in transforming the nation’s health and social care landscape. The newly published Health and Social Care Service Renewal Framework and Population Health Framework mark a pivotal moment in Scotland’s journey toward a healthier, fairer, and more sustainable future.

Join the Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre as our new Graduate Communications & Marketing Intern, based at the Rural Centre of Excellence in Moray, part of the £5m UK Government-funded Moray Growth Deal. This is an exciting fixed-term opportunity until May 2026 for a highly motivated individual looking to gain valuable experience across communications and marketing activities.

he Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre (DHI) in partnership with Built Environment – Smarter Transformation (BE-ST) and the Moray Growth Deal (MGD) Housing Mix Delivery (HMD) project, is looking to procure the creation of a forward-thinking yet practically grounded digital blueprint for a smart rural home of the future

The vital role that university research and innovation play in society, the economy and the environment was the theme of a visit to Heriot Watt University today by the Minister for Higher and Further Education, Graeme Dey. The minister toured the Medical Device Manufacturing Centre (MDMC), a partnership between Heriot Watt, Robert Gordon University and the universities of Edinburgh, Glasgow and Dundee.

On behalf of the UK Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, BMG Research has invited members of the UK’s Engineering Biology (EB) sector to take a survey about their use of Artificial Intelligence (AI).

The Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre (DHI) was honoured to host Professor Peter Schwarz, President of the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) and Armin Scheuer, CEO of Lemonmint, for a two-day strategic visit to Scotland as part of the Digital Maturity Tour 2025 (DMT25).

Bobby Laing, Graduate Innovation Intern at the Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre, recently secured £15k of grant funding, from the Young EDGE category in the latest round of the Scottish EDGE national funding competition, to support the development of his passion project, NCLSV - an accessible footwear brand catering to people with dwarfism. 

Heriot-Watt University and the University of Edinburgh are proud to announce the launch of their collaborative new MSc in Biomedical Engineering, designed to develop the next generation of leaders at the intersection of healthcare, technology, and innovation.

Recognising 8 years of dedicated board leadership and welcoming new governance to support DHI’s continued growth.

The Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre (DHI) is seeking a dynamic and enthusiastic Project Support Officer based in the Moray region to support the Rural Centre of Excellence in Digital Health and Care Innovation (RCE)