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PainChek® is a clinically validated pain assessment tool initially designed to improve pain management for individuals with moderate to severe dementia in aged care settings. Using a combination of AI technology, facial analysis, and the Numeric Rating Scale (NRS), PainChek® detects pain cues even when they are not overtly obvious. With a strong reputation across the industry, PainChek® has facilitated over 4.1 million clinical assessments in aged care facilities worldwide. To explore the full cost benefits from the implementation of PainChek® and inform national strategic planning, an independent assessment of the tool was undertaken by a team from Edinburgh Napier University (ENU) between July 2024 and April 2025. Overall, the evaluation concluded that PainChek® shows promise as a tool to enhance pain management in Scottish care homes by improving pain assessment and potentially leading to better medication management and quality of life for residents. However, the final report recommended that further research, particularly on cost-benefits along with addressing implementation barriers, is crucial for making informed decisions about its wider rollout. The Edinburgh Napier University evaluation team would like to acknowledge the support of Nicky Cronin, David Marshall and Nicola McCardle from the Care Inspectorate for facilitating the desk review phase and the successful coordination of the field phase of this project. < Return to resources Evaluation of a Digital Solution for the Assessment and Management of Pain in Scottish Care Services Nyangu, Isabel and Campbell, Karen and Dunham, Margaret and Samuriwo, Ray and Thompson, Kali PainChek® is a clinically validated pain assessment tool initially designed to improve pain management for individuals with moderate to severe dementia in aged care settings. Using a combination of AI technology, facial analysis, and the Numeric Rating Scale (NRS), PainChek® detects pain cues even when they are not overtly obvious. With a strong reputation across the industry, PainChek® has facilitated over 4.1 million clinical assessments in aged care facilities worldwide. To explore the full cost benefits from the implementation of PainChek® and inform national strategic planning, an independent assessment of the tool was undertaken by a team from Edinburgh Napier University (ENU) between July 2024 and April 2025. Overall, the evaluation concluded that PainChek® shows promise as a tool to enhance pain management in Scottish care homes by improving pain assessment and potentially leading to better medication management and quality of life for residents. However, the final report recommended that further research, particularly on cost-benefits along with addressing implementation barriers, is crucial for making informed decisions about its wider rollout. The Edinburgh Napier University evaluation team would like to acknowledge the support of Nicky Cronin, David Marshall and Nicola McCardle from the Care Inspectorate for facilitating the desk review phase and the successful coordination of the field phase of this project. View resource Previous item Next item

The Digital Diabetes programme, funded by the DHI, comprises seven innovative projects aimed at enhancing diabetes self-management. Experience Labs facilitated by The Glasgow School of Art brought together stakeholders to explore self-management support needs. Findings highlight the importance of personal insight, supportive conversations, and tailored tools for type 1 and type 2 diabetes management. Key opportunities for design innovation include tools for generating personal insight, facilitating conversations, and providing feedback on progress. < Return to resources Digital Diabetes Teal, Gemma and Baillie, Jen and Johnson, Michael and Thorup, Tine The Digital Diabetes programme, funded by the DHI, comprises seven innovative projects aimed at enhancing diabetes self-management. Experience Labs facilitated by The Glasgow School of Art brought together stakeholders to explore self-management support needs. Findings highlight the importance of personal insight, supportive conversations, and tailored tools for type 1 and type 2 diabetes management. Key opportunities for design innovation include tools for generating personal insight, facilitating conversations, and providing feedback on progress. View resource Previous item Next item

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

This paper outlines the rationale behind, and delivery of, a series of simulation projects to explore how digital health and care systems can better integrate to support innovative, co-managed models of care. < Return to resources DHI Demonstration & Simulation Environment DHI Phase 1b - Lessons Learned Chute, Chaloner and Bradley, Jay This paper outlines the rationale behind, and delivery of, a series of simulation projects to explore how digital health and care systems can better integrate to support innovative, co-managed models of care. View resource Previous item Next item

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

The Experience Lab provides a safe, collaborative environment which replicates real life practice within which to trial ideas and engage in design-led activities. These activities place the user at the centre of the design process. This paper will illustrate the Experience Lab through a case study of a project which explored and developed a new concept system for assisted living to support and empower older adults to live independently at home for longer. The Experience Labs provided the opportunity to user-test the initial concept by developing and validating a solution with users. The design-led approach aimed to deliver requirements for the system that were firmly user driven. The Labs provided a safe and realistic environment through which the Lab team helped users explore the concept and share their feedback and ideas for improvement through activities including experience interviewing, workshops, and role-play. < Return to resources Transforming healthcare through design-led innovation French, Tara and Teal, Gemma The Experience Lab provides a safe, collaborative environment which replicates real life practice within which to trial ideas and engage in design-led activities. These activities place the user at the centre of the design process. This paper will illustrate the Experience Lab through a case study of a project which explored and developed a new concept system for assisted living to support and empower older adults to live independently at home for longer. The Experience Labs provided the opportunity to user-test the initial concept by developing and validating a solution with users. The design-led approach aimed to deliver requirements for the system that were firmly user driven. The Labs provided a safe and realistic environment through which the Lab team helped users explore the concept and share their feedback and ideas for improvement through activities including experience interviewing, workshops, and role-play. View resource Previous item Next item

The ‘Digital Imagination’ series presents a collection of experience-led scenarios created from a synthesis of digital health and care co-design and innovation projects in Scotland. The scenarios articulate the potential of digital in health and social care – including the value, impact, and implications on future interactions and experiences. Each scenario involves 3 composite ‘stories’* told from the perspectives of people across the health and social care landscape. < Return to resources Digital Imagination’ series: Imagining a future virtual clinic experience Chute, C. and French, T. (2024). Imagining a digital dermatology future. Digital Health and Care Innovation Centre. The ‘Digital Imagination’ series presents a collection of experience-led scenarios created from a synthesis of digital health and care co-design and innovation projects in Scotland. The scenarios articulate the potential of digital in health and social care – including the value, impact, and implications on future interactions and experiences. Each scenario involves 3 composite ‘stories’* told from the perspectives of people across the health and social care landscape. View resource Previous item Next item

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. < Return to projects Living Lab 4A: Smart Housing, Smart Communities Project impact Transforms care delivery by shifting from reactive responses (e.g. fall alerts) to proactive monitoring, enabling earlier identification of risks and preventative intervention. Improves outcomes for citizens by supporting independence, self-management, and timely access to care through continuous monitoring and personalised insights. Enhances health and care system efficiency by integrating data and technologies, enabling better resource use and informed decision making across services 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. This project aims to transition Technology Enabled Care (TEC) in Moray from a reactive telecare model to proactive, data-driven approach. By integrating digital monitoring technologies and AI-enabled analytics, it supports early identification of health risks and preventative intervention. The pathway has been co-designed with stakeholders and is currently being tested in real-world settings. Summary The anticipated benefits span individuals, services, and the wider health and care system. For citizens, the approach aims to support greater independence, improved safety, earlier access to support, and increased use of self-management tools. Services are expected to benefit from more efficient allocation of resources through earlier intervention and a reduced reliance on emergency responses. At a system level, the work promotes better integration of health, social care, housing, and technology systems, enabling a more coordinated and holistic approach to care delivery. The programme is also generating valuable evidence to inform future planning, helping to shape scalable, data-driven models of care and support investment decisions, particularly in rural and remote communities. Impact & value Extensive stakeholder engagement and co-design workshops were undertaken to identify challenges within existing Technology Enabled Care (TEC) systems and to shape a future-state model. This collaborative approach informed the development of an initial proactive TEC pathway that integrates telecare, telehealth, and remote monitoring technologies to better support individuals in their homes and communities. The work highlighted several key challenges, including system integration, workforce skills gaps, and connectivity issues in rural areas. Early-stage real-world testing of technologies and pathway models has commenced, with ongoing iterative refinement based on stakeholder feedback and emerging insights. Strong support and collaboration have been established across a wide range of sectors, including health, social care, housing, and industry partners, creating a solid foundation for continued development and implementation. Progress to date Next steps Partners Project staff Resources Population Health Management poster Living Lab 4 Previous project Projects index page Next project

The quantified self movement has seen a surge in wearable devices like the popular FitBit, allowing users to monitor vital signs such as blood pressure and heart rate in real-time. By 2019, over half a billion wearables are projected to be in use globally, with a significant portion dedicated to health tracking. However, the integration of data from devices like FitBit into health records is still lacking. < Return to resources Interoperability: what’s it all about? Rooney, Laura The quantified self movement has seen a surge in wearable devices like the popular FitBit, allowing users to monitor vital signs such as blood pressure and heart rate in real-time. By 2019, over half a billion wearables are projected to be in use globally, with a significant portion dedicated to health tracking. However, the integration of data from devices like FitBit into health records is still lacking. View resource Previous item Next item

Design is being performed on an ever-increasing spectrum of complex practices. As a result, there is demand on the articulation of design’s application across disciplinary boundaries. This paper explores this context through acknowledging the retained role of design artefacts in engaging complex, collaborative contexts, and a developing understanding of boundary objects. This paper expands on notions of design artefacts as boundary objects by offering reflections on existing examples from ongoing design research in the context of health and care innovation. Through the process of framing a design problem, live models are developed as dialogical tools with collaborators to validate and inform design solutions. Such models are argued to act as boundary objects that are not static, but living artefacts open to ongoing scrutiny within the design context, offering an understanding of the value and practice of design artefacts in complex, collaborative contexts. < Return to resources Living on the Edge: Design artefacts as boundary objects Johnson, Michael and Ballie, Jen and Thorup, Tine and Brooks, Elizabeth Design is being performed on an ever-increasing spectrum of complex practices. As a result, there is demand on the articulation of design’s application across disciplinary boundaries. This paper explores this context through acknowledging the retained role of design artefacts in engaging complex, collaborative contexts, and a developing understanding of boundary objects. This paper expands on notions of design artefacts as boundary objects by offering reflections on existing examples from ongoing design research in the context of health and care innovation. Through the process of framing a design problem, live models are developed as dialogical tools with collaborators to validate and inform design solutions. Such models are argued to act as boundary objects that are not static, but living artefacts open to ongoing scrutiny within the design context, offering an understanding of the value and practice of design artefacts in complex, collaborative contexts. View resource Previous item Next item

This is a blog post introducing readers to the DHI's Demonstration and Simulation Environment. DHI is examining how services can be redesigned to prioritize citizen-centeredness, accessibility, and usability. The ongoing "Future of Care" challenge is in its scoping stage, focusing on leveraging digital data sharing, communication, and coordination to enhance citizen-centered and integrated health and care services. Use cases from other DHI challenges are being incorporated to ensure broad applicability of the solutions across various service types. < Return to resources DHI's Key Areas of Exploration Chute, Chaloner This is a blog post introducing readers to the DHI's Demonstration and Simulation Environment. DHI is examining how services can be redesigned to prioritize citizen-centeredness, accessibility, and usability. The ongoing "Future of Care" challenge is in its scoping stage, focusing on leveraging digital data sharing, communication, and coordination to enhance citizen-centered and integrated health and care services. Use cases from other DHI challenges are being incorporated to ensure broad applicability of the solutions across various service types. View resource Previous item Next item

The Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre (DHI) is an international leader in the field of Research & Innovation (R&I) in digital health and digitising social care. Meet our partners. Home / Partners Who we work with? The Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre (DHI) is an international leader in the field of Research & Innovation (R&I) in digital health and digitising social care. Meet our partners. "The DHI team provided wide-ranging support to the inception, funding acquisition, successful delivery and reporting of the DYNAMIC-SCOT project. (-) Continued collaboration with DHI colleagues on next phase of this project - DYNAMIC-SCOT2 – and across our portfolio of activities is greatly appreciated." Dr Chris Carlin, Consultant Respiratory Physician and NRS Senior Investigator, NHS GGC "Our partnership (with DHI) is focussed on educating our health and social care delivery teams on new developments impacting the digitisation of the sector. We’re also identifying ways to create agility in our curriculum offer and developing vocational pathways into employment. This year saw our first involvement in the DigiInventors Challenge, and we’re looking forward to seeing how our relationship develops, as our partnership deepens." Stuart McDowall, Head of Innovation & STEM, City of Glasgow College "The Innovation Cluster plays a significant role promoting and coordinating innovation activity in Digital Mental Health across Scotland. The Cluster provides a focal point while providing a dedicated, consistency of approach that will shape the innovation landscape for years to come creating the right environment for innovation to flourish." Chris Wright, Scottish Government National Advisor for Digital Mental Health/ Head of Programme Digital Mental Health "UHI Moray are delighted to have the RCE Demonstrator and Simulation environment housed at our Elgin facility, a building that is dedicated to Life Science and Innovation, we look forward to working with DHI as part of the Moray Growth Deal to bring innovation, job opportunities and skills to the region" David Patterson Principal and Chief Executive, UHI Moray "Our partnership (with DHI) is focussed on educating our health and social care delivery teams on new developments impacting the digitisation of the sector. We’re also identifying ways to create agility in our curriculum offer and developing vocational pathways into employment. This year saw our first involvement in the DigiInventors Challenge, and we’re looking forward to seeing how our relationship develops, as our partnership deepens." Stuart McDowall, Head of Innovation & STEM, City of Glasgow College Filter by Type of partner Academia/ Education Health & Care Provider Industry Other Wider Public Sector Services Aberdeenshire Council Collaborative partner involved in the Community Mental Health and Wellbeing project, supporting the establishment of a national mental health collaborative for Scotland. Abertay University Collaborative partner in the My Cancer mAI project. Recipient of DHI Master's funding. Alcohol and Drugs Action Partner in the BRAVE/ Here4u Project. All Policies For A Healthy Europe DHI is an All Policies for a Healthy Europe Coalition Partner, an intersectoral initiative of NGOs, think tanks, associations, companies, and individuals with a mission to put citizens’ health & well-being at the heart of European policymaking. Anglia Ruskin University Collaborative partner in NHS Clinical Entrepreneurship Programme (CEP). Archangel Collaborative industry partner in the Moray Growth Deal. Asthma UK Collaborative partner involved in the Next Generation Asthma project. Ayrshire College Collaborative partner in the FUTUREquipped project. Bardy Dx Collaborative industry partner involved in the Atrial Fibrillation project. Basque Foundation for Health Research and Innovation (BIOEF) Collaborative partner involved in the Tittan Interreg Europe project activity. Borders College Collaborative partner in the FUTUREquipped project. British Heart Foundation Ran exploratory sessions around community cardiovascular risk improvement. Built Environment SmarterTransformation (BE-ST) Scottish innovation centre and collaborative partner on joint innovation centre programme activity. CENSIS Scottish innovation centre and collaborative partner on joint innovation centre programme activity. Care Inspectorate Collaborative Partner on social care innovation programme. Cirrus Logic Inc Collaborative industry partner involved in the Smartcough project. City of Almere (CAL) Collaborative partner involved in the Tittan Interreg Europe project activity. City of Glasgow College Collaborative academic partner involved in the #DigiInventors Challenge Primary and Secondary Editions and development of future workforce in health and social care. CoSLA National partner leading strategy on Digital Health and Care with SG, collabortaive partner on social care innovation proramme and Digital LIfelines Scotland. Coalition of care and support providers in Scotland (CCPS) Collaborative Partner on social care innovation programme. First Prev 1 Page 1 Next Last

Long-term conditions in Scotland, which include diseases like asthma and COPD, contribute significantly to healthcare utilization and mortality rates. Asthma, characterized by variable symptoms and airflow limitation, lacks a precise understanding of its triggers. This paper proposes using open-source datasets and machine learning to estimate asthma hospitalization rates with a high level of accuracy, aiding in predictive modelling with an 86.67% success rate. < Return to resources Open-source Data Analysis and Machine Learning for Asthma Hospitalisation Rates Chute, Chaloner and Rooney, Laura and Buchanan, Bill and Smales, Adrian and Hepburn, Leigh Anne Long-term conditions in Scotland, which include diseases like asthma and COPD, contribute significantly to healthcare utilization and mortality rates. Asthma, characterized by variable symptoms and airflow limitation, lacks a precise understanding of its triggers. This paper proposes using open-source datasets and machine learning to estimate asthma hospitalization rates with a high level of accuracy, aiding in predictive modelling with an 86.67% success rate. View resource Previous item Next item

This report provides an overview of the Digital Health and Digital Social Care (DH&SC) Industry sector in Scotland and the underpinning methodology used to generate this understanding. The report focuses on actively trading businesses that are headquartered, or have a registered or trading address, in Scotland. It provides a baseline view of the sector in 2025, including information on company type, growth stage, fundraising status and geographic location and an analysis of companies developing products and services for key system pull needs. Sectoral strengths and weaknesses are reviewed and recommendations for next steps made. Overall, the report evidences an emerging DH&SC Industry sector in Scotland that has significant potential to continue growing at pace under the right conditions. < Return to resources Digital Health and Social Care Deep Dive Report Callum Newton, Maarya Omar, Michael Breslin, Evangeline Luckhurst, Hannah Nicholls and Abigail Lyons. This report provides an overview of the Digital Health and Digital Social Care (DH&SC) Industry sector in Scotland and the underpinning methodology used to generate this understanding. The report focuses on actively trading businesses that are headquartered, or have a registered or trading address, in Scotland. It provides a baseline view of the sector in 2025, including information on company type, growth stage, fundraising status and geographic location and an analysis of companies developing products and services for key system pull needs. Sectoral strengths and weaknesses are reviewed and recommendations for next steps made. Overall, the report evidences an emerging DH&SC Industry sector in Scotland that has significant potential to continue growing at pace under the right conditions. View resource Previous item Next item

The World Health Organisation defines Healthy Ageing as maintaining functional ability for well-being in older age. The Aging 2.0 Grand Challenges report identifies 8 key challenges, including Brain Health, Care Coordination, and Financial Wellness. This report aims to provide Scottish-specific data on these challenges to inform innovative digital health solutions explored by the Scottish Healthy Ageing Innovation Cluster. < Return to resources Report on Health Ageing 2.0 Key Challenges: High-Level Review of the Scottish Context Tatsi, Athina The World Health Organisation defines Healthy Ageing as maintaining functional ability for well-being in older age. The Aging 2.0 Grand Challenges report identifies 8 key challenges, including Brain Health, Care Coordination, and Financial Wellness. This report aims to provide Scottish-specific data on these challenges to inform innovative digital health solutions explored by the Scottish Healthy Ageing Innovation Cluster. View resource Previous item Next item

This paper discusses important considerations when developing assistive technology with and for older adults. Two case studies demonstrate the use of Experience Labs to engage older adults in a participatory design process in the early stages of development of novel sensor systems. Firstly, we present the ‘Interaction Space’ as a holistic way to model and understand interaction between people, products, technology, and environments when developing complex systems. It is argued that looking at the interaction between older adults and technology benefits from a holistic view of the Interaction Space in which primary and secondary users are continuously acting together with the technology. We then highlight considerations when developing technology systems with participants who are not confident technology users, to design meaningful spaces for critical reflection and creative collaboration. We conclude that the Experience Lab approach enables a better understanding of the impact of the proposed technologies. < Return to resources Interaction Space: Older Adults and in-Home Systems Blom, Jeroen and French, Tara and Teal, Gemma This paper discusses important considerations when developing assistive technology with and for older adults. Two case studies demonstrate the use of Experience Labs to engage older adults in a participatory design process in the early stages of development of novel sensor systems. Firstly, we present the ‘Interaction Space’ as a holistic way to model and understand interaction between people, products, technology, and environments when developing complex systems. It is argued that looking at the interaction between older adults and technology benefits from a holistic view of the Interaction Space in which primary and secondary users are continuously acting together with the technology. We then highlight considerations when developing technology systems with participants who are not confident technology users, to design meaningful spaces for critical reflection and creative collaboration. We conclude that the Experience Lab approach enables a better understanding of the impact of the proposed technologies. View resource Previous item Next item

These micro learning materials introduce SMART Homes from a health and care perspective, produced by lecturers involved in the FUTUREquipped project. Available units cover various topics, including living independently with sight loss, dementia, mental health issues, and safeguarding individuals while maintaining dignity and privacy. All materials are accessible under the Creative Commons license. < Return to resources Health and Care Sector: Learning Materials - FUTUREquipped Project FUTUREquipped Project These micro learning materials introduce SMART Homes from a health and care perspective, produced by lecturers involved in the FUTUREquipped project. Available units cover various topics, including living independently with sight loss, dementia, mental health issues, and safeguarding individuals while maintaining dignity and privacy. All materials are accessible under the Creative Commons license. View resource Previous item Next item

This report offers a snapshot of various technologies utilized or in development for COVID-19 surveillance as of early April 2020, with detailed descriptions of select apps worldwide. As the situation evolves rapidly, the report acknowledges that developments may have progressed further by the time of publication. < Return to resources Global Examples of COVID-19 Surveillance Technologies Flash Report Rimpiläinen, Sanna and Thomas, Jennifer and Morrison, Ciarán This report offers a snapshot of various technologies utilized or in development for COVID-19 surveillance as of early April 2020, with detailed descriptions of select apps worldwide. As the situation evolves rapidly, the report acknowledges that developments may have progressed further by the time of publication. View resource Previous item Next item

Transforming Diabetes Care through Innovation is a project undertaken by the DHI on behalf of the Scottish Health and Industry Partnership and the Scottish Diabetes Innovation Technology Group. The project aimed to map the current diabetes innovation landscape, gathering an overview of innovation projects undertaken in Scotland with the potential to impact the experiences of people living with diabetes in the next five years. Through engagement with people living with diabetes and relevant health, care and third-sector professionals, it sought to understand unmet needs and identify gaps in the diabetes innovation landscape. This will inform future innovation funding calls for diabetes that are centred on the needs and aspirations of people living with diabetes and the professionals who support them. < Return to resources Transforming Diabetes Care Through Innovation: Identifying Priorities and Mapping The Diabetes Innovation Landscape In Scotland Teal, Gemma, Bruce, Angela and Rossi, Gabriele Transforming Diabetes Care through Innovation is a project undertaken by the DHI on behalf of the Scottish Health and Industry Partnership and the Scottish Diabetes Innovation Technology Group. The project aimed to map the current diabetes innovation landscape, gathering an overview of innovation projects undertaken in Scotland with the potential to impact the experiences of people living with diabetes in the next five years. Through engagement with people living with diabetes and relevant health, care and third-sector professionals, it sought to understand unmet needs and identify gaps in the diabetes innovation landscape. This will inform future innovation funding calls for diabetes that are centred on the needs and aspirations of people living with diabetes and the professionals who support them. View resource Previous item Next item

The Digital Mental Health Innovation Cluster (DMHIC), facilitated by the Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre (DHI) in 2022, continues to strengthen Scotland’s position as a leader in digital mental health. Covering August 2024 to July 2025, this report highlights growth in membership, governance, and activities that have advanced collaboration, knowledge exchange, and solution development. Membership expanded to 234 organisations, supported by a refreshed database. Six events at local, national, and international levels fostered engagement, while three reports set out research and innovation priorities for the sector. Progress was made in ADHD-related research and service innovation, and two funded projects deepened collaboration across academia, industry, and the third sector. Scotland’s leadership in digital mental health gained wider recognition at UK and international levels. Looking ahead, priorities for 2025/26 include strengthening partnerships, preparing for the 2026 Global Digital Mental Health Conference, and using ADHD research to drive service transformation. < Return to resources Digital Mental Health Innovation Cluster (DMHIC) : Annual Report 2024–2025 Boyle, Joanne and Whyte, Anna The Digital Mental Health Innovation Cluster (DMHIC), facilitated by the Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre (DHI) in 2022, continues to strengthen Scotland’s position as a leader in digital mental health. Covering August 2024 to July 2025, this report highlights growth in membership, governance, and activities that have advanced collaboration, knowledge exchange, and solution development. Membership expanded to 234 organisations, supported by a refreshed database. Six events at local, national, and international levels fostered engagement, while three reports set out research and innovation priorities for the sector. Progress was made in ADHD-related research and service innovation, and two funded projects deepened collaboration across academia, industry, and the third sector. Scotland’s leadership in digital mental health gained wider recognition at UK and international levels. Looking ahead, priorities for 2025/26 include strengthening partnerships, preparing for the 2026 Global Digital Mental Health Conference, and using ADHD research to drive service transformation. View resource Previous item Next item