Antibiotics and urinary tract infections

Antibiotics, better tests, UTI: Guardian publishes Forte response

A rise in persistent UTIs could be linked to antibiotic crackdown appeared in The Guardian on Saturday 5th October. As usual, no-one mentioned accurate basic specimen collection, which can lead to unwarranted specimen quality variation, failed analysis and less-than-targeted prescribing. Giovanna Forte had something to say. Click here to read her published letter.

Texas: land of clinical and procurement collaboration

Forte Medical is just back from a successful and educational ABHI MedTech Mission to Texas.

The most valuable intelligence we gleaned was the way in which Clinical and Procurement leadership teams collaborate; this means a more joined up introduction of innovation that will deliver clinical and economic effiencies.

Read more about our visit and who we met, on LinkedIn.

Exporting healthcare innovation: an interview

 

Interesting specimens: saving healthcare budgets by exporting healthcare innovation and universal diligence.

LinkedInPicOnline business magazine Womanthology interviewed Forte Medical CEO Giovanna Forte about specimen collection as an overlooked area of medicine, solving problems and exporting to the USA. Read the interview.

 

Forte Medical has moved!

Forte Medical logoFrom 30th October 2015, we have moved from our home of seven years to bigger, brighter premises:

Forte Medical Limited
12 Tabernacle Court
16-28 Tabernacle Street
London EC2A 4DD

Phone number to be advised; if you need to contact us, please e-mail Giovanna and Owen using hello@forte-medical.com

Midstream urine: the unsung hero of accurate diagnoses

Global online publisher news-medical.net interviewed Giovanna last year about the development and purpose of Peezy Midstream, the invention designed by NHS GP Dr Vincent Forte, her brother.

They have told us it has had thousands of hits and recently took the trouble to updated the piece, which you can read on the link below.

Midstream urine collection: an interview with Giovanna Forte

Thank you news-medical.net