Was that a dig, or a genuine question?

If the former, then you obviously don't take the problem particularly 
seriously of people not getting to see their doctor because someone else 
has failed to keep an appointment - Which is your right, of course.

If the latter, then I would be delighted to discuss it with you on or 
off list.

Kind regards



Nigel Cannings
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Text PILL [time] to 88222 for a reminder at the time you want eg PILL 
1800 for a reminder at 6pm every day

On a 21 day Pill? Simply text PILL 21 the day before you start your next 
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Or text PILL 21 [day of cycle (1-28)] [time for text]  to 88222 to start 
now.  eg PILL 21 5 1830

A reminder will then come three weeks out of four.

On long-term medication?

Text PILL BOX [medication] [time]...[time] to 88222

eg PILL BOX Gabapentin+600mg 0800 1400 2200

Use a "+" for spaces, and all times must be in 24 hour format

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Dr Fleur Fisher wrote:
> Interested to read  this company's protocol for getting the patient's
> informed consent to share their clinical info!!
> Fleur Fisher
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Nigel Cannings" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, November 07, 2004 7:29 AM
> Subject: Do your patients forget their medication or their appointments?
> 
> 
> 
>>Getting a patient to take a drug can be the hardest thing to do. Some may
>>not want to, many just forget.
>>
>>We are trying to help change that, and would ask for the assistance of
>>members of this list.
>>
>>My company supplies text message and (and for the elderly) landline
>>reminders to take medication, to renew prescriptions or to attend
>>appointments.  For medication, this can be a simple once a day reminder, a
>>periodic reminder (eg for women on a 21 day pill), or a series of
> 
> reminders
> 
>>through the day which gives different instructions at different times.
>>
>>The cost (if a reminder is set up by a consumer) is charged to a mobile
>>phone bill, or for doctors and pharmacists using our web based system, is
>>charged monthly.  Under certain conditions we offer the first seven
>>reminders free.
>>
>>We all know the costs to the NHS of people not complying with their
>>medication regime, or forgetting appointments.
>>
>>We are trying to get details of our service into GPs, Family Planning
>>Clinics and Pharmacies, mainly by means of posters, flyers, and for
>>pharmacists and doctors, details of how to set up an account.
>>
>>To date we have successfully worked with a number of PCT's to get flyers
>>into Family Planning Clinics.
>>
>>We can also arrange for appointment reminders to be given either by mobil
> 
> or
> 
>>as a message sent to a BT landline, but how this is set up depends very
> 
> much
> 
>>on the appointment booking system in place already.
>>
>>For more information, the best first thing to look at is the web site at
>>www.textmeareminder.com
>>
>>This is the 'retail' site, and explains how someone off the street would
> 
> set
> 
>>up a reminder.
>>
>>Just to demonstrate how easy it can be, if you were to text 'PILL TRIAL'
> 
> to
> 
>>88222, you will get a reminder every morning - this is free for a week, so
>>text 'PILL STOP' to 88222 to get out before the end of the week!
>>
>>There is also a 'wholesale' site that enables anyone who has an account
>>(doctor/pharmacist say) to set up reminders for patients, and to have the
>>patient reminded in X number of days to renew the prescription. The
> 
> reminder
> 
>>setter also gets an email when the reminders themselves need to be
> 
> renewed,
> 
>>or whether they have been automatically renewed.
>>
>>The 'wholesale' price is of course at a discount to the price charged
>>generally to consumers.
>>
>>For anyone interested in looking at this site, I can set up a trial
> 
> account
> 
>>for you to have a poke around, set up a few reminders etc.
>>
>>Many thanks
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>Nigel Cannings
>>
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>>
>>Text PILL to 88222 now to get a Pill reminder every morning!
>>
>>www.textmeareminder.com
>>
>>textmeareminder is a trading style of Cap Man Coffee Limited (Registered
>>in England and Wales under number  05121736. Registered office: 166
>>Amyand Park Road, Twickenham, TW1 3HY)
>>
>>VAT Reg: 840 0616 63
>>
>>Tel: 07005 980048
>>Fax: 07005 981048
>>
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>