Events
Upcoming events
21 July
Episode 2: Developing an Organisational AI Strategy in Practice
As organisations increasingly explore artificial intelligence (AI), many are asking the same question: How do we move from interest and experimentation to a clear, safe, and deliverable strategy?
In this session, Scott Jaffray Director of Digital, NHS Forth Valley will explore how his organisation is approaching this challenge, sharing a structured, real-world approach to developing an AI strategy that is practical, governed, and aligned to organisational priorities.
This session is part of the new Digital Transformation Webinar Series – Learning from the Front
21 September
This year’s hybrid NHS Scotland Event will explore the priorities at the heart of the national reform agenda – those essential to delivering lasting improvements for the people of Scotland:
- Prevention – Services that prevent disease, enable early detection and effectively manage chronic and long-term conditions. Prevention is one of the most cost-effective interventions that the NHS can make in improving population health and reducing inequalities.
- Person-Led – Delivering health and social care that is people-led and ‘Value Based’.
- Integration – Strengthening system-wide integration.
- Access – Improving access to services and treatments in the community.
- Hospital Redesign – Redesigning our hospitals as we deliver more care within our communities.
- Digital– Services which are accessible through digital technologies, with people and our workforce able to access the right information.
Past events
12 March
Health & Care Transformation 2026 | FutureScot
Featuring domestic and international expertise, Health & Social Care Transformation will showcase the impact that digital technology and new approaches to data are having on Scotland’s NHS and social care sector, bringing together tech and policy leaders with industry and academia in a ‘triple helix’ effect.
10-11 February
Digital Health & Care Scotland 2026 – Holyrood Events
Scotland’s leading Digital Health and Care conference returns to Edinburgh on the 10th and 11th February 2026 for its 17th consecutive year. Across the two days, Scotland’s top political voices, health leaders and senior representatives from across the public and third sectors will come together to explore the journey from ambition to impact by collaborating and discussing the key challenges and opportunities facing the health and care sector through a packed agenda of panel sessions, masterclasses and keynote addresses.
22 January
Digital Health and Social Care Scotland Conference – Holyrood Insight
Join us at Holyrood Insight’s second annual conference in Edinburgh to hear directly from experts on the next steps for unlocking progress and innovation in digital health and social care. Jonathan Cameron, Deputy Director of Digital Health and Care for the Scottish Government will deliver the keynote address on Government’s priorities for health and social care and scaling up digital infrastructure across Scotland.
Hear from Greg Thomson, Digital Front Door Programme Director, Lorraine Taggart, Head of Information Management and Health Records, and Jonathan Cameron at the panel discussion on next steps for Scotland’s Digital Front Door programme.
Sign up for the Joint Discussion: Building a Digitally Confident and Competent Workforce, with Marion Logan Policy Team Leader, Digital Leadership & Capabilities.
11 December
Join us at DigiFest Scotland 2025, the flagship national conference celebrating the groundbreaking technologies, research, and partnerships reshaping the future of health and social care.
Taking place on Thursday, 11 December 2025 in Glasgow, this immersive one-day event will bring together policy leaders, clinicians, care professionals, academics, technologists and innovators to explore how digital innovation is transforming services from hospital to home, and from prevention to precision.
Key themes include:
- Data-driven innovation enabling predictive, personalised and preventative care
- Integrated care pathways supported by digital tools
- Translating research into real-world service impacts
- Future digital skills and workforce transformation
Whether you’re involved in strategy, frontline delivery, or breakthrough technology development, DigiFest offers a powerful platform to connect, learn, and lead.