What Constitutes a Delayed Discharge?
A delayed discharge occurs when a patient is clinically ready to leave hospital but cannot do so due to various barriers. These obstacles might include waiting for social care packages,…
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Emergency care systems are challenged by the emergence of an ageing population, requiring tailored inputs facilitated by early care needs assessment. We examined the potential of Machine Learning algorithms to identify in-hospital healthcare contacts…
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The Scottish government has published a refreshed Life Sciences Strategy, setting out steps to build the infrastructure and skills required while harnessing new technologies such as AI.
The strategy, published in November 2025, was co-produced…
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Best Buy’s CFO says in the company’s Q3 earnings call that it record a $192 million asset impairment charge for exiting Best Buy Health, which it says was caused by pressure in…
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NHS Orkney has delayed the launch of its new electronic patient record (EPR) to spring 2026 because of “significant resource challenges”.
The health board signed a deal with Cambric Systems, a supplier of healthcare patient…
NHS Grampian has been advised by private management consultants KPMG to consider replacing up to 40% of its back-office staff with AI to save money.
The recommendation is one of 27 cost-cutting measures suggested by…
Finn Stevenson, co-founder and chief executive, Flok Health (Credit: Flok Health)
Exclusive: An AI-powered physiotherapy clinic has secured Class IIa Medical Device approval under EU regulations, meaning that it can carry out diagnostic decisions…
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Scotland’s version of the NHS App will not be made available across the country until April 2026, the Scottish government has announced.
The online service, renamed from ‘Digital Front Door’ to ‘MyCare.Scot’, will be delivered…
(L to R) Dr Yola Jones of Seluna, Dr Ruth Hamilton, Dr Scott Black of Seluna, Prof Haytham Kubba, and Innes Taylor of Seluna (Credit: Martin Shields Photography)
Glasgow-based MedTech firm Seluna has launched…
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Swedish digital therapy firm Mindler has acquired ieso Digital Health UK, an online talking therapies service available to more than 20 million adults through the NHS.
The acquisition will combine Mindler’s digital therapy platform with…
