RE: New GDR Field Service Engineer Position24 Aug 2024 13:00
@Stu , I think you should go and tell Manchester and Liverpool NHS trusts that they are wasting time on bedside stroke test.. :-) ..
https://www.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/news/nca-news/manchester-leads-implementation-lifesaving-genetic-bedside-stroke-test
Professor Newman, who is also Rare Conditions Co-Theme Lead at the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Manchester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC), added: “This could reduce time spent in hospital, prevent further strokes, save lives, and avoid future hospital admissions.
“If adopted into routine practice, this rapid test, which has been recommended for use in the NHS by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), represents a major transformation in the way we manage stroke in this country.
“Our early model-based cost-effectiveness analysis published last year shows that using a rapid genetic test could lead to significant cost savings for the NHS. Using a rapid genetic test was £512 less expensive compared with no testing per patient, due to the prevention of secondary strokes and reduced hospital admissions. When you factor in the potential improvements in a patients’ quality of life, the model estimates that the potential saving to the NHS is over £160 million each year.”
Using a simple cheek swab, the non-invasive test can be performed at the bedside. From the swab, the genedrive system interprets the genetic information on the patient and informs the clinician with options on the course of treatment.
Previously, genetic testing for CYP2C19 could only be carried out using specialist laboratories, a process which can take several days.
The innovative test was used at Manchester Royal Infirmary and the Manchester Centre for Genomic Medicine, Saint Mary’s Hospital, both part of MFT, over six months, to evaluate performance in the clinical setting.