A new report from IBMS and Abbott, ‘Community Diagnostics: Scaling Point-of-Care Testing for Patient-Centred Outcomes’ provides a POCT roadmap for the new government, healthcare organisations and primary care providers.
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Tropical diseases on our doorstep: is it time to wake up?
With increasing travel post-COVID-19 coupled with a warming planet, tropical diseases and the viruses that cause them are closer to UK shores than ever. Dr Neil Bentley looks at the increasing prevalence and spread of dengue fever and the barriers to correct diagnosis.
Rapid diagnostics – warts and all: a report on the ante meridiem session
In this first of two reports from this year’s British Society for Microbial Technology Annual Microbiology Conference, BSMT Chair Dr Mark Wilks and colleagues look at three presentations from the morning session. Two demonstrate the efforts being made at the cutting edge of practice, while the third what can be achieved with limited resources.
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15 Hatfields
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