A WEEK of events showcasing the innovative and valuable work of telehealth and telecare will take place in Scotland next month (October) and will feature key presentations from the Scottish dallas project, Living it Up. The Scottish Telehealth and Telecare … Continue reading →
by Keith Andrews June 17 2013, 5:45 am Doctors are now trading clipboards for powerful new tablets. As Apple, Google and other major providers are releasing new devices, the industry continues to grow. When these devices give way to the … Continue reading →
By Christopher Williams, Technology, Media and Telecoms Editor 3:28PM BST 15 May 2013 SmartWard, the winner of a Telegraph competition for innovative mobile apps, has been awarded £50,000 by Seedcamp, a leading technology venture capital fund. The smartphone and tablet … Continue reading →
By FIONA McKAY TWO multi-million, technological health pro- grammes have been launched officially to help deliver better healthcare in people’s homes. Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing Alex Neil MSP unveiled the two Telehealth and Telecare programmes, worth £2.8million, when … Continue reading →
Scientists used an iPhone 4S to diagnose intestinal worm infections in schoolchildren in rural Tanzania. They attached an $8 (£5) ball lens to the handset camera lens, and used a cheap torch and double-sided tape to create an improvised microscope. … Continue reading →
By Helen Jackson on January 31, 2013 ARGYLL, the UK’s leading provider of safeguarding services, today announced the launch of Companion, one of a new range of personal safety applications for Smartphones. The app, which is the first of its … Continue reading →
Monday, October 01, 2012 PHOENIX — A new Mayo Clinic study confirms the use of smartphones medical images to evaluate stroke patients in remote locations through telemedicine. The study, the first to test the effectiveness of smartphone teleradiology applications in … Continue reading →
Foreword by Robert Madelin, Director General, DG CONNECT Launched at the media partner’s event, European Health Forum Gastein (EHFG) 2012 In partnership with: How are you?; GSK; Novo Nordisk; and SanofiA full copy of the European Directory of Health Apps … Continue reading →
Health Informatics Scotland sold out – our conference in Glasgow next week is now sold out with over 330 attendees expected. Never fear you can watch and participate live online via our virtual conference environment (firewalls and security permitting). You … Continue reading →
Best NHS Scotland use of innovative IT for patient care This award goes to the NHS Scotland team demonstrating the most innovative product in use within a clinical setting for direct patient care. The product maybe entirely new or a … Continue reading →