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The Hidden Crisis in UTI Diagnosis
Our National UTI Lived Experiences Survey Results
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
Poor UTI guidelines are driving AMR in women
Patient survey around urine collection experiences
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
Antibiotics, better tests, UTI: Guardian publishes Forte response
A rise in persistent… Read More
Urine Is Liquid Gold When It Comes To Testing
Today’s Hippocratic Post features an overview on the importance of urine and the evidence supporting why our technology plays such a vital role in… 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
IPC 2019 – We’re Exhibiting!
The future of preventative care, infection control, antimicrobial resistance and patient safety are routinely undermined by lazy attitudes towards urine collection, the most common diagnostic… Read More
Attending the Greater Irvine Chamber’s 2018 Life Sciences
Giovanna Forte, CEO was delighted to be one of 10 British executives to make their way to UC Irvine (UCI) for the Greater Irvine Chamber’s… Read More
Mr Ased Ali – Making Urine Samples Trustworthy
The latest issue of Urology News features an interesting and important conversation with Urological Consultant Mr Ased Ali about the importance of urine in diagnosis… 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
“If you come down with a UTI, seek treatment and get your urine tested.”
This is the latest recommendation following publication of a Californian study about the rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. But right-first-time diagnosis and treatment is only… Read More
Antibiotic-Resistant UTI Bacteria More Common
A new study shows that Antibiotic-resistant UTI bacteria is becoming more common; Knowlex has created a short-film about the research and what you should know… Read More
Prevention, technology and how to unblock NHS adoption
The inaugural speech delivered by Mr Matt Hancock upon his appointment as Secretary of State for Health, focused quite rightly on the… 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
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
Preventing Infections and Reducing AMR
An advocate and active player in healthcare infection prevention, we will participating at the Knowlex Infection Prevention and Control 2018 exhibition being held on Wednesday, 21st February… 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
Business Development Lead Andrew Turner Appointed
The appointment of Andrew Turner as Business Development lead has brought new life to the introduction of Peezy Midstream technology to a number of leading… 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
UTI responsible for 47% of Gram-negative blood infections
The report Preventing healthcare associated gram-negative bacterial blood infections was issued by Public Health England and NHS Improvement on 3rd May… Read More
The magic that is urine: why reliable specimens matter.
MAMA Academy is a leading charity that provides mothers and midwives with unbiased education, research and information around pregnancy and the arrival of the next… 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
Exporting healthcare innovation: an interview
Interesting specimens: saving healthcare budgets by exporting healthcare innovation and universal diligence. Online business magazine Womanthology interviewed Forte Medical CEO Giovanna… Read More
Forte Medical has moved!
From 30th October 2015, we have moved from our home of seven years to bigger, brighter premises: Forte Medical Limited 12 Tabernacle Court… Read More
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,… Read More