About this recording Data from the Scottish Government/COSLA Digital Maturity Assessment shows a mixed picture for health and social care in Scotland. Staff are keen on digital ways of working, but senior leaders often don’t fully understand or support skills development, which risks leaving organisations stuck. Leaders also struggle to show a return on technology […]

As health and social care in Scotland moves towards two strategic regional NHS Boards, significant regional variation in digital maturity is a major challenge. Scotland West currently leads in every measured domain, while Scotland East has clear progress to make. Variation on this scale makes national digital integration harder, widens health inequalities and gets in […]

AI in Scottish health and social care: recording of our recent video event AI and large language models are moving quickly from theory to daily reality across Scottish health and social care. Used well, they can ease administrative work and support clinical decisions. Used badly, they create risk. The SG/COSLA Digital Maturity Assessment (DMA) now […]

The Festival of Transformation needs to be focused on the people doing the work day-to-day. We are looking for articles and workshops from anyone working on digital transformation in health and social care, whether you’re in Scotland or further afield. If you’ve been involved in the Scottish Government / COSLA Digital Maturity Assessment at any […]

A recording of our recent video event, in which Henrik Moeller introduced the new assessment platform and gave an overview of it’s features

Exciting major improvements to the Digital Maturity Assessment platform have been completed and are now live as a beta version.  The beta is accessible alongside the previous version until the end of July to allow users time to get accustomed to the new look and functionality; users can alternate freely between the two versions. The […]

Introduction Innovation within the Scottish Health and Social Care Sector is not only an important component of being ready for the future: at a national level, innovation plays a strategic role in securing the sector’s ability to meet its challenges in a transferable and scalable way, so that all of Scotland can benefit. The Scottish […]

Digital transformation in healthcare is rarely about a single “eureka” moment. Instead, it is asteady, deliberate march toward better infrastructure, stronger leadership, and smarterworkflows. Back in 2019, the Scottish Government asked statutory health and social care providers tocomplete their first Digital Maturity Assessment (DMA). The goal? To build a collectiveunderstanding of our digital capabilities and […]

The 2025 assessment data highlights that true digital integration of care across organisational boundaries remains a significant challenge. Within the Readiness theme, cross-organisational leadership has visibly strengthened: oversight of digital projects by representative groups from all concerned organisations is approaching a score of 90 out of 100. However, this positive momentum is not universally translating […]

The 2025 staff survey provides new insights into how the health and social care workforce engages with digital systems and their attitudes towards these tools. Workforce engagement varies considerably by solution type. General administrative and foundational tools — including communication solutions, staff scheduling systems, generic productivity software, and overarching Electronic Patient and Service User Records […]