DIGITAL HEALTH AND MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES
The dispersed population and unique geography of the Highlands and Islands makes it the ideal location to develop, test and trial new and innovative technologies in digital healthcare. Digital technologies can remove the need for patients to travel to hospital and allow them to manage long term conditions more effectively, while reducing costs for the healthcare system.
Often digital healthcare goes hand in hand with medical technologies: a physical device measures something and the generated data is analysed by a software which results in faster or more tailored treatment. For example, people living with diabetes use a monitoring device to keep an eye on their blood sugar levels - and they can keep track of their measurements and control the device with a mobile app.
Medical technologies are transforming how healthcare is delivered and help to test and diagnose at the place of patient care - may it be the hospital bed, the GP practice or their home.
Digital Health and Medical technologies
Across our region there is:
Published on 10/05/2024
employees at Lifescan one of the country's largest life sciences companies
national NHS reference laboratories
dedicated research nurses at the Highland Clinical Research Facility
CORPORATEHEALTH INTERNATIONAL
Find out more about the Danish company providing an innovative service for a tried and tested technology.
READ MORE ABOUT THE CORPORATEHEALTH PARTNERSHIP PROJECT
Ground-breaking work carried out in the Highlands and Islands is being evaluated by NHS Scotland and the Digital Health Institute.