2008 Press Releases

Nov 11-2008	Identifying smokers via text messaging proves effective for CVD battle An innovative scheme using mobile technology to identify patients ‘at risk’ of developing CVD by effectively establishing smoking status has recently proved a great success in Hammersmith & Fulham PCT. The scheme found that the use of iPLATO Patient Care Messaging to request a patient’s smoking status via text message, resulted in significantly higher response rates than other methods of communication previously used, enabling a patient’s medical record to be updated quickly and efficiently. [Read More]
Sep 1-2008	Hammersmith and Fulham PCT to update medical records via automated voice messaging Patients of the Bush Doctors and Richford Gate Medical Practice in Hammersmith and Fulham Primary Care Trust will soon receive automated voice messages requesting information to update their medical record. [Read More]
Aug 21-2008	GP-led Hypertension health promotion campaign delivers response rates of 76% Recent results from a text messaging campaign for calling hypertensive patients in for periodic blood pressure reading ran by the Lea Surgery in City & Hackney tPCT has delivered response rates of 76%. [Read More]
Aug 5-2008	Oldham GP’s get to grips with new text messaging service Tens of thousands of people in Oldham will now be receiving text messages from their GP. These will include everything from reminders about GP, jab and breast screening appointments to health messages about quitting smoking. This new and innovative scheme is rolling out across the borough - with several practices already signed up and ‘running with it’. [Read More]
Aug 4-2008	Pharmacies in London to run mobile smoking cessation campaigns via SMS Pharmacies in London will launch a text messaging service to validate smoking status and invite ‘quitters’ for smoking cessation services in addition to using the system for ‘follow-up’ over the next year. The adoption of the Patient Care Messaging service, provided by iPLATO, has been driven by the successful use of the system for similar campaigns in GP surgeries across 34 PCTs. [Read More]
Jul 11-2008	Remember ur GP appt, GP text messaging service Newham residents are to benefit from receiving GP appointment reminders and health information on their mobiles phones via text message. Newham Primary Care Trust (PCT) has funded 47 GP surgeries to launch and operate iPLATO Patient Care Messaging. This new service has already been rolled out in some GP practices in Newham. [Read More]
Jun 30-2008	GP led Smoking Cessation campaigns deliver response rates of 46% Recent GP led text messaging campaigns have highlighted the effectiveness of iPLATO Patient Care Messaging for the identification of smokers in Barking & Dagenham PCT. Results from the first 10 surgeries to run the campaign have revealed average patient response rates of 46% - a major improvement when compared with alternative methods of collecting the same information. [Read More]
Jun 12-2008	Text reminders from GP Practices GP Practices in Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale are piloting a new text messaging service to help reduce the number of missed appointments. [Read More]
May 12-2008	Higher uptake of iPLATO’s Mobile Health Services across PCTs Appoints Chief Medical Officer from Imperial College to accelerate development of evidence based mobile health services [Read More]
Feb 21-2008	Text Messaging Boosts Obesity Battle A highly innovative scheme to use mobile technology to obtain a patients weight has proved a great success in Hammersmith & Fulham PCT. [Read More]
Jan 17-2008	EMIS and iPLATO mobile health services reach 1 million patients in the UK EMIS accredited partner iPLATO Healthcare revealed that coverage of their Patient Care Messaging services has risen to over one million GP patients. [Read More]

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