Hi Mailbase

There is a new Point of Care Testing event arranged for Tuesday 10th September at The Principal hotel in York. There will be two main themes to the event, the first will be the national move towards networking and how standardisation of POCT testing across networks will disrupt the current patient pathways and relieve pressure on acute care settings. The second theme will be a focus on some of the success stories for solutions available to support the standardisation of care within these networks.

The agenda will include the use of POCT in community settings such as urgent care centres, GPs/Health Centres, Outreach Clinics, Pharmacies, etc.

I hope to release the agenda in the next couple of weeks. There will be early bird prices and also an incentive to bring a key enabler/influencer with you for free (subject to agreement). A key enabler/influencer would be someone from a medical specialty, CCG, hospital procurement, senior management or other roles with budgetary/decision making responsibility.

Why? Because we should all be looking to influence the way in which patient care can be delivered in the 21st century, in line with the work that NHS Improvement and other organisations are implementing. The last meeting in Reading covered Quality and Governance, so this is a progression towards championing some of the pioneering work being done, and the solutions available to the healthcare system.

To express an interest in attending or for more information email the following address:

[log in to unmask] or visit the website www.thornhillhealthcareevents.com and use the Contact Us tab.

Regards
Tony Cambridge
Lead Biomedical Scientist
University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust

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