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The Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre (DHI) is a catalyst for change and a conduit for NHS reform. We harness Research & Innovation (R&I) to support the essential recovery and digitally enabled transformation of health and social care services.
We help companies get their digital health & care innovations to market.
We have 10+ years’ experience working with stakeholders in the NHS, academia, the Scottish Government, third sector, funders and industry to support cross-sectoral collaboration and digital health and care innovation.
We understand the complexity of health and social care customer needs and opaque procurement systems.
We are an integral part of Scotland’s HealthTech innovation ecosystem and chair the Digital and Data subgroup of the Life Sciences Industry Leadership Group.
Design innovation
Design Innovation is at the core of DHI and runs right through its innovation process, enabling direct engagement with quadruple helix organisations and individuals to define requirements, align different perspectives, and provide a stable foundation for scalable, adoption ready health and social care solutions.
Tiered support
We offer different levels of support depending on the stage of your innovation journey. We use a 3-strand innovation model to assess and progress readiness levels.
Technical readiness
Business readiness
Service readiness
This readiness framework has been established after years of research:
Digital Mental Health Innovation Cluster : Annual Report 2023-2024
In 2022, the Scottish Government commissioned DHI to establish the DMHIC, launched in March 2022 to support Action 15.7 of the Mental Health – Scotland’s Transition and Recovery Plan through digital innovation. This report, by the Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre (DHI), outlines DMHIC's progress from August 2023 to July 2024.
Digital and Data Across Scotland - new report
DHI is excited to contribute to this special report on Scotland's digital healthcare landscape. HTN explores the current and future state of digital healthcare, featuring insights from the Scottish Government, NHS National Services Scotland, and the Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre.
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Spotlighting impactful innovation
We can help you
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gain a better understanding of health and social care needs
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navigate policy and funding landscapes
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identify and connect with the right support for your innovation’s stage of development
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co-develop products and services that fully address customer needs and keep the person at the centre
Design innovation
Design Innovation is at the core of DHI and runs right through its innovation process, enabling direct engagement with quadruple helix organisations and individuals to define requirements, align different perspectives, and provide a stable foundation for scalable, adoption ready health and social care solutions.
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Resources
DHI has a range of resources that companies at all stages of their innovation journey can access:
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Monthly newsletter when you join our network [LINK to latest copy of newsletter]
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Resource Library – Case Studies, Blogs, Market Reports and Industry Insights [LINK to new Industry Resource page]
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Digital Mental Health Innovation Cluster membership [LINK to DMHIC page]
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Healthy Ageing Innovation Cluster membership [LINK to HAIC page]
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Webinars and Events [LINK to Events page if this is a thing OR to any page where upcoming events are listed]
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We offer tailored support to companies that are closer to market and/or are more aligned with our strategic priorities.
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DHI Advisor Surgery [LINK to relevant case study on Industry Resources page – will need to identify and/or write one]
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Consortium Development [LINK to relevant case study on Industry Resources page – will need to identify and/or write one]
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Problem definition workshops [LINK to WCVHD Blog]
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Design innovation workshops [LINK to Design Innovation page]
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Access to our Design Simulation Environment [LINK to DHI Exchange page]
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Access to Sandbox environments [LINK to DHI Exchange page]
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Consultation and Support from our technical team [Maybe LINK to Appropriate Staff Page?]
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