LumiraDx have partnered with Everton in the Community, an official charity of Everton Football Club in the UK, to deliver finger prick NT-ProBNP testing in a community hub setting. The test will be used in a first of its kind heart and lung screening hub managing patients with chronic heart and lung related diseases.
‘The heart and lung screening hub will work to raise awareness of medical conditions which cause chronic breathlessness, offer screenings for heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and other chronic conditions which are common in the local population as well as offer lifestyle reviews and advice.’
Improving accessibility to testing through a walk-in service is designed to diagnose conditions early and improve long term management, resulting in better outcomes for patients.
Tony Cambridge is the Managing Director of Thornhill Healthcare Events and Consultancy, and former Lead Biomedical Scientist in the Pathology Management team of a busy acute care hospital in England. He frequently speaks at national and international healthcare events, and is a key opinion leader for point of care testing. He is also a member…