Improving access to FH Genetic Testing: GENinCode
30th August 2024The NHS, in its Long-Term Plan, set a goal to identify 25% of people with FH within five years...
Posted inA new focus of lipid-lowering therapy for secondary prevention vascular and diabetic foot patients in a pharmacist-led clinic.
5th April 2024Approximately 25-28 % of UK CVD deaths are due to raised cholesterol; every 1.0 mmol/L in LDL-C is associated with...
Posted inDelivery of the National PReCePT (Prevention of Cerebral Palsy in the PreTerm Infant) Programme in the North East and North Cumbria (NENC) region
28th July 2020The aim of the PReCePT Programme was to increase the numbers of eligible women offered magnesium sulphate to prevent cerebral...
Posted inPoint of Care Diagnostic Test for Influenza, Transforming Pathways in a UK Medical Assessment Suite (MAS).
26th June 2018The key to effective influenza (flu) management is time – the quicker the presence or absence of flu can be...
Posted inPneuX Prevention System for Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
31st January 2018NHS Innovation Accelerator Fellow: Peter Young The PneuX System is designed to stop ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), which is the leading cause of...
Posted inEpiscissors-60 Reduces the Risk of Injuries
Episcissors-60 are simple to use surgical scissors, which guide an accurate mediolateral episiotomy at 60 degrees, thereby removing human error...
Posted inNon Injectable Arterial Connector (NIC)
NHS Innovation Accelerator Fellow: Maryanne Mariyaselvam The NIC is intended to improve the safety and care of patients with arterial lines in...
Posted inResource matching and e-referrals with Palliative Care and Care Homes across Cumbria
30th January 2018Transferring patients from one kind of care to another is a complicated process. Failures in coordination between care providers can...
Posted inRocket Medical – Pleural Manometry Device
The pleural manometry device has been designed as a simple but effective means of removing excess fluid from the chest...
Posted inAutomated Data Flow between Ambulance Services and Hospitals for Patients with Suspected Strokes
8th December 2017Hospitals are required to provide data to the National ‘Sentinel Stroke National Audit Programme’ (SSNAP) Audit – a quality improvement...
Posted inThe ‘Tookie Vest for Renal’ – A North East and North Cumbria Innovation Pathway Partnership Case Study
In early 2016 MedConnecT North introduced Tookie to Dr Saeed Ahmed, Interventional Consultant Nephrologist at City Hospitals Sunderland NHS Foundation...
Posted inBreakthrough Treatment for People with a Rare Eye Condition (Limbal Stem Cell Deficiency)
Limbal Stem Cell Deficiency (LSCD) is a rare, long-term debilitating eye disease, caused by autoimmune disorders, infection, congenital defects, and...
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