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Summarisation of documents of high importance for the business case. < Return to resources Summary of NHS Scotland (NHSS) procurement strategies Morrison, Ciarán Summarisation of documents of high importance for the business case. View resource Previous item Next item

The Rural Centre of Excellence (RCE) in Moray, a pivotal Moray Growth Deal project, boasts cutting-edge facilities and cloud infrastructure supported by a £5 million UK Government investment. Aligned with the digital health and care agenda, the RCE aims to revitalize health services and spur economic recovery in Moray through research and innovation. This report provides an overview of education and training offerings in Moray pertinent to the digital health and care sector. < Return to resources Digital Health and Care Education and Training Provision in Moray Thomas, J., Rimpiläinen, S. The Rural Centre of Excellence (RCE) in Moray, a pivotal Moray Growth Deal project, boasts cutting-edge facilities and cloud infrastructure supported by a £5 million UK Government investment. Aligned with the digital health and care agenda, the RCE aims to revitalize health services and spur economic recovery in Moray through research and innovation. This report provides an overview of education and training offerings in Moray pertinent to the digital health and care sector. 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 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

This paper presents the findings of design research activity undertaken with Macmillan. The research undertaken aimed to explore lived experiences of delivering and accessing services, offering an opportunity to better understand how these practices work and capturing any challenges or opportunities to inform future models of care. This activity also aimed to generate insights around how digital innovation might support the future delivery of services to support the development of a digital outcome. < Return to resources Artificial Intelligence for Improved Cancer Care Hepburn, Leigh-Anne This paper presents the findings of design research activity undertaken with Macmillan. The research undertaken aimed to explore lived experiences of delivering and accessing services, offering an opportunity to better understand how these practices work and capturing any challenges or opportunities to inform future models of care. This activity also aimed to generate insights around how digital innovation might support the future delivery of services to support the development of a digital outcome. View resource Previous item Next item

NHS Education for Scotland (NES) is the national health board with statutory functions for providing, co-ordinating, developing, funding and advising on education, training and workforce development for the NHS and in partnership with SSSC for social care staff. It is a national organisation with a significant regional presence in Scotland. NES is a leader in educational design, delivery and quality assurance. Utilising the very best in technology enabled learning, organisational and leadership development, workforce and learning analytics and digital development, across the entire health and social care workforce and in every community in Scotland, NES will help to facilitate staff to be supported, skilled, capable, digitally enabled and motivated to deliver improved outcomes. Visit Partner's website Previous Item Next Item

The DHI joined the Digital Lifelines programme in March 2022 with the aim of working with delivery partners, organisations delivering services, and people who use drugs, to collaboratively produce a future vision for digitally enabled services to better support people who use drugs. The final report presents an overview of activities and findings from the integrated ‘Discover and Define’ workstream. The report concludes with a synthesis of emerging insights and themes from different perspectives (lived experience, service, sector, policy and digital); and highlights key opportunities for digitally enabled services to support people who use drugs and have multiple, complex, and enduring needs to reduce risk of harm and live well in the community. This will inform the ‘Develop’ phase, to co-design future digital solutions and services. < Return to resources Digital Lifelines: DHI Discover and Define Raman, Sneha., Simms, Harriet. The DHI joined the Digital Lifelines programme in March 2022 with the aim of working with delivery partners, organisations delivering services, and people who use drugs, to collaboratively produce a future vision for digitally enabled services to better support people who use drugs. The final report presents an overview of activities and findings from the integrated ‘Discover and Define’ workstream. The report concludes with a synthesis of emerging insights and themes from different perspectives (lived experience, service, sector, policy and digital); and highlights key opportunities for digitally enabled services to support people who use drugs and have multiple, complex, and enduring needs to reduce risk of harm and live well in the community. This will inform the ‘Develop’ phase, to co-design future digital solutions and services. View resource Previous item Next item

This is the Executive summary to College-Innovation Centre Pilot Programme, FUTUREquipped, which ran over 12 months in 2018-19. The project was the largest college innovation project to date in Scotland, involving four Innovation Centres and 13 Scottish FE colleges. < Return to resources A College–Innovation Centre Pilot Programme End of Programme Report FUTUREquipped Project This is the Executive summary to College-Innovation Centre Pilot Programme, FUTUREquipped, which ran over 12 months in 2018-19. The project was the largest college innovation project to date in Scotland, involving four Innovation Centres and 13 Scottish FE colleges. View resource Previous item Next item

This report details Canada's journey towards its national Electronic Health Record (EHR) system from 2001 to 2015. This involved choosing hub-and-spoke repositories over decentralised, point-to-point exchange systems like Estonia did. Canada's approach also includes strategic investment by Infoway, shared governance with deputy ministers of health, and collaborative efforts to administer federal funds, reducing long-term costs and implementation time. < Return to resources Canadian Journey to a National Electronic Health Record Rimpiläinen, Sanna This report details Canada's journey towards its national Electronic Health Record (EHR) system from 2001 to 2015. This involved choosing hub-and-spoke repositories over decentralised, point-to-point exchange systems like Estonia did. Canada's approach also includes strategic investment by Infoway, shared governance with deputy ministers of health, and collaborative efforts to administer federal funds, reducing long-term costs and implementation time. View resource Previous item Next item

City of Glasgow College is Scotland’s largest technological and professional skills college. Its award-winning twin-site super campus in the heart of Glasgow offers outstanding resources and opportunities for students to gain essential skills for their future careers. Innovative approaches to teaching and learning enable personalised development across a range of subjects on campus and online. Up to 8,000 graduates leave the college each year ready for the world of work. The Scottish branch of the Institute of Innovation and Knowledge Exchange (Scottish IKE) is based at City of Glasgow College. Since its inception in 2017, Scottish IKE has been a key asset in developing innovation at City, through the initiation, development and delivery of partnership-led innovation and applied research projects. Visit Partner's website Previous Item Next Item

This report presents a review of relevant Scottish and UK strategies, policies, frameworks, and action plans (2019-2021) to form a strategic case of support for DHI’s efforts to facilitate the development of digitally skilled workforce in Scotland. < Return to resources Mapping Policies Relating to the Digital Transformation of Health and Care Sector and the Associated Workforce Skills and Capabilities in Scotland and the UK Morrison, C., Rimpiläinen, S. & Thomas, J. This report presents a review of relevant Scottish and UK strategies, policies, frameworks, and action plans (2019-2021) to form a strategic case of support for DHI’s efforts to facilitate the development of digitally skilled workforce in Scotland. View resource Previous item Next item

This Executive Digest was the output from a Digital Health Uptake project webinar to explore the role of digital health technologies for people living with chronic diseases, with a particular focus on diabetes, the evidence frameworks that create the conditions for market acceptance of digital medical devices, and the most appropriate approach to evidence generation from the viewpoint of various stakeholders. < Return to resources DHU Executive Digest Reilly, Grant This Executive Digest was the output from a Digital Health Uptake project webinar to explore the role of digital health technologies for people living with chronic diseases, with a particular focus on diabetes, the evidence frameworks that create the conditions for market acceptance of digital medical devices, and the most appropriate approach to evidence generation from the viewpoint of various stakeholders. View resource Previous item Next item

The #DigiInventors Challenge empowers young people to develop digital, design, entrepreneurial, and STEM skills while exploring careers in health and social care. By equipping them to tackle real-world challenges, the competition fosters creativity, technology, and problem-solving. Bringing together diverse sectors, it inspires the next generation of innovators to design impactful solutions for the future of healthcare. Primary school edition is now live! register here Invent Today. Impact Tomorrow. Invent Today. Impact Tomorrow. Don’t Just Take Our Word for It... Hear from the pupils, teachers and partners who’ve experienced the #DigiInventors Challenge first-hand. From classroom creativity to real-world impact, these stories show what the Challenge is all about in their own words. As a teacher, it’s been incredibly rewarding to guide our team of four students through the #DigiInventors Challenge. The boys worked diligently on every aspect of the project, from market research to user experience, and even explored manufacturing processes and production costs. The hands-on experience they gained was invaluable and seeing them present their ideas to both local and international teams, a critical step towards ultimately winning the competition, was truly inspiring. I would highly encourage other schools to get involved in #DigiInventors - it’s an excellent program that helps students develop critical skills in design, technology, and teamwork, while also fostering a real-world understanding of how innovation can positively impact society. Josh Farquhar - Merchiston Castle School, Edinburgh, Scotland Partnering with the Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre has been a fantastic experience for Scottish Hockey. It has allowed us to connect with partners and change-makers beyond our usual scope. We highly recommend getting involved with the #DigiInventors Challenge. Keith Macleod, Scottish Hockey It was an honour and a privilege to be asked for the 2nd year running to support the #DigiInventors Challenge, an innovative program designed to inspire and empower young people to develop #entrepreneurial and #digitalskills while raising awareness of career opportunities in the #digitalhealth and care sector. By participating in the #DigiInventors Challenge, young people have the opportunity to unleash their entrepreneurial spirit, explore digital innovation, and potentially create solutions that could transform digital health and care provision for their peers. James Steel Global Scot I wanted to extend my heartfelt thanks for the incredible design of the challenge for our children. The awards ceremony was also excellent and left a lasting impression on everyone who attended. Your communication throughout the entire process was very good, ensuring that all participants were well-informed and all of the information was received and checked before the deadlines. The competition made a significant impact on my class, and we are grateful for the dedication and creativity the team of organisers brought to this event. Joanne Dunse, Class Teacher Kirkhill Primary School The Young STEM Leader Programme is an inspiring award that uses STEM as a platform to develop leadership, communication and employability skills in young people. We're pleased to partner with #DigiInventors Challenge which embodies these attributes. All young people involved will automatically qualify for a Young STEM Leader Award to further recognise the innovative approaches they’ve taken to complete the Challenge. Dr Sharon Macnab Young STEM Leader Programme Manager Initiatives like the #DigiInventors Challenge are crucial. This year, our second-year students participated in an inspiring bootcamp where they pitched innovative ideas to industry leaders, explored VR technology for a real-world job simulation and developed critical thinking and collaboration skills through feedback sessions. These experiences pushed them beyond their comfort zones, fostering lifelong skills in business, creativity, and resilience. Jack Walker, Computing Science Teacher St Georges School The #DigiInventors competition has been an incredible experience for our school, as we have participated for many years now. It’s been amazing to see how the challenge refines each year, consistently raising the bar in innovation and engagement. Our students benefit greatly from interacting with insightful professors and leaders from the UAE and Scotland, receiving invaluable feedback on their ideas and pitching techniques. They also have the unique opportunity of interacting with students who reside in Scotland! Mrs Zaineb Mahdi, Assistant Headteacher & Cluster Director Innovation and Digital Technology, GEMS Wellington International School Dubai The #DigiInventors Challenge has been part of our S2 curriculum for six years, providing students a fun and engaging way to develop invaluable transferrable skills. It sets student learning in real-world context, inspiring them to make a difference to physical and mental health challenges facing young people today – all while developing confidence, creativity, problem solving, teamwork and digital skills. Working with industry experts gives the opportunity to turn their creative ideas into potentially life-changing innovations. Sarah Wyllie, Teacher Marr College In the press We were proud to celebrate the winners of the #DigiInventors Challenge Young entrepreneurs win health innovation challenge #DigiInventors Challenge, Education and Charity Ambassador Scots tot with cerebral palsy inspires 11-year-old sister to invent award-winning device to help children like her walk Dubai: School students invent tech to read brain activity in schizophrenics The Challenge that started in Scotland now embraced in Dubai Tennis ace Andy Murray backs challenge for Scottish secondary schools Interviews Blogs Gripping Innovation: #DigiInventors Winners Take Centre Stage Young Innovators Celebrated at #DigiInventors Challenge 2025 Award Ceremony

Brian O’ConnorBoard Member (Industry) < Return to team Brian O’Connor Board Member (Industry) After growing up in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Brian developed his career as a consultant, manager and investor. Brian has worked in the UK, US and Hong Kong and has vast experience as a company director in a variety of industries. He is currently providing strategic advice to Governments, International organizations and companies on the challenges facing healthcare in general and specifically on the Connected Health opportunity. Brian created the European Connected Health Alliance, a not-for-profit organisation which connects Governments, Industry, Research Institutes, Health Services, Patient Groups, etc. The Mission is to listen to the needs of patients and citizens and to introduce solutions, to provide better care. Email LinkedIn Related Projects Next team member Previous team page Team page

The Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre (DHI) is a catalyst for change and a conduit for NHS reform. We harness Research & Innovation (R&I) to support the essential recovery and digitally enabled transformation of health and social care services. Home / Industry Collaborate with us! The Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre (DHI) is a catalyst for change and a conduit for NHS reform. We harness Research & Innovation (R&I) to support the essential recovery and digitally enabled transformation of health and social care services. We help companies get their digital health & care innovations to market. We have 10+ years’ experience working with stakeholders in the NHS, academia, the Scottish Government, third sector, funders and industry to support cross-sectoral collaboration and digital health and care innovation . We understand the complexity of health and social care customer needs and opaque procurement systems. We are an integral part of Scotland’s HealthTech innovation ecosystem and chair the Digital and Data subgroup of the Life Sciences Industry Leadership Group. We can help you gain a better understanding of health and social care needs navigate policy and funding landscapes identify and connect with the right support for your innovation’s stage of development co-develop products and services that fully address customer needs and keep the person at the centre Tiered support We offer different levels of support depending on the stage of your innovation journey. We use a 3-strand innovation model to assess and progress readiness levels. Technical readiness - TRL Business readiness - BRL Service readiness - SRL SR L 1 De m a nd / N e ed s A n al y sis SR L 2 C u s t om e r & S/ h o l d er Gap A n al y sis S R L 6 R eal W o r ld E n vi r on m e n t p il o t t e s ts SR L 4 F u t u r e s t a t e o p tions c o - d esig n ed SR L 3 C u r r e n t S t a t e U n d e r s t o o d SR L 5 Fu t u r e S t a t e a c c e p t e d SR L 7 E v al u a tion & e vid e n c e c on c l u d e d SR L 8 C ase f o r s c ale d e v elop e d S R L 9 Se r vic e c h a n g e i m p le m e n t ed B R L 1 C om m e r c ial I d e a BRL3 Mar k e t Seg m e n t - n & Anal y sis B R L 2 E arly Mar k e t R esea r c h B R L 4 V al u e P r op & R e g R e q ts K n o w n B R L 6 D e fin e d P r od u c t R e q ts B R L 5 B u siness Mod e l I t e r a tion B R L 7 V ali d a t e d B u siness Mod e l BRL8 R e g u l a t o r y Ap p r o v al & Fi r s t Sales B R L 9 C om m e r c ial S c ali n g TRL1 Sci e n tific R esea r c h TRL4 T e c hn i c al V alid a tion TRL6 Fully fu n c tional P r o t oty p e TRL7 Full S y s t e m De m o TRL8 S y s t e m Quali fi ed TRL9 P r od u c t In m ar k e t TR L 5 R e fi n e m e n t I n t er - ope r a b ility TR L 3 P r o o f o f C on c e p t TRL2 B asic p rin c ipl e s s t u d ied This readiness framework has been established after years of research: ©Hughes 2021 - Scaling digital health innovation: developing a new 'service readiness level' framework of evidence Women's Health Innovation is one of DHI's priority areas for Industry engagement. The market opportunity in Women's Health is forecast to reach a $1 Trillion economic opportunity by 2040 (McKinsey Health Institute Insight Report: Closing the Women’s Health Gap). As a nation that developed the UK’s first Women’s Health Plan inequalities, Scotland is well positioned to take advantage of this opportunity. DHI is committed to creating the conditions for collaboration that will help companies develop a full understanding of customer and system needs and the Women's Cardiovascular Health Data workshops are part of this work. Key contact Dr Abigail Lyons Senior Business Innovation Manager The primary contact for industry collaboration, specialising in digital health innovation and women's cardiovascular health, supporting companies in bringing health technologies to market. View bio Spotlighting impactful innovation DHI Industry Engagement Plan 2024 – 2027 This plan describes the evolution, substance and intended implementation of DHI’s refreshed approach to commercial industry engagement. It aims to help more Scottish SMEs, start-ups and spin outs take their innovations to health and social care markets through focusing on Top Tier suppliers to the NHS and social care providers as their key customers. Read engagement plan Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre Phase 2 - Year 4 Annual Report (August 2023 to July 2024) DHI Year 5 annual report covers the main activities and overall achievements and impacts. Read the latest Annual report Digital Mental Health Innovation Cluster : Annual Report 2023-2024 In 2022, the Scottish Government commissioned DHI to establish the DMHIC, launched in March 2022 to support Action 15.7 of the Mental Health – Scotland’s Transition and Recovery Plan through digital innovation. This report, by the Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre (DHI), outlines DMHIC's progress from August 2023 to July 2024. Read the report Digital and Data Across Scotland - new report DHI is excited to contribute to this special report on Scotland's digital healthcare landscape. HTN explores the current and future state of digital healthcare, featuring insights from the Scottish Government, NHS National Services Scotland, and the Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre. Read the report DHI 10 Year Strategy DHI facilitates collaboration between commercial, academic, and healthcare sectors to expedite research and innovation adoption, leveraging its robust delivery history to support the goals outlined in its 10-year strategy. Read the strategy DHU Executive Digest Digital tools for the self-management of chronic diseases: Mode of action and conditions of market success. Read latest resource Daring to consider “The art of the possible" A Holyrood Magazine interview with our CEO, Professor George Crooks OBE. Read more The Rural Centre of Excellence (RCE) The RCE for digital health and care in Moray is a £5 million initiative funded by the UK Government and delivered by the Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre through the Moray Growth Deal. Learn more Innovation clusters We facilitate an innovation cluster approach to support collaboration between academic, business and civic sectors including citizens, health, social care and housing partners. Explore our clusters #DigiInventors Challenge Inspiring and empowering young people to identify and develop entrepreneurial and digital skills while raising awareness of career opportunities in the digital health and care sector. Get involved What we do DHI plays a pivotal role in creating and supporting collaborations that co-design person-centred digital health and social care solutions across service, technical, and business innovation. Discover how we do it Innovation clusters DHI facilitates a growing portfolio of Scottish innovation clusters to share learning, skills, experience and collaborate on new ideas to solve key health and social care challenges Explore our innovation clusters Design innovation Design Innovation is at the core of DHI and runs right through its innovation process, enabling direct engagement with quadruple helix organisations and individuals to define requirements, align different perspectives, and provide a stable foundation for scalable, adoption ready health and social care solutions. Experience design led innovation Join our network Become part of an exclusive community, that wants to collaborate and transform great ideas into real digital health and social care solutions. Share your interests and expertise, to receive tailored emails to participate in activities that align with your preferences. Join our network Other related pages Our team DHI comprises a team of multi-cultural and multi-lingual individuals, with extensive skills, experience, and a shared commitment to transform great ideas into real digital health and social care solutions. Meet the team Funding Finding and engaging with relevant funding organisations can be challenging. DHI has partnered with The Data Lab to provide access to their funding finder – a search tool that leverages data and AI to navigate the UK funding system. Access funding News Keep up to date with the latest digital health and social care news from across the sector. Read the latest news Who we are DHI is a key enabler and catalyst for change, occupying a unique and visible position at the heart of the innovation ecosystem for digital health and social care, in Scotland. Get to know us Expert insights Dive into the latest expert insights and elevate your understanding of the digital health and social care sector. Gain expert insights Innovation clusters DHI facilitates a growing portfolio of Scottish innovation clusters to share learning, skills, experience and collaborate on new ideas to solve key health and social care challenges Explore our innovation clusters Design innovation Design Innovation is at the core of DHI and runs right through its innovation process, enabling direct engagement with quadruple helix organisations and individuals to define requirements, align different perspectives, and provide a stable foundation for scalable, adoption ready health and social care solutions. Experience design led innovation Events DHI is keen to support knowledge exchange and the sharing of best practice. Explore the latest digital health and social care events taking place from across the sector. Explore events Skills DHI collaborates with key stakeholders, at strategic and operational level, to generate a future skills pipeline into the digital health and social care sector. Elevate your skills Resources DHI undertakes research, facilitates international knowledge exchange, and publishes academic outputs, grey literature, white papers and a variety of other digital resources focused on digital health and social care. Browse our resources Health and care In the complex landscape of health and social care, numerous terms are frequently employed to describe the integration of technology in health and social care services. DHI prefers a more inclusive and simplified approach to our terminology. Our definition DHI exchange DHI’s space for you to innovate! Our DHI exchange is one of Scotland’s key national assets to support health and social care service transformation. Access our health data exchange Resources Self-help Resources DHI has a range of resources that companies at all stages of their innovation journey can access: Monthly newsletter when you join our network [LINK to latest copy of newsletter] Resource Library – Case Studies, Blogs, Market Reports and Industry Insights [LINK to new Industry Resource page] Digital Mental Health Innovation Cluster membership [LINK to DMHIC page] Healthy Ageing Innovation Cluster membership [LINK to HAIC page] Webinars and Events [LINK to Events page if this is a thing OR to any page where upcoming events are listed] Bespoke Support We offer tailored support to companies that are closer to market and/or are more aligned with our strategic priorities. 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Join our citizen panel to participate in co-design and living labs of the next generation of digital health and social care solutions. Join our citizen panel First name* Last name* Email* Phone How do you describe your gender? Male Female Non-binary Prefer not to say Other Where in Scotland do you live? (you must reside in Scotland to join our citizen panel)* Aberdeen City Council Aberdeenshire Council Angus Council Argyll and Bute Council City of Edinburgh Council Clackmannanshire Council Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (formerly Western Isles) Dumfries and Galloway Council Dundee Council East Ayrshire Council East Dunbartonshire Council East Lothian Council East Renfrewshire Council Falkirk Council Fife Council Glasgow City Council Inverclyde Council Midlothian Council North Ayrshire Council Orkney Islands Council Perth and Kinross Council Renfrewshire Council Scottish Borders Council Shetland Islands Council South Ayrshire Council South Lanarkshire Council Stirling Council The Highland Council The Moray Council West Dunbartonshire Council West Lothian Council If you select “The Moray Council”* I do not reside in Moray Elgin Elgin rural Forres Forres rural Buckie Buckie rural Keith Keith rural Speyside Other Are you:* Industry Health and care provider Academia and education provider Wider public sector Third sector Other Are any of the following areas of interest to you?* Neurological conditions (eg MS) Parkinson Motor Neuron Respiratory conditions (eg COPD) Asthma Mental Health Cardiac (eg Heart Failure) Atrial Fibrillation Diabetes Dementia Cancer Weight management Wellbeing Carers Support If located in Moray region, are you interested in the following Living Labs: * N/A - Don't live in Moray region Supported Self-Management (LL1) Long Term Conditions Co-Management (LL2) Care in the Community (LL3) Smart Housing/Communities (LL4) Mental Wellbeing (LL5) Skills and Workforce Development (including digital skills) I would describe my ability to use digital technologies as:* Basic Moderate Intermediate Advanced I have read and understood the DHI Privacy Policy * Submit

This research report, conducted in collaboration with Skills Development Scotland, examines the required skills, career pathways, and educational opportunities across six critical occupational categories - Software Developers, Product Owners, Implementation Facilitators, Knowledge Engineers, Health Data Analysts, and Cyber Security Specialists - in digital health and care in Scotland. < Return to resources Spotlight on Careers in Digital Health and Care: Addressing Future Workforce Development Needs in Digital Health and Care Rimpiläinen, Sanna and Morrison, Ciarán and Nielsen, Søren Lange and Rooney, Laura This research report, conducted in collaboration with Skills Development Scotland, examines the required skills, career pathways, and educational opportunities across six critical occupational categories - Software Developers, Product Owners, Implementation Facilitators, Knowledge Engineers, Health Data Analysts, and Cyber Security Specialists - in digital health and care in Scotland. View resource Previous item Next item

This document provides a description of the work undertaken by the DHI, led by the Glasgow School of Art (GSA) in partnership with NHS Lanarkshire, to innovate care for people living with type 2 diabetes. The project was undertaken between December 2017 and May 2019, with the purpose of informing the strategy for delivering person-centred care for diabetes type 2 in Lanarkshire. The report is accompanied by a short film illustrating the co-design process, and a policy review undertaken by DHI colleagues based at the University of Strathclyde. < Return to resources Transforming Conversations about Type 2 Diabetes Raman, Sneha and Teal, Gemma This document provides a description of the work undertaken by the DHI, led by the Glasgow School of Art (GSA) in partnership with NHS Lanarkshire, to innovate care for people living with type 2 diabetes. The project was undertaken between December 2017 and May 2019, with the purpose of informing the strategy for delivering person-centred care for diabetes type 2 in Lanarkshire. The report is accompanied by a short film illustrating the co-design process, and a policy review undertaken by DHI colleagues based at the University of Strathclyde. View resource Previous item Next item

Dr Abigail LyonsSenior Business Innovation Manager < Return to team Dr Abigail Lyons Senior Business Innovation Manager Dr Abigail Lyons leads on Industry engagement. She helps companies advance the market readiness of their digital health products & services, connecting them with the right support for their stage of development. She also leads a women’s health theme, with a focus on cardiovascular health data. Abby qualified in Immunology and Molecular Biology and her subsequent career has woven through the triple helix of industry, academia and the public sector in Scotland and the US. She worked as a postdoc researcher at the Mayo Clinic and a product development scientist in the Cardiac Surgery division of Medtronic in Minnesota. More recently, she was a programme manager at Scottish Enterprise where she managed complex multi-partner initiatives across a range of sectors and led collaborative teams to commercialise customer-centric technologies and spin-out investor-ready companies. Email LinkedIn Related Projects Next team member Previous team page Team page

Home / Projects DHI collaborates with partners to co-design digital health and social care solutions to key Scottish health challenges. Browse our project portfolio DHI exchange DHI’s space for you to innovate! Our DHI exchange is one of Scotland’s key national assets to support health and social care service transformation. Learn more Innovation clusters DHI facilitates a growing portfolio of Scottish innovation clusters to share learning, skills, experience and collaborate on new ideas to solve key health and social care challenges Explore our innovation clusters Who we are DHI is a key enabler and catalyst for change, occupying a unique and visible position at the heart of the innovation ecosystem for digital health and social care, in Scotland. Get to know us What we do DHI plays a pivotal role in creating and supporting collaborations that co-design person-centred digital health and social care solutions across service, technical, and business innovation. Discover how we do it Our team DHI comprises a team of multi-cultural and multi-lingual individuals, with extensive skills, experience, and a shared commitment to transform great ideas into real digital health and social care solutions. Meet the team Health and care In the complex landscape of health and social care, numerous terms are frequently employed to describe the integration of technology in health and social care services. DHI prefers a more inclusive and simplified approach to our terminology. Our definition Funding Finding and engaging with relevant funding organisations can be challenging. DHI has partnered with The Data Lab to provide access to their funding finder – a search tool that leverages data and AI to navigate the UK funding system. Access funding Design innovation Design Innovation is at the core of DHI and runs right through its innovation process, enabling direct engagement with quadruple helix organisations and individuals to define requirements, align different perspectives, and provide a stable foundation for scalable, adoption ready health and social care solutions. Experience design led innovation Skills DHI collaborates with key stakeholders, at strategic and operational level, to generate a future skills pipeline into the digital health and social care sector. Elevate your skills Resources DHI undertakes research, facilitates international knowledge exchange, and publishes academic outputs, grey literature, white papers and a variety of other digital resources focused on digital health and social care. Browse our resources News Keep up to date with the latest digital health and social care news from across the sector. Read the latest news Events DHI is keen to support knowledge exchange and the sharing of best practice. Explore the latest digital health and social care events taking place from across the sector. Register to attend Our team DHI comprises a team of multi-cultural and multi-lingual individuals, with extensive skills, experience, and a shared commitment to transform great ideas into real digital health and social care solutions. Meet the team Funding Finding and engaging with relevant funding organisations can be challenging. DHI has partnered with The Data Lab to provide access to their funding finder – a search tool that leverages data and AI to navigate the UK funding system. Access funding News Keep up to date with the latest digital health and social care news from across the sector. Read the latest news Who we are DHI is a key enabler and catalyst for change, occupying a unique and visible position at the heart of the innovation ecosystem for digital health and social care, in Scotland. Get to know us Expert insights Dive into the latest expert insights and elevate your understanding of the digital health and social care sector. Gain expert insights Innovation clusters DHI facilitates a growing portfolio of Scottish innovation clusters to share learning, skills, experience and collaborate on new ideas to solve key health and social care challenges Explore our innovation clusters Design innovation Design Innovation is at the core of DHI and runs right through its innovation process, enabling direct engagement with quadruple helix organisations and individuals to define requirements, align different perspectives, and provide a stable foundation for scalable, adoption ready health and social care solutions. Experience design led innovation Events DHI is keen to support knowledge exchange and the sharing of best practice. Explore the latest digital health and social care events taking place from across the sector. Explore events Skills DHI collaborates with key stakeholders, at strategic and operational level, to generate a future skills pipeline into the digital health and social care sector. Elevate your skills Resources DHI undertakes research, facilitates international knowledge exchange, and publishes academic outputs, grey literature, white papers and a variety of other digital resources focused on digital health and social care. Browse our resources Health and care In the complex landscape of health and social care, numerous terms are frequently employed to describe the integration of technology in health and social care services. DHI prefers a more inclusive and simplified approach to our terminology. Our definition DHI exchange DHI’s space for you to innovate! Our DHI exchange is one of Scotland’s key national assets to support health and social care service transformation. Access our health data exchange