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The Hidden Crisis in UTI Diagnosis
Patient Safety: how today’s UTI guidance fails patients
Murphy’s Law: Better diagnostics start before the lab
Crisis hidden in plain sight: every poor urine sample represents a cascade of wasted clinical time and failed care for women
When basic practice Is overlooked, Maternal medicine is left in the dark
Liquid Gold: Why the NHS must embrace accurate urine sampling for women with Peezy Midstream
Patient survey around urine collection experiences
100 Female Founders supported by Barclays Eagle Labs
Clinical evidence: Peezy Midstream works for @home and remote UTI testing
Lab pathway time and cost savings
April relaunch of Peezy Midstream on the NHS Supply Chain Catalogue
FemTech World podcast: taking on the UTI Challenge
Informa: Giovanna Forte one of 30 Rising Leaders in Life Sciences
We are delighted to share the Informa list of 30 Rising Leaders in Life Sciences, which features Forte Medical’s very own CEO Giovanna Forte. Read More
Antibiotics, better tests, UTI: Guardian publishes Forte response
A rise in persistent… Read More
ABHI Reception – The Role of HealthTech In Saving Lives
We attended the ABHI Parliamentary Reception last night and CEO Giovanna Forte had the opportunity to speak with The Rt Hon Matt Hancock MP, Secretary… Read More
Maximising our MedTech Might
The benefits of working with the NIHR are clearly demonstrated through past posts and this is the latest to come out of Forte Medical NIHR… Read More
Sheena Byrom Joins Our Advisory Panel
We are delighted to announce the appointment of consultant midwife and lifelong campaigner for positive childbirth, Sheena Byrom OBE to our Advisory Panel. Sheena Byrom… Read More
Peezy Midstream Case Study at NHS NIHR Conference 2018
Back in March of this year, the NHS National Institute for Health Research contacted Forte Medical, asking for a case study… Read More
Is dementia or a UTI causing confusion? Accurate diagnosis of urine samples is a MUST!
We’ve been an advocate for the MUST Campaign since they launched in May and this article explains why it is so important. Read about it… Read More
Forte Medical: Series A investment growth round is open
This week saw the launch of Forte Medical’s Series A investment round for growth, export and new product development. Seeking £3.5m, the company is engaging… Read More
Disruptive TV: Giant Live Health Innovators
Barry Shrier, Founder of annual health innovation event Giant Live, presents the third Disruptor Giant Health Innovators TV interview featuring Giovanna Forte, CEO of Forte… Read More
Peezy Animation: instructions for use
How easy is Peezy? Very! Click here to see our new animation showing five simple steps that deliver right-first-time urine specimen collection. Any clinician… Read More
New research: AMR and children’s E.coli
Antibiotic resistance in children’s E. coli, a bacteria that is the most common cause of urinary tract infection, is high against many antibiotics commonly prescribed in… Read More
Why is a contaminant-free urine sample is important?
Doctors can tell a lot about your health from your urine sample, if taken properly. Insightful piece by Rob Eley and Michael Sinnott from The… Read More
£434 million spent on treating unplanned UTI admissions
It costs so little to put it right: “The NHS spent £434 million in 2013/14 on treating184,000 patients in unplanned admissions associated with a UTI. … Read More
New Forte Medical Advisory Board
Encouraged by the growing national recognition of the value of urine in diagnostic medicine, health leaders are being approached to join a new Forte Medical… Read More
Preventing Infections and Reducing AMR
We have been talking prevention for some time so are pleased to see this report from Public Health England advocating right-first-time devices. Read the… Read More
Review of the 2017 Forum
From AMR to UTIs, independent participants at this year’s Forum highlighted the clinical and financial case for a “gold standard” urine specimen collection process that… Read More
The Hippocratic Post: how to lower urine contamination
The Hippocratic Post is a widely read blog engine for GPs and other physicians. Our Peezy Midstream technology has been acknowledged as a credible… Read More
Forte Medical Forum 2017 Urine Trouble: why a diagnostic standard is overdue
How accurate basic medicine can tackle Hospital Acquired Infection and Antimicrobial Resistance. Read More
The Forte Medical Forum at the Royal Society of Medicine
We are proud to be part of Urology Awareness Month this September: “Clinical Innovation in Specimen Collection and Diagnostics” Royal Society of Medicine… Read More