Innovation and collaboration in NHS Wales
How a UTI Triage System delivered improved patient care and cost savings at The Highlight Park Practice in Barry By Forte Medical
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66% reduction in lab spend
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Specimen contamination reduced to 0%
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Reduced retests, repeat GP appointments and prescribing
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Urine collection is one of the most common yet overlooked processes in Primary Care. Even though it’s a waste product, urine can be a window to our health if a reliable and accurate midstream sample is collected for routine analysis. Working with Cardiff and Vale PCIC Board (The Primary, Community and Intermediate Care Clinical Board) and the staff and patients at Highlight Park Practice in Barry, we introduced a UTI triage programme to
provide improved health outcomes and diagnose patient illness first time. Heather Crowley, the prescribing lead at Highlight Park, describes the positive impact of introducing the UTI triage: “Using the Peezy device in clinical practice has allowed us to completely transform how we approach caring for patients presenting with UTI symptoms. Care is now streamlined, avoiding the need for repeat samples and avoiding mixed
