On a mission to speed up innovation in health and care. Scotland’s Chief Scientist (Health), Professor Dame Anna Dominiczak, reflects on how pioneerin
24 March 2023
Good afternoon and welcome to the weekly Futurescot Newsletter, keeping you up-to-date with news and analysis across the public technology and innovation sector.?
In our lead story today, we bring you an exclusive interview with Professor Dame Anna Dominiczak, Chief Scientist (Health) at the Scottish Government. The distinguished clinician and academic is spearheading a fresh drive to speed up the innovation pathway in Scottish health and care, and will speak next week at Health & Care Transformation in Glasgow.
Read that piece in full below and check out our other stories from the week, which includes a special focus on health and care. Don't forget to also register for upcoming Futurescot conferences.
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HEALTH
On a mission to speed up innovation in health and care. Scotland’s Chief Scientist (Health), Professor Dame Anna Dominiczak, reflects on how pioneering data and research offers the opportunity to solve capacity issues in the health service?
Exclusive:?There are currently 625,000 people on a hospital waiting list in Scotland – the highest number on record. It is a sobering statistic, and the causes that lie behind it are complex and multi-factorial. Inevitably, Covid gets the blame for a lot of it, but the problems of dwindling supply and increased demand has a longer tail.?MORE?
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HEALTH
NHS Scotland staff overwhelmingly support innovation as means to improve patient services and tackle Covid backlogs
Nine out of 10 NHS employees in Scotland believe innovation must be ‘at the heart’ of efforts to improve patient services and tackle Covid-related backlogs, according to a new survey. Independent researched commissioned by innovation body InnoScot Health found that most health service staff want to be part of the vital drive for making ground-breaking ideas a reality. MORE?
Accessible mental healthcare through next-generation digital health
Partner content: With greater emphasis on increasing access to support, there has been a surge in mental healthcare services offering evidence-based treatment through diverse channels and approaches. Limited access to travel, mental health stigma, workforce and financial challenges, and digital poverty contribute to the current barriers in accessing treatment.?MORE?
Personal electrocardiogram device becomes first to be recommended for use within NHS Scotland
Partner content: AliveCor, the global leader in FDA-cleared personal electrocardiogram (ECG) technology, has been issued a recommendation from The Scottish Health Technology Group (SHTG) for?KardiaMobile? as an option for detecting and monitoring atrial fibrillation (AF), an irregular heartbeat that increases risk of stroke by 5 times.?MORE?
InnoScot Health’s Innovation team represents gateway to great new NHS ideas
Partner content: InnoScot Health is a formal partner of NHS Scotland of 20 years’ standing, and a proud supporter and developer of workforce-led healthcare innovations. Our Innovation team is the first welcoming point of contact for those great ideas and is constantly evaluating new submissions from health and social care staff across the country.?MORE?
Virtual wards will play a key part in the future of healthcare
Partner content: Virtual wards, better known as Hospital at Home in Scotland, will play a key part in the future of healthcare. They are an extension of the hospital ward, offering patients an alternative to recover somewhere familiar and relaxed during a stressful time. Scotland is ahead of the curve, having introduced the first Hospital at Home service in 2011.?MORE?
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Mobile Access to patient information empowers Community Healthcare across Scotland
Partner content: Already used by over 11,500 healthcare professionals across seven Scottish health boards, Morse puts vital information in the hands of the clinician at the point of care, resulting in better outcomes for the patient. A powerful Electronic Patient Record (EPR) system designed for use in community and secondary care, Morse provides innovative online/offline access to many integrated health systems via mobile devices.?MORE?
CONNECTIVITY
University spinout to bring gigabit speed internet to rural areas with ‘novel spectrum’ technology
An Edinburgh University spinout company is set to bring gigabit speed broadband to rural areas after developing a breakthrough technology. WhiteHaul uses ‘novel spectrum’ technology to vastly improve the backhaul capacity of fibre networks – enhancing internet connectivity over long distances and challenging terrains.?MORE?
FINTECH
FinTech Scotland secures UK Government funding to advance research and innovation with new Glasgow ‘centre of excellence’?
FinTech Scotland – the body representing financial technology organisations – has secured UK Government funding to advance research and innovation in financial regulation. The FinTech Scotland initiative in partnership with industry partners, and with Strathclyde and Glasgow universities, includes the creation of a new collaborative centre of excellence, called The Financial Regulation Innovation Lab.?MORE?
STARTUPS
New head of commercialisation to support Heriot Watt’s startup ambitions??
A new head of commercialisation is set to spearhead support for startup and spinout companies at Edinburgh’s Heriot Watt University.?Grant Wheeler will will to achieve ‘great cohesion’ between academic research, business enterprise and entrepreneurial talent.?MORE?
TECH BRIEFING
HEALTH
InnoScot Health webinar set to share important insights on funding acceleration for innovators
NHS partner InnoScot Health will be holding the second in its series of informative webinars next week (Wednesday, March 29) for innovators looking to enhance their knowledge of potential funding channels.?The accessible, bitesize ‘lunch & learn’ sessions are being hosted on Microsoft Teams and will continue to see InnoScot Health staff regularly sharing their deep knowledge and insights on the innovation journey, while also providing a platform for inspiring guest speakers.?MORE??
EQUALITY
Scotland's tech sector is thriving, but gender and skills gaps remain
The latest BCS Digital Skills Network event headed to Scotland in March. Two hundred delegates packed into a Glasgow venue to listen to prominent speakers discussing the tech sector in the devolved nation. The event attracted speakers from the government, industry, education, training providers, and the third sector.?MORE??
PUBLIC SECTOR IT CONTRACTS?
Local government procurement body invites bids for ￡15m framework contract for digital alarm system
Scotland Excel - the procurement agency for public sector bodies including local government, is inviting bidders for a ￡15m framework contract to provide a common platform to enable and simplify councils’ move to digital telecare. The contract will be for a multi-tenant cloud solution used in Alarm Receiving Centers, delivering the digital capability throughout Scotland.?MORE??
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