During our stakeholder engagement in Moray, we identified five key themes to drive innovation in the region's health and social care sector. Using the Living Lab methodology from ENoLL, we are hosting workshops and interviews with practitioners and the public to assess current services, identify challenges, and explore improvements. Living labs The Rural Centre of Excellences has five living labs structured environments for collaboration, co-design and testing of digital health and care solutions. Each Living Lab responds to identified local and national challenges, whilst contributing to wider learning and impact. Living Lab 1 - Supported Self-Management Scotland has one of the highest obesity levels in Europe, with two-thirds of adults overweight and one-third living with obesity. This contributes significantly to long-term conditions such as type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and reduced quality of life. Supported self-management empowers individuals to take greater control of their health and wellbeing, leading to improved outcomes and increased satisfaction with care. In response, RCE in collaboration with industry and public sector partners, have developed a digital solution in Moray to support weight management and active living. The Personal Health & Care Record App will offer remote assessments, activity monitoring, dietary tracking, two-way messaging and personalised goal setting. This living lab takes a preventative, population level-approach, connecting individuals with the right information and support to help manage weight and reduce the risk of developing associated conditions such as high blood pressure and type 2 diabetes. Living Lab 2 - Long-Term Conditions Co-Management An ageing population, declining birth rates and increasing prevalence of long-term conditions continue to place pressure on health and care services across Scotland. The Covid-19 pandemic highlighted the essential role of digital health solutions such as video consultations, in supporting service delivery. Conditions including diabetes, heart disease and cancer are increasing across all groups, alongside growing demand for mental health support. Digital tools can enable individuals to better manage their conditions through access to self-help resources, symptom monitoring and timely support. The Rural Centre of Excellence in partnership with front-line staff and citizens across Moray is exploring innovative digital solutions that improves health and wellbeing, reduces administrative pressures and increase meaningful face-to-face time between staff and patients. This living lab is initially focused on supporting people with type 2 diabetes. The aim is to connect individuals with the right service at the right time, drawing on community-based support where appropriate, and ensuring specialist clinical resources are directed to those with the greatest need. Key partners include the Rural Centre of Excellence, NHS Grampian Dietic Service in Moray, clinical teams supporting type 2 diabetes management and Moray Leisure Centre. An innovative wellness platform, Heart of Moray is now being developed and tested. It provides a supportive community for people living with overweight and obesity related conditions, offering guided self-management and improved connections to local services. More information about this project and opportunities to get involved can be found Heart of Moray- Improving health and wellbeing together. New digital tools are being introduced, this includes an app within Community Connections that collects health and wellbeing data from devices such as Apple Health and Fitbit; a leisure centre interface that is linked to a personal data store, offering personalised local services through a leisure centre membership and an NHS Clinical interface which enables consent-based access to data and support from healthcare professionals. These tools will expand access to diet and lifestyle support in ways that suit individuals’ needs and preferences. This work is attracting national interest, with further development and wider adoption beyond Moray expected as the project continues to evolve. Living Lab 2B: Community Occupational Therapy Pathway Demand for equipment and adaptions through Occupational Therapy services has increased significantly in recent years. Individuals with moderate needs are currently facing waiting times of up to 18 months for assessment. This Living Lab focuses on developing solutions that enable citizens and those who support them, to access information earlier, understand available options and take preventative action. Tools currently in development include AskSARA, a nationally used self-assessment platform providing impartial, personalised recommendations for equipment and adaptations based on a short series of questions. AskSARA will be available through the Community Connections Moray platform, alongside information about the Moray Occupational Therapy Service, including eligibility criteria, waiting times and referral guidance. A referral management system is currently in development and is testing. This will be connected via the Personal Data Store, allowing users to automatically populate a detail referral using their existing ‘about me’ information, improving the quality of referrals received by the service. Triage supported by AI will help reduce the clinical time spent on referral management tasks. Living Lab 2C: Prevent Progress of Diabetes App Developed in partnership with Healthcare Improvement Scotland and tested with Elgin Health Centre, this project has contributed to shaping the latest SIGN guidelines for type 2 diabetes prevention and remission. This work has informed the development of both clinical and citizen-facing tools hosted on the Right Decision Service platform. Testing has demonstrated improvements in users’ knowledge, confidence and motivation to make positive lifestyle changes. Living Lab 3 - Care in Place The Covid-19 Pandemic has placed significant and lasting pressures on the health and social care in Moray, particularly within community care. Long waiting times, rural isolation, workforce pressures and challenges in crisis prevention have increased strain on unpaid carers. Consultations reveal a need for better communication, reduced duplication and easier access to support. Carers often face the burden of repeating information, while professionals struggle to access crucial data, impacting care quality and efficiency. This Living lab is developing digital platforms, currently being tested in Forres and Lossiemouth areas with unpaid carers. These platforms act as a ‘one-stop shop’, enabling people to tell their story once through a Personal Data Store and consent to share information across services. This supports the creation of detailed referrals without the need for repeated form-filling. Initial testing has been completed, with further integration work underway. Living Lab 4 - Smart Housing/Communities The UK’s transition from analogue to digital phone-lines have had a significant impact on “lifeline” devices that rely on older technology. As residents across Moray upgrade to digital services, opportunities arise to enhance safety, independence and wellbeing through smart technologies. Devices such as smart speakers, wearables and sensors offer the potential to monitor health, mobility and daily activity, helping reduce hospital admissions and improve quality of life. The Rural Centre of Excellence, working with Health and Social Care Moray, is exploring how these technologies can support independent living. The Smart Housing Project aims to help people remain safe and well in their own homes for longer, maximising independence, reduce reliance on care services and minimising hospitalisation. With the national switch-off of analogue phone lines planned for January 2027, this Living Lab supports a shift from reactive telecare to proactive Technology Enabled Care (TEC). The Rural Centre of Excellence is collaborating with Moray Growth Deal’s Housing Mix Project and the Built Environment- Smarter Transformation (BE-ST) innovation centre to develop a Smart Home Digital Blueprint, bringing together expertise from design, construction and digital sectors to shape the future of smart homes. Living Lab 5 - Mental Well-Being This living lab focuses on developing and testing innovative solutions to address poor mental health and low well-being- issues, challenges that carry significant social and economic impact. With an estimated one billion people worldwide affected by mental health conditions, this Living Lab aims to improve access to support, promote positive wellbeing and reduce loneliness across Moray. Early research and development have on enhancing Community Connections Moray, to include mental health and wellbeing information and improved access to relevant services. Up to 50 volunteers from health and care staff groups have been recruited to test an innovative AI-enabled early intervention and prevention platform, eMoodie. Join our citizen panel Make sure you join our Citizen Panel to get involved in activities and help shape these initiatives. Join now Partners

The Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre (DHI) facilitates an innovation cluster approach to support collaboration between academic, business and civic sectors including citizens, health, social care and housing partners. This collaborative approach allows members to connect and to work together to share knowledge, skills, and experience, in order to innovate on key demand led challenges. Innovation clusters The Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre (DHI) facilitates an innovation cluster approach to support collaboration between academic, business and civic sectors including citizens, health, social care and housing partners. This collaborative approach allows members to connect and to work together to share knowledge , skills , and experience , in order to innovate on key demand led challenges. The aim of using a cluster approach is to create impactful innovation that will lead to improved outcomes for our communities. Innovation clusters represent a dynamic collaboration of knowledge, expertise, and skills from policy, healthcare, education, research, and business sectors, all focused on a shared purpose. These clusters are designed to: Address Demand-Led Challenges: By gathering and utilising insights, we support innovation in service and product design to meet real-world needs. Facilitate Co-ordination and Knowledge Exchange: Through connection and collaboration, we drive innovation activities and enable multi-directional knowledge exchange. Build on Existing Community Work: Serving as a clustering mechanism, we enhance the work of innovation community members across specific areas, disciplines, or tasks. Foster Collaborative Initiatives: By bringing together people and teams for ideation, projects, and other initiatives, our clusters aim to achieve outcomes greater than the sum of their parts. These clusters not only promote collaborative ideation but also ensure successful outcomes with significant potential impact. Key functions Several key functions are evident within our Innovation Clusters: Connectivity: they provide a dedicated space for interaction with the local ecosystem. These spaces can be virtual and physical and should attract a wide range of actors from within each innovation community and beyond. Knowledge management: they function as consistent points for knowledge exchange (within Scotland and between and across international partners) Activity management: they act as a centre for mobilising and progressing specific innovation activities. Purpose Active innovation clusters Digital Mental Health Innovation Cluster (DMHIC) A collaboration across industry, academia, and wider public sector services supporting the development and adoption of digital innovation for mental health and wellbeing in Scotland. As a singular virtual point of contact for Scotland, the cluster enables global connection with leading exemplars in Digital Mental Health. Explore DMHIC Digital Care Collaborative Scotland (DCCS) A collaboration across social care, social work, housing, research, policy and industry partners, working together to support meaningful digital innovation in Scotland’s communities. DCCS provides a trusted hub where people can connect, share learning and access practical tools that support digital innovation in practice. By strengthening connections across sectors, it helps turn shared priorities into collective action that benefits the workforce and the communities they serve. Explore DCCS Healthy Ageing Innovation Cluster (HAIC) An established dynamic collaboration of academic, business and civic partners from the fields of policy health, housing and social care an in Scotland and beyond, come together to address the 8 grand challenges of ageing. Explore HAIC Digital Innovation Hub for Home Hospitalisation (DIH) The Digital Innovation Hub for Home Hospitalisation (DIH) has been set up to encourage sharing knowledge, collaborating, and innovating across all areas of Home Hospitalisation. It is an output from the Interreg NWE CHANCE project which brought together a number of SME’s, Hospitals and Universities to develop a Home Hospitalisation Platform to support Heart Failure and is led by DHI on behalf of all other partners. Join DIH

This Year 3 annual report highlights the Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre's (DHI's) significant impact over the past year, including the successful transfer of 5 projects for scaling. DHI continues to meet the growing demands on health and care services by accelerating innovation, with its design-led approach increasingly recognized for its effectiveness. Key initiatives include drug deaths prevention with the Scottish Government, frailty management in Midlothian, and collaboration with Roche on pharmaceutical delivery planning. Additionally, DHI manages a diverse portfolio of over 14 projects, including the activation of the Rural Centre of Excellence for Digital Health and Care Innovation in the Moray Region, funded by the UK Government, marking a milestone in expanding innovation opportunities for rural communities and integrating care agendas. < Return to resources Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre Phase 2 – Year 3 Annual Report (August 2021 to July 2022) Digital Health & Care Institute (DHI) & Hughes, J. (ed.) This Year 3 annual report highlights the Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre's (DHI's) significant impact over the past year, including the successful transfer of 5 projects for scaling. DHI continues to meet the growing demands on health and care services by accelerating innovation, with its design-led approach increasingly recognized for its effectiveness. Key initiatives include drug deaths prevention with the Scottish Government, frailty management in Midlothian, and collaboration with Roche on pharmaceutical delivery planning. Additionally, DHI manages a diverse portfolio of over 14 projects, including the activation of the Rural Centre of Excellence for Digital Health and Care Innovation in the Moray Region, funded by the UK Government, marking a milestone in expanding innovation opportunities for rural communities and integrating care agendas. View resource Previous item Next item Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre Phase 2 – Year 3 Annual Report (August 2021 to July 2022) Executive summary 2022 Start Now

The Digital Innovation in Social Care – Industry Engagement Workshop (June 2025) brought together 51 participants from industry, academia, health, and social care sectors to explore priorities and opportunities for digital transformation in Scotland’s social care system. The workshop identified systemic barriers to scaling innovation, including fragmented leadership, limited data integration, and lack of clear investment guidance. Participants emphasised the importance of creating readiness for change, fostering knowledge exchange, and aligning digital strategy with frontline practice. Key themes included building a digital innovation pipeline, promoting interoperability, supporting workforce capability, and embedding inclusive, ethical digital practices. Insights from the workshop will inform the development of a national Digital Care Innovation Hub to drive collaboration and sustainable transformation. < Return to resources Digital Innovation in Social Care - Industry Engagement Workshop Raman, Sneha and French, Tara and Whyte, Anna and Whoriskey, Margaret and Lyons, Abigail The Digital Innovation in Social Care – Industry Engagement Workshop (June 2025) brought together 51 participants from industry, academia, health, and social care sectors to explore priorities and opportunities for digital transformation in Scotland’s social care system. The workshop identified systemic barriers to scaling innovation, including fragmented leadership, limited data integration, and lack of clear investment guidance. Participants emphasised the importance of creating readiness for change, fostering knowledge exchange, and aligning digital strategy with frontline practice. Key themes included building a digital innovation pipeline, promoting interoperability, supporting workforce capability, and embedding inclusive, ethical digital practices. Insights from the workshop will inform the development of a national Digital Care Innovation Hub to drive collaboration and sustainable transformation. View resource Previous item Next item Digital Innovation in Social Care - Industry Engagement Workshop Report 2025 Start Now

Scotland’s Digital Mental Health Innovation Cluster (DMHIC) was established in March 2022 to drive the development, evaluation, and adoption of digital technologies in support of mental health service transformation. Governed by a multi-sector programme board and supported by an advisory board, the cluster aligns cross sector collaboration with national priorities and digital research and innovation (R&I) opportunities. Scotland’s Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre (DHI) provides cluster management on behalf of the Scottish Government. This report examines the current landscape of Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) services across five NHS health boards in Scotland, highlighting systemic challenges, patient experiences, and emerging opportunities for service improvement and innovation. < Return to resources Adult ADHD Scottish Pathway Research : A review of the current landscape of approaches to Adult ADHD care across health boards in Scotland Scotland’s Digital Mental Health Innovation Cluster (DMHIC) was established in March 2022 to drive the development, evaluation, and adoption of digital technologies in support of mental health service transformation. Governed by a multi-sector programme board and supported by an advisory board, the cluster aligns cross sector collaboration with national priorities and digital research and innovation (R&I) opportunities. Scotland’s Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre (DHI) provides cluster management on behalf of the Scottish Government. This report examines the current landscape of Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) services across five NHS health boards in Scotland, highlighting systemic challenges, patient experiences, and emerging opportunities for service improvement and innovation. View resource Previous item Next item Adult ADHD Scottish Pathway Research : A review of the current landscape of approaches to Adult ADHD care across health boards in Scotland Report 2025 Start Now

The Health Frontiers Project focuses on transforming healthcare through three interlinked strands of research and innovation, backed by €9.1 million from the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) through the Peace Plus Programme, the Health Frontiers project is accelerating innovation across the digital health and MedTech landscape. Health Frontiers - TIC Project impact 11 academic and clinical partners working across Northern Ireland, Ireland, and Scotland to address shared health and care challenges 25+ digital health products and processes to be co-designed, developed, and tested in real-world clinical settings 25 MedTech SMEs engaged, supporting innovation, skills development, and economic growth across participating regions The Health Frontiers Project focuses on transforming healthcare through three interlinked strands of research and innovation, backed by €9.1 million from the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) through the Peace Plus Programme, the Health Frontiers project is accelerating innovation across the digital health and MedTech landscape. The Health Frontiers–Technology Innovation Centre, led by Ulster University, is a flagship crossborder hub dedicated to advancing nextgeneration digital health and medical technologies. Aligned with Peace Plus Investment Area 2.2 – Innovation Challenge Fund, the initiative strengthens research and innovation capacity while supporting the adoption of cuttingedge technologies. The Centre brings together leading universities, healthcare organisations, and MedTech companies from Northern Ireland, Ireland, and Scotland. This collaborative network drives innovation that enhances patient care, improves clinical systems, and supports economic growth. Building on more than four decades of Ulster University’s leadership in health technology innovation, Health Frontiers extends the legacy of the INTERREG VA Eastern Corridor Medical Engineering Centre (ECME) partnership. By uniting expertise in engineering, computing, and clinical science, the Centre delivers meaningful impact on patient outcomes, regional prosperity, and peacebuilding through shared progress and collaboration. Summary For industry, the project offers direct collaboration with leading research and clinical partners to codevelop and validate new solutions. Companies gain access to regulatory, design, and innovation expertise, supported by dedicated Peace Plus investment that helps speed up development and adoption. For academia, Health Frontiers enables highimpact, multidisciplinary research with real clinical relevance. It strengthens crossborder collaboration, opens new funding opportunities, and supports the translation of research into practical healthcare technologies that deliver measurable outcomes. For clinicians, healthcare systems, and communities, the project ensures technologies are shaped around real needs. It supports a shift toward digitally enabled care, improving safety, efficiency, and patient experience, while empowering people to influence innovation through participatory design and more connected, accessible services. Impact & value Progress to date Next steps Partners Project staff Resources View project website : About Health Frontiers – Technology Innovation Centre Previous project Projects index page Next project

Dubai Health Authority (DHA) provides complete oversight of the regulation and governance of the healthcare sector within the emirate of Dubai by designing health policies, strategies and standards for developing, regulating, licensing and monitoring the provision of healthcare services provided by the public and private healthcare facilities. DHA mandate also includes governing and managing health insurance, health investment, and health tourism services in the emirate in a way that stimulates steady health economic growth and enhances the health sector's contribution to Dubai's macroeconomic indicators. Furthermore, DHA is responsible for formulating and implementing Public Health policies and programs in Preventive Medicine and Occupational Health and Safety in a structured manner that ensures protecting and improving the health of Dubai's Population. DHA is also accountable for setting the Medical Education Strategy in Dubai and regulating the provision of medical education, clinical research and trials in coordination with the relevant authorities locally and globally. Visit Partner's website Previous Item Next Item

The Digital Health and Care Innovation Centre (DHI),  is focused on transforming great ideas into real digital health and social care solutions through collaboration and co-design. Whether you’re looking to partner with us, have an enquiry, or just want to learn more about our work, we’re here to connect. Contact Get in touch The Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre (DHI), is focused on transforming great ideas into real digital health and social care solutions through collaboration and co-design. Whether you’re looking to partner with us, have an enquiry, or just want to learn more about our work, we’re here to connect. Our main office Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre 1st Floor, Suite B Inovo Building 121 George Street Glasgow, G1 1RD Scotland, UK Contact information General enquiries Email: hello@dhi-scotland.com Phone: +44 (0) 141 444 7074 Media & press enquiries: Email: comms@dhi-scotland.com (For Digital Health and Care Innovation in the Moray Region) Room 210 Alexander Graham Bell Centre for Digital Health UHI Moray Moray Street Elgin Moray IV30 1JJ Rural Centre of Excellence Contact information rce@dhi-scotland.com Contact us First name Last name Email* Please select the option that best describes your enquiry so we can direct you to the appropriate department.* Business / Industry Research & Academia Knowledge Exchange Project Portfolio Innovation Clusters Rural Centre of Excellence for Digital Health and Care (RCE) Other Message* Submit

The Modern Outpatient project employed a participatory design approach to develop a person-centred vision for the future of Outpatient services. Through interviews with people living with multiple long-term conditions, pop-up public engagement and co-design workshops with NHS staff, rich insights were generated about how people would like to be supported to self-manage, and new models of person-centred care were designed. The project was undertaken in collaboration with the Scottish Government to inform the ongoing and future work of The Modern Outpatient Programme. < Return to resources A person-centred vision of care for people living with multiple long-term conditions for the modern outpatient programme: Final Report Teal, Gemma The Modern Outpatient project employed a participatory design approach to develop a person-centred vision for the future of Outpatient services. Through interviews with people living with multiple long-term conditions, pop-up public engagement and co-design workshops with NHS staff, rich insights were generated about how people would like to be supported to self-manage, and new models of person-centred care were designed. The project was undertaken in collaboration with the Scottish Government to inform the ongoing and future work of The Modern Outpatient Programme. View resource Previous item Next item A person-centred vision of care for people living with multiple long-term conditions for the modern outpatient programme: Final Report Report 2018 Start Now

Person-centred Records is a collaboration between NHS Grampian and the Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre (DHI). NHS Grampian has committed to the implementation of in-patient electronic record keeping that will provide a safer and more effective service for patients admitted to their hospitals. We worked with NHS Grampian hospital staff across all disciplines to design a single, person-centred, multi-disciplinary, electronic record that will follow the patient on their journey from admission to discharge. We employed design innovation methodologies to ensure that the recommended solutions were achieved with the person (patients and professionals) at the centre. < Return to resources Person-centred Records Bradley, Jay, Bruce, Angela and Rossi, G. Person-centred Records is a collaboration between NHS Grampian and the Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre (DHI). NHS Grampian has committed to the implementation of in-patient electronic record keeping that will provide a safer and more effective service for patients admitted to their hospitals. We worked with NHS Grampian hospital staff across all disciplines to design a single, person-centred, multi-disciplinary, electronic record that will follow the patient on their journey from admission to discharge. We employed design innovation methodologies to ensure that the recommended solutions were achieved with the person (patients and professionals) at the centre. View resource Previous item Next item Person-centred Records Report 2019 Start Now

Providing equitable access to specialist palliative care, regardless of diagnosis or geographical location, with relatively limited resources and an ageing population, will become increasing difficult for all hospice services. This paper describes the development of a Design Brief for a Virtual Hospice using design tools and methods. The project began by observing Hospice staff and their interactions with patients. Three User Personas were then created based on data gathered through interviews with a small number of patients and professionals. Each Persona’s progress through the Highland Hospice service was visualised on a User Journey Map in the form of insights and opportunities, with five key themes emerging. The final step involved producing a Design Brief that synthesised the research findings in the form of a plan for creating, prototyping, and testing the Virtual Hospice. < Return to resources Developing a Design Brief for a Virtual Hospice Using Design Tools and Methods: a preliminary exploration Taylor, Andrea and French, Tara and Lennox, Jeni and Keen, Jeremy Providing equitable access to specialist palliative care, regardless of diagnosis or geographical location, with relatively limited resources and an ageing population, will become increasing difficult for all hospice services. This paper describes the development of a Design Brief for a Virtual Hospice using design tools and methods. The project began by observing Hospice staff and their interactions with patients. Three User Personas were then created based on data gathered through interviews with a small number of patients and professionals. Each Persona’s progress through the Highland Hospice service was visualised on a User Journey Map in the form of insights and opportunities, with five key themes emerging. The final step involved producing a Design Brief that synthesised the research findings in the form of a plan for creating, prototyping, and testing the Virtual Hospice. View resource Previous item Next item Developing a Design Brief for a Virtual Hospice Using Design Tools and Methods: a preliminary exploration Paper 2015 Start Now

Chaloner ChuteChief Technology Officer < Return to team Chaloner Chute Chief Technology Officer Chal leads on DHI’s technical strategy and is responsible for the way we support and deliver technical innovation, by applying systems thinking and methodologies in support of the DHI innovation model. He is devoted to the idea that citizens can be empowered to take an active role in their own well-being. Chal believes that digital health offers the tools to achieve this, and the DHI has the fresh perspective necessary to reconceive the relationship between the citizens and those who might care for them. He brings a range of skills including a Master’s in Healthcare Management & Leadership and a Master’s in Public Health Policy: Health Systems. He has spent seven years working in digital innovation, seven years working in Scottish Government public policy and healthcare service delivery and has led the design, development, integration and roll-out of many digital health and care services with several now in use at scale across Scotland. Email LinkedIn Related Projects Next team member Previous team page Team page

Digital Shoots empowers women with the skills, confidence and networks to drive innovation in health and social care through mentoring, peer support and practical learning. Digital Shoots: Growing Women's Ideas in Care Project impact Empowering women across Scotland to transform ideas into innovations that improve health, care and wellbeing. Building confidence, skills and connections to create a more inclusive and accessible health and care innovation ecosystem. Digital Shoots empowers women with the skills, confidence and networks to drive innovation in health and social care through mentoring, peer support and practical learning. The Digital Shoots project aims to create lasting benefits for individuals, communities and Scotland's wider innovation ecosystem. Through the programme, participants will gain the confidence, skills and connections needed to explore new opportunities and progress innovative ideas. The project will also strengthen local innovation networks by connecting women from diverse backgrounds with mentors, support organisations and innovation partners across Scotland. A key legacy of the project will be the development of the Innovation Navigator. By establishing a shared approach to assessing innovation maturity, the tool has the potential to simplify navigation across Scotland's entrepreneurial support landscape, helping innovators access the right support at the right time while creating a common language for founders, incubators, funders and public agencies. Summary The Digital Shoots project aims to create lasting benefits for individuals, communities and Scotland's wider innovation ecosystem. Through the programme, participants will gain the confidence, skills and connections needed to explore new opportunities and progress innovative ideas. The project will also strengthen local innovation networks by connecting women from diverse backgrounds with mentors, support organisations and innovation partners across Scotland. A key legacy of the project will be the development of the Innovation Navigator. By establishing a shared approach to assessing innovation readiness, the tool has the potential to simplify navigation across Scotland's entrepreneurial support landscape, helping innovators access the right support at the right time while creating a common language for founders, incubators, funders and public agencies. Impact & value Innovation 101 Glasgow (8 October 2026) attracted 50 registrations in 10 days, with a waiting list. 26 women attended, most bringing professional experience in health and care. Progress to date Next steps Partners Project staff Resources Previous project Projects index page Next project

The shift in health and social care towards proactive, responsive, and preventative models emphasizes the need for technology integration to enhance care interactions and experiences. The 'Tech Rights' report by Scottish Care highlights the current landscape and recommends an ethical and rights-based approach to technology development in social care. Exploring challenges and perspectives from a technology event organized by Scottish Care provides insights into the opportunities for technology in social care in Scotland, focusing on its role for individuals, providers, and practices. < Return to resources Making technology meaningful in social care French, Tara and Tulloch, Angela The shift in health and social care towards proactive, responsive, and preventative models emphasizes the need for technology integration to enhance care interactions and experiences. The 'Tech Rights' report by Scottish Care highlights the current landscape and recommends an ethical and rights-based approach to technology development in social care. Exploring challenges and perspectives from a technology event organized by Scottish Care provides insights into the opportunities for technology in social care in Scotland, focusing on its role for individuals, providers, and practices. View resource Previous item Next item Making technology meaningful in social care Report 2018 Start Now

This project expanded the National Notification Service (NSS) by adding a self-service contact tracing form, crucial to the COVID-19 response. It facilitated rapid data collection and improved accessibility for positive cases. COVID-19 Community Co-management (Co3) Project impact By August ‘21, the application accounted for 40% of all contacts traced, reducing pressure on contact tracing staff The App went through full simulation, development and governance Deployed across 11 Scottish Health Boards This project expanded the National Notification Service (NSS) by adding a self-service contact tracing form, crucial to the COVID-19 response. It facilitated rapid data collection and improved accessibility for positive cases. This project was a key part of the COVID-19 response and built on the functionality developed for the National Notification Service (NSS) to include a self-service contact tracing form to go out with each positive notification, allowing quick collection of data and enhancing the accessibility of the service. Summary The Co3 service project delivered: • Design workshops for Co3 • Service models developed • A Minimum Viable Product • Engagement with further stakeholders on how this tool could be deployed more widely • A prototype patient-facing tracing capability completed in June 2020 • Product enhancements for additional Health Board onboarding completed Nov 2020 • Live, implemented version of the tool completed by December 2020 • Live deployment across the whole of Scotland completed Impact & value The App was prototyped by the end of May 2020 in line with the original timetable. The App went through full simulation, development, governance and deployment across 11 Scottish Health Boards (as it was not applicable for island boards). As at 21st August 2020, it accounted for 40% of all contacts traced which reduced pressure on contact tracing staff. A full evaluation was conducted as to the effect and efficiency of the tool. A second version of the tool was developed with changes based on lessons learned during practice enhancing the triage support offered by self-service in case of future peaks. The project was completed and handed over to Scottish Government. Progress to date Next steps Covid-19 Projects The Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre (DHI) was commissioned and remains actively engaged in supporting the Scottish Government’s national response to the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic through various related projects View Projects Partners Project staff Resources COVID-19 clinical assessments app walkthrough Previous project Projects index page Next project

‘SCOTCAP Service Model Evaluation’ is a collaboration between DHI, NHS Highland, NHS Grampian, NHS Western Isles and the Medtronic/ Corporate Health International (CHI) partnership. It was carried out during the SCOTCAP project’s Innovation Phase from May 2019 to March 2020. The project partners are working together to develop a service model through an evaluative process. This evolutionary approach offers an innovative, adaptable, and responsive approach to developing a new service model. The DHI and participating teams collaborated across an extensive programme of work, and employed design innovation methodologies, to ensure that the challenges experienced, and opportunities identified were captured and analysed to underpin a set of recommendations for a service model blueprint. The service model blueprint will offer advisory actions for a ‘scaled version’ of SCOTCAP to support a national service model. < Return to resources SCOTCAP Service Evaluation Bradley, J.,Brogen, M., Palmer-Abbs, M., Rossi, G. and Wood, J. ‘SCOTCAP Service Model Evaluation’ is a collaboration between DHI, NHS Highland, NHS Grampian, NHS Western Isles and the Medtronic/ Corporate Health International (CHI) partnership. It was carried out during the SCOTCAP project’s Innovation Phase from May 2019 to March 2020. The project partners are working together to develop a service model through an evaluative process. This evolutionary approach offers an innovative, adaptable, and responsive approach to developing a new service model. The DHI and participating teams collaborated across an extensive programme of work, and employed design innovation methodologies, to ensure that the challenges experienced, and opportunities identified were captured and analysed to underpin a set of recommendations for a service model blueprint. The service model blueprint will offer advisory actions for a ‘scaled version’ of SCOTCAP to support a national service model. View resource Previous item Next item SCOTCAP Service Evaluation Report 2020 Start Now

The prevalence of Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) is higher among ethnic minority populations, and self-management strategies like walking are effective in reducing associated health complications. This study aimed to explore the potential design of a digital resource to promote walking for T2D management within ethnic minority groups in the UK. Findings identified six key behaviour change techniques crucial for increasing walking among ethnic minority populations with T2D, highlighting the need for further research to develop and test tailored digital resources based on these findings. < Return to resources A Digital Resource to Increase Walking for the Self-Management of Type 2 Diabetes for Ethic Minority Populations in the UK: Qualitative Study Henderson, I. & Morrison, C. (ed.) The prevalence of Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) is higher among ethnic minority populations, and self-management strategies like walking are effective in reducing associated health complications. This study aimed to explore the potential design of a digital resource to promote walking for T2D management within ethnic minority groups in the UK. Findings identified six key behaviour change techniques crucial for increasing walking among ethnic minority populations with T2D, highlighting the need for further research to develop and test tailored digital resources based on these findings. View resource Previous item Next item A Digital Resource to Increase Walking for the Self-Management of Type 2 Diabetes for Ethic Minority Populations in the UK: Qualitative Study Presentation 2020 Start Now

The AIM4ALL Proof of Concept aimed to enhance data collection for evaluating new healthcare products in Scotland, using CAR T-cell therapy as an example. The project was a partnership between DHI, Precision Medicine, and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, and was funded by Scottish Enterprise and Cell & Gene Catalyst UK. AIM4ALL Project impact A digital platform was developed to enable standardised data collection in the evaluation of new health care products CAR T-cell therapy was chosen as an exemplar for its significant potential health and economic benefits The AIM4ALL Proof of Concept aimed to enhance data collection for evaluating new healthcare products in Scotland, using CAR T-cell therapy as an example. The project was a partnership between DHI, Precision Medicine, and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, and was funded by Scottish Enterprise and Cell & Gene Catalyst UK. The AIM4ALL Proof of Concept was established to demonstrate how quality data collection needed for the delivery and evaluation of new healthcare products could be improved within the current system in Scotland. CAR T-cell therapy was selected as the exemplar of a treatment with high potential for early and enduring health and economic benefit. This is a partnership project with DHI, Precision Medicine and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHS GGC) with funding from Scottish Enterprise and Cell & Gene Catalyst UK. Summary The Life Sciences Competitiveness Indicators 2022 indicate that the UK must increase the number of clinical trials in Scotland to improve health outcomes and economic investment. There are two key challenges to increasing clinical trials in Scotland; disparate data sets across the healthcare landscape, and protracted contract negotiations due to treatment manufacturers requiring high fees to cover development costs. Such data challenges are common across many jurisdictions, with governments and health providers having insufficient reliable data to demonstrate impact and hence assess affordability.  The AIM4ALL project in Scotland intended to demonstrate that an exemplar treatment journey dataset could be standardised, and that a suitable platform could ingest and manage data over the long term and serve this data securely to downstream consuming services. AIM4ALL has the potential to offer new and valuable health data resources to inform outcomes-based contracts for medicines, reducing risk and improving affordability of emerging treatments, while also extending Scotland’s health data research services, driving inward investment and further strengthening Scotland's international health research credentials. Impact & value Working closely with Consultant Haematologist Dr David Irvine and his supporting Data Managers at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (NHS GGC), the AIM4ALL PoC mapped and standardised the CAR T treatment and post-treatment journey into formal descriptions. We extended a test instance of the NHS Scotland Health Data Exchange (HDE) to create a new ‘AIM4ALL platform’ to ingest and manage the standardised CAR T data, and prepared a synthetic dataset for testing and demonstration. A secure API was developed to serve the test data to a medicines contract management solution, demonstrating how standardised data can be used directly to inform data-driven contracts. The PoC also set out key elements of a future AIM4ALL service operating model. The project achieved its principal objectives in December 2023 and the conclusions were presented to positive reception at the Cross-Parliamentary Group on Life Sciences at Holyrood in February 2024. Progress to date Building on the Proof of Concept project, DHI is exploring with Scottish Government, NHS Scotland and industry partners a next stage project to establish a limited scale ‘Living Lab’ AIM4ALL digital service. The Living Lab would use de-identified data and a representational data-informed contract for a treatment product to refine and assess the AIM4ALL digital service in a safe, low-risk setting over a period of some twelve months. The ‘real world’ experience gained through the Living Lab would inform the technical, business and governance design for an operational AIM4ALL digital health data service as a significant new national resource. The Living Lab would be a significant step forward in evaluating the solution sustainability and economic model, ultimately informing the business case for embedding and scaling the AIM4ALL digital service. Next steps Partners Project staff Resources AIM4ALL Website Previous project Projects index page Next project

This report details the activity and outcomes of a series of design led workshops involving stakeholders of Urology services in NHS Scotland. Participants came from 20 specialists’ areas and 6 different NHS Board areas, giving both a broad geographic and functional reach. The first step for the workshops was to identify common Urology patient symptoms, noting their importance. Issues were mapped for each symptom and areas to focus on agreed. Further discussion around these focus areas led to suggestions for sustainable improvement to Urology services. These ranged from additional targeted patient information to support self-management and opt in for treatment, virtual consultations, and dedicated vetting in secondary care, to direct referral for diagnostic tests from primary care and nationally accepted referral guidelines which are easy to access and follow and can be adapted considering local variation. < Return to resources Scottish Access Collaborative Urology Final Porteous, Alex and Blank, Line and Schauberger, Ute and Smith, Paul and Brooks, Elizabeth This report details the activity and outcomes of a series of design led workshops involving stakeholders of Urology services in NHS Scotland. Participants came from 20 specialists’ areas and 6 different NHS Board areas, giving both a broad geographic and functional reach. The first step for the workshops was to identify common Urology patient symptoms, noting their importance. Issues were mapped for each symptom and areas to focus on agreed. Further discussion around these focus areas led to suggestions for sustainable improvement to Urology services. These ranged from additional targeted patient information to support self-management and opt in for treatment, virtual consultations, and dedicated vetting in secondary care, to direct referral for diagnostic tests from primary care and nationally accepted referral guidelines which are easy to access and follow and can be adapted considering local variation. View resource Previous item Next item Scottish Access Collaborative Urology Final Report 2018 Start Now

DHI is collaborating with the Fraser of Allander Institute, SCLD and PAMIS to explore how the PAMIS digital passport could integrate with future NHS and social care digital records, including the National Digital Platform. Learning Disability Pathfinder Project impact Empower people with learning disabilities and their carers to interact and share information with health and social care services in a way that reduces unnecessary repetition and ultimately leads to improved outcomes. Enables people with learning disabilities to share information that is important to them to aid effective interaction and engagement by health and social care practitioners. DHI is collaborating with the Fraser of Allander Institute, SCLD and PAMIS to explore how the PAMIS digital passport could integrate with future NHS and social care digital records, including the National Digital Platform. The Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre are working with the Fraser of Allander Institute, SCLD (Scottish Commission for People with Learning Disabilities) and PAMIS (a third sector organisation that solely supports children, young people and adults with a profound learning and multiple disabilities and their families to lead healthy, valued and inclusive lives) on a short project to better understand how the PAMIS digital passport could integrate with cornerstone NHS and social care electronic records in the near future. Particularly, we are focussing on potential integration with the National Digital Platform (NDP) currently being developed by NHS Education for Scotland (NES). The NDP represents the near future of record keeping in Scotland. Summary To support and inform frontline improvements which will enhance lives by empowering people with learning disabilities and their carers to interact and share information with health and social care services in a way that reduces unnecessary repetition and ensures they have access to, and greater control over, their own health and care data. Impact & value This initial design phase of work consisted of current & future state mapping workshops, producing a wireframe prototype building from the existing PAMIS passport to demonstrate the Art of the Possible. The final project report includes a proposal for continuation/next steps, including development of a functional prototype in a second phase. Progress to date Next steps Partners Project staff Resources DHI’s Co-Design Activities for a Future Digital Passport for People with Profound and Multiple Learning Disabilities Previous project Projects index page Next project