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21 June 2023

University Hospitals of Leicester choose Accurx for innovation partnership

University Hospitals of Leicester has signed an Innovation Partnership agreement for joining up healthcare communications with Accurx, a software company.
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1 September 2022

Accurx patient SMS messaging reduces waiting list in Leicester

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust’s (UHL) use of Accurx’s patient messaging has seen its waiting list shrink by 10%.
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Waiting Room
29 March 2022

Patient feedback can drive positive change, but only if we listen

Fliss Swift from University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay explores why people should recognise the benefits of patient feedback.
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Patient communication
19 March 2019

The future is now when it comes to digital communication with patients

Text messaging transformed the way many of us communicate, and the next generation of such communication promises to do the
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Chain SMS
5 March 2019

GP direct messaging services raises more than £8m in funding

Chain SMS, created by AccuRx, lets GP practices send texts to patients which can include asking them to book tests
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22 January 2018

Patient survey reveals preference for digital communications

A study has revealed more than two thirds of patients questioned showed a preference for digital communications, with 68 per
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23 August 2016

Another view: of appointments, texts and email

GP Neil Paul is annoyed that his system supplier has tweaked its online booking platform; but also convinced that electronic
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22 December 2014

NHSmail SMS funding extended for GPs

NHS England has extended central funding of email-to-SMS services for primary care organisations using NHSmail, after the DH caused an
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15 July 2014

Central funding of NHSmail SMS to end

Plans to end central funding of email-to-SMS services for NHSmail2 will “go down like a lead balloon” with GPs, a
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20 December 2013

Heatherwood reduces DNAs by two-way text

Heatherwood and Wexam Park Hospitals NHS Trust has implemented an SMS booking system to make it easier for patients to
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