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Patient Partner is now accredited to work on all EMIS platforms; meaning that patients can book or cancel appointments around

A text messaging pilot by the Bradford Student Medical Centre has reduced did-not-attend rates for practice appointments by 25%, according

One of the largest trusts in England has reduced 'did not attend' rates by almost 40% by introducing an interactive

French mobile telecomms giant Orange has launched a mobile messaging service specifically targeted at healthcare. The Health Gateway service is

Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust has signed a deal with software supplier Healthcare Communications for its Patientxt messaging service in order

Digital Healthcare, a supplier of software to UK Diabetic Retinal Screening Services, has developed a module that uses text messages

A survey of health professionals attending an NHS Alliance event found that three out of ten have missed a medical appointment.

Another hospital department has reported an increase in its did-not-attend (DNA) rate for patients whose appointments were made through Choose

Attendance in outpatient clinics is worse for patients referred via Choose and Book than for those given an appointment after

A telephone patient reminder system is being rolled out across several NHS Grampian out-patient clinics in Aberdeen, after a successful

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