Another hope is to reduce the burden on GPs, by bringing a small part of the services they offer into patients’ homes. The idea is for an individual to repeat tests regularly, then compare their results over time on their online health dashboard.ĭr Timothy McDonald, consultant clinical scientist at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, who led on the project, says: “Monitor My Health is about using testing equipment and scientists in the best, most efficient way to offer patients a safe way to monitor their health, while also putting money back into the NHS.”Īs well as a commercial venture, the project aims to increase the efficiency of the Exeter Clinical Laboratory, which is currently required to be manned 24 hours a day but does not conduct tests in all these hours. The kits are aimed at “time-poor” people over the age of 16, who want to “take control of their own healthcare”, says Steve Howell, creative director at Howoco.
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