“NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is seeing the launch of a new community diagnostic vehicle, in a move designed to reduce the number of hospital admissions in the area.
The car will carry state-of-the-art diagnostic equipment, including portable X-ray, and – for the first time in the UK – equipment to conduct blood tests, urine tests and ultrasound.”
Previous pilots (for mobile X-ray only) saw patient waiting times reduced by an average of four hours and freed up an equivalent of 9.3 hospital bed days per patient and saved £1,008 for each patient not admitted to hospital.
Llusern is delighted to be part of this ground-breaking initiative led by Fujifilm Healthcare UK.
Read the full article in The Independent here.
The Lodestar DX analyser and testing system is registered with the European Patent Office (European Patent Application no: 22732302.9) and the US Patent and Trademark Office (no.18/558,490).