Expert insights

During December 2025 and January 2026 a series of workshops will focus on how digital inclusion can be supported in different services and settings across health and social care.

Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre (DHI) has appointed award-winning sustainable architects Architype to lead the design of a Smart Housing Blueprint, focusing on improving health and wellbeing, and environmental sustainability in rural communities.

A new digital health initiative launches in Moray this month, offering residents the chance to trial AskSARA

Are you a healthcare professional or student with a passion for innovation? Join the CEP Innovate Health: The Foundation Series, a free, CPD-accredited webinar programme designed to equip you with the essential skills to begin your journey into healthcare innovation

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.

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.

RDS recently unveiled its ambitious new business plan for 2025-26, marking a significant step forward in its mission to enhance health and social wellbeing in Scotland. In addition to the business plan, RDS has also updated its Safe Haven Charter for the first time since 2015. This charter underpins the secure and ethical use of sensitive health data, ensuring that researchers can access and analyse data within a trusted framework.

A digital platform designed to help those at risk of falling has received funding to move into a trial phase. 

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

Kajaani University of Applied Sciences (KAMK), Finland, in collaboration with DHI, warmly invites you to a special webinar on the 13/02/25