Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre

Following the recent news from the First Minister that annual funding of up to £8 million has been allocated to the Scottish Innovation Centres, delivered through the Scottish Funding Council (SFC), DHI is delighted to share our new "10-Year Strategy 2024 – 2033: Transforming great ideas into real solutions". This document outlines how the Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre will deliver its vision by aligning the combined resources and expertise on 7 key strategic priority areas over the next 10 years. View the strategy: https://lnkd.in/ezSjMU2w University of Strathclyde, Computer and Information Sciences University of Strathclyde, The Glasgow School of Art, School of Innovation and Technology - The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow City Innovation District; John Jeans CBE, George Crooks OBE, Moira Mackenzie, Janette Hughes, Chaloner Chute, Grant Reilly FCIM, Don McIntyre, William Kendall, Joanne Boyle, Abigail Lyons, Pamela Mooney, Michelle Brogan, Dr Sanna Rimpiläinen, Dr. Margaret Whoriskey MBE, Shirley Sharp, BRIAN O'CONNOR, Charles Sweeney Madeline Smith

Best wishes for the festive period from everyone at the Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre! In line with the University of Strathclyde’s Christmas break, DHI will close our office at 17:00 today (Friday 20 December) and re-open on Monday 06 January 2025 at 09:00. We look forward to seeing you all in the new year!

We are delighted to see Karim Mahmoud, our Commercial Innovation Lead at the Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre (DHI), contributing to the Community Mental Wealth initiative in Moray. This pioneering approach focuses on unlocking the mental, physical, and social wealth of communities through collaboration and innovation. By placing community wellbeing at the heart of progress. This initiative will play a central role in DHI's work going forward, as we continue to drive impactful change in digital health and social care. Read more about this transformative work in our blog 👉 https://lnkd.in/dFyS7WX8   You can also view the article in The Herald here 👉 https://lnkd.in/daTaJzKC #MentalWealth #Innovation #DigitalHealth #Scotland #Moray 

Last chance to register for our 2 virtual satellite sessions as part of #DigiFest2024! 📆 Today at 15:00, we are hosting our Smart Communities Facilitating Digital Access and Inclusion Webinar to present a number of exemplary approaches from Scotland and further afield developments in smart communities chaired by Professor Margaret Whoriskey MBE - Don't miss out! Register now: https://lnkd.in/e65uGS6V 📆 Tomorrow at 14:00 we are hosting our Skills Event: Attracting a Future Talent Pipeline to the Health and Care Sector. The session features a diverse range of organisations with 13 speakers sharing their perspectives on this important topic chaired by Dr Sanna Rimpiläinen Register now: https://lnkd.in/eyzfatFq

We have officially announced our #DigiInventors 2024 Secondary School Edition Winners 🏆 This year’s challenge brought together brilliant young minds from Scotland and the UAE, pushing the boundaries of innovation and creativity. Teams from Marr College, St George's School, St Ninian's High School, Pristine Private School, GEMS Founders School, and GEMS Wellington International School presented truly inspiring ideas that used digital technology to address real-world challenges in field hockey, physical activity, and well-being. The journey from initial concepts to the bootcamp and the final pitch has been nothing short of transformative. Watching these students grow their digital and entrepreneurial skills, tackle tough questions, and develop their ideas been an incredible experience. To our judges Abigail Davenport James Steel Vannessa Telfer Professor Fiona Robson and Keith Thomas John Macleod, thank you for the challenging task of selecting a winner from such an outstanding group of finalists. Your thoughtful input has not only shaped the outcome but also provided invaluable guidance to all the teams. The #DigiInventors Challenge is more than just a competition. It’s about inspiring action, empowering young people, and creating awareness around career opportunities in the digital health and social care sector. This year’s participants have set a benchmark for what’s possible, and their ideas will leave a lasting impact. Congratulations to the winners and to all the finalists—you’ve achieved something remarkable 👏👏 Visit our X to view the announcement: https://lnkd.in/eJ_XmYQ3 City of Glasgow College Heriot-Watt University, Dubai Campus, Scottish Hockey Scottish Tech Army dressCodeHQ #YouthInnovation #DigitalFuture #EmpoweringChange #DigiInventors

It’s great to support UKTIN’s Christmas countdown and learn more about their working groups, especially the Health and Social Care Group led by our very own Janette Hughes 👏👏👏

✨ #DigiFest well under way, we are looking forward to welcoming you to our satellite session #SkillsFest next week on Wednesday afternoon, 11th December at 2-4.15pm! ✨ Securing a future pipeline of talent to feed the needs of the #health and #socialcare sectors is a pertinent topic, and this starts with raising awareness and generating enough interested in young people to consider health and social care as a career option. Our panel will discuss the topic in terms of: 💡 what are the needs and opportunities for future talent in Scotland; 💡 what are different organisations doing to reach out to primary and secondary schools to raise awareness of career opportunities; and 💡 how are FE and HE institutions supporting the future pipeline of talent, once they have enrolled into these career paths. We have lineup of 13 fantastic speakers from Scottish Funding Council, NHS Grampian, Scottish Social Services Council, Skills Development Scotland, NHS Education for Scotland, Fife College, University of Dundee, Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre and a visiting #digitalhealth expert from Australia, Greg Moran, who will offer an international commentary on activities under way in Scotland. Link for registration: https://lnkd.in/e5GTvrZt Janette Hughes Pauline Rae Olivia Dunbar Kirstine Hale David Grier Dylan White Hazel Brannigan Ellie (Eleanor) Hothersall Greg Moran Jennifer Thomas

A brilliant day at the DHI office hosting the #DigiInventors Challenge 2024 Secondary School Edition Finals 👏🏼 Today, we’ve witnessed outstanding presentations from our finalists in Scotland and the UAE. The quality of work and innovative solutions this year’s teams have produced is truly impressive. The insights shared to inspire greater physical activity, boost wellbeing among young people, and drive participation in field hockey have been exceptional. It’s been incredible to see the journey from initial submissions to the bootcamp and now the final. The development of digital and entrepreneurial skills is at the heart of what this challenge is all about. These young innovators are shaping a healthier, more active future! A huge well done to all the teams for their hard work and creativity! A massive thank you to our challenge partners City of Glasgow College Heriot-Watt University, Dubai Campus Scottish Hockey Scottish Tech Army dressCodeHQ & to our judges Abigail Davenport James Steel Vannessa Telfer Professor Fiona Robson and Keith Thomas John Macleod for giving their time to listen to today’s pitches and provide valuable feedback – deciding on the winner will be no easy task! 🏆 To learn more about the challenge head to: https://lnkd.in/emNpKNeW

Catch up on Dan Farag, our Director of Innovation, and Heidi Tweedie at Moray Wellbeing Hub CIC, as they joined BBC Scotland to discuss the Community Research Networks programme, and Collaboration for Mental Wealth in Moray. 👂 Listen in (from 11:54): https://lnkd.in/dDJnvhh4 👉 Find out more: https://lnkd.in/db6tbF8k With thanks to Peter Strachan for making this happen 👏 #Moray #Community #CommunityResearchNetworks #CommunityResearch #Participation

#EHTEL_Symposium participants are looking at the building blocks of a learning #healthsystem: the importance of human and data connections along the #digitalhealth value chain, how new processes are integrated and new knowldge generated. Thank you: ⭐ Janette Hughes for showing how to shift the focus from #treatement to #prevention through the #digitalsolutions developed by the Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre Scotland ⭐Bert Vrijhoef, PhD for highlighting the levels and inplementation strategies of value-based #healthcare transformation, as experienced by PANAXEA and Laurel - Actionable policies for integrated long-term care ⭐ Juan Carlos Contel for explaining how health and social care services work together in Catalonia, through the integration of Snomed CT in TIC Salut Social Foundation 's work. ⭐ Rachelle Kaye for moderating the session. Session supporter: Laurel - Actionable policies for integrated long-term care