Our projects

A Smart Housing programme initiative focused on transitioning Technology Enabled Care (TEC) Services in Moray from a reactive telecare model to a proactive, data-drive, and preventive care pathway.

Midlothian Health and Social Care Partnership (MHSCP) received Scottish Government TEC Pathfinder funding to explore how digital technology can innovate the frailty care system in Midlothian. Partnering with DHI, MHSCP uses design-led approaches to engage citizens, clinical and service stakeholders, and key partners like the British Red Cross and VOCAL.

Innovate UK contracted DHI to review the UK's immersive reality technology for mental health therapeutics. The project produced a final report with recommendations from research and co-design workshops. Approved by UKRI, it has concluded, and DHI is now tendering for Phase 2 to support and upskill innovators.

Macmillan Cancer Support commissioned DHI and Abertay University to develop a visual tool using gaming theory and AI to identify support needs of People Affected by Cancer (PABC). The tool analyses characteristics and similar cases to offer personalised care and resource planning, with interfaces for patients and health professionals.

In March 2022, NHS HIS Community Engagement commissioned DHI to define requirements for a new national Volunteer Management System (VMS). Funded by the Scottish Government, DHI developed a future model for NHS Volunteering through workshops. This model will guide VMS procurement and modernize NHS Volunteering. A market-sounding exercise informed the preliminary budget.

"Once for the Patient" is a person-centred electronic record system for NHS Grampian, developed with DHI using co-design methodologies. Completed in spring 2021, it aims to enhance efficiency and effectiveness by ensuring records follow patients from admission to discharge.

Janssen commissioned DHI and the University of Strathclyde to explore using digital technologies to measure individual interactions with their environment, focusing on prostate cancer. The project aimed to develop a methodology to assess daily functioning and the impact of medicines, determining their value to health and care providers.

The £5m Rural Centre of Excellence for Digital Health and Care (RCE), funded by the UK Government and managed and delivered by the Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre (DHI), aims to advance Scotland's digital health agenda and support economic recovery. It includes a Demonstration & Simulation Environment (DSE) in Elgin and Living Labs for innovation collaboration across Moray.

An immersive learning project exploring how XR can support suicide-prevention responses while strengthening workforce mental health and resilience.

SCOTCAP, a DHI-led programme, developed a scalable national model for Colon Capsule Endoscopy (CCE) as a GI diagnostic test in Scotland. It enabled early community screening, reduced hospital referrals, and involved NHS Highland, NHS Grampian, and NHS Western Isles. Endorsed by the 2018/19 Programme for Government.

The Network for Technology, Innovation, and Translation in Ageing (TITTAN) aimed to promote active, healthy ageing across Europe. Funded by Interreg Europe, DHI collaborated with six regional healthcare systems to exchange, benchmark, and implement innovative policies.

The Digital Hypertension project expanded on initial simulations of uploading blood pressure readings from a Bluetooth cuff to an app. It aimed to develop solutions for a national hypertension service via CPS pharmacies, producing a blueprint with cost modelling, service capacity estimates, and a roadmap for establishing a live service.