The Hidden Crisis in UTI Diagnosis
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Our National UTI Lived Experiences Survey Results
Patient Safety: how today’s UTI guidance fails patients
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
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
Antibiotics, better tests, UTI: Guardian publishes Forte response
A rise in persistent… Read More
New study concludes midstream urine optimises point of care accuracy
An interesting study published in the Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care which concludes: “MSU samples should be used in general practice for optimal accuracy… 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
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
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
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
Knowledge of Men’s Health Dangerously Low
Amongst British adults, urology diseases such as testicular cancer and prostate cancer are not well understood and men are not looking out for the signs… 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
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
UTIs in the elderly – and why it matters
In elderly patients, a UTI can induce behaviour that may be interpreted as “challenging”. As millions of us know, UTI is at best uncomfortable, at… Read More
Diagnosing UTIs is ‘a dog’s breakfast,’ and that’s affecting women
Symptoms of urinary tract infections can be acute and in many cases, very debilitating. The need for a protocol around the collection of urine specimens… 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
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
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
‘Awkward conversations’ Talking FemTech to investors, the media and consumers’
2017 has been described as the ‘year of Femtech’, with start-ups focusing on innovation in women’s health starting to enjoy an increased profile. In this,… 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
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
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