The Clinical Safety section saw the greatest average increase in achievement in this assessment round, likely reflecting clinical safety as an active priority given its critical importance to effective digital transformation. The 2025 update shows a rapid pace of change, with positive progress visible across every measured indicator when compared to the 2024 baseline. Most […]

The degree of implementation of digital practices across Scotland does not always match the degree of digitisation of the processes concerned. In several areas, the reach of digital practices now noticeably exceeds overall section scores. Within Records, Assessments and Plans, Medicines Optimisation, and Digital Channels, core digital practices have achieved a strong degree of proliferation […]

Looking ahead to the solutions expected to go live within the next twelve months, the updated 2025 assessment data reveals a notable shift in imminent deployment priorities across the national landscape. This development is in part expected: as organisations go live with ongoing deployments in Care Planning and Documentation, Case Management Systems, and ePrescribing, the […]

Analysis of the 2025 assessment data shows a complicated picture of the recent progress in digital maturity. Comparing aggregate scores by assessment section between 2024 and 2025 demonstrates that advancement is inconsistent across operation and management domains. Progress has been achieved in certain areas of critical importance. Most notably, there has been a distinct increase […]

Scotland is one of only a handful of countries tracking digital maturity in health and social care year on year; and with four consecutive assessments now complete, the picture that emerges is richer and more revealing than ever. Explore Scotland’s unique digital maturity time series and find out what is working, where there is room […]