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<title>Case Studies from TrusTech: NHS Innovations North West</title>
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<link>http://trustech.org.uk/news/news.htm</link>


<pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 GMT</pubDate>

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			<title>Proximat™</title>
			<description>		       Proximat is an easy-to-use, child-friendly, and accurate tool for measuring hip range in children with cerebral palsy, which offers several advantages for patients and NHS staff over...</description>
			<link>http://www.trustech.org.uk/case-studies/Proximat.htm</link>
			
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			<title>Twin Block Screw Advancement System</title>
			<description>			   The Twin Block Screw Advancement System enables orthodontists to quickly re-activate a twin block appliance in the clinic saving both patients and doctors time and reducing costs for...</description>
			<link>http://www.trustech.org.uk/case-studies/TwinBlockScrewAdvancementSystem.htm</link>
			
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			<title>Being with Patients</title>
			<description>			   Being with Patients helps healthcare professionals to empathise and interact more effectively with patients and their families. 		      It is a unique and interactive programme developed...</description>
			<link>http://www.trustech.org.uk/case-studies/BeingwithPatients.htm</link>
			
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			<title> Pain Relief Manikin</title>
			<description>										The Pain Relief Manikin supports training in pain relief.  Precise needle placement is required to ensure effective pain relief for patients in theatre.  Radiological screening is...</description>
			<link>http://www.trustech.org.uk/case-studies/pain-relief-manikin.htm</link>
			
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			<title>Rhinoplasty Model</title>
			<description>										Rhinoplasty – or nose job – is a common but complex procedure to alter the size or shape of the nose.  It is performed for cosmetic reasons and also to enable patients to breathe...</description>
			<link>http://www.trustech.org.uk/case-studies/rhinoplasty-model.htm</link>
			
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			<title>Inter-Faith Gown</title>
			<description>										The Inter-Faith Gown is a new hospital gown for patients who would like to be more modestly clothed.					The Problem					Some people may be reluctant to be admitted into hospital...</description>
			<link>http://www.trustech.org.uk/case-studies/inter-faith-gown.htm</link>
			
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			<title>Open Arts Pack</title>
			<description>			        The benefit of using the arts in the mental health sector is gaining increasing recognition as a tool for artists, mental health workers and mental health service users.				    The...</description>
			<link>http://www.trustech.org.uk/case-studies/OpenArtsPack.htm</link>
			
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			<title>Face Protector</title>
			<description>	          During some medical procedures vein cannulation can be required (i.e. insertion of a plastic tube into a large vein) for the administration of drugs, blood transfusions, etc.		 ...</description>
			<link>http://www.trustech.org.uk/case-studies/FaceProtector.htm</link>
			
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			<title>Smoking Cessation Service</title>
			<description>		      The detrimental health effects of smoking are well documented and with the national smoking ban in England		      (from 1 July 2007) smoking cessation has never been a more topical...</description>
			<link>http://www.trustech.org.uk/case-studies/SmokingCessationService.htm</link>
			
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			<title>Physiological Observation Track and Trigger System</title>
			<description>		      The Physiological Observation Track and Trigger (POTTS) System Chart fully integrates physiological observations with early warning scoring (EWS), and eliminates the need for nurses...</description>
			<link>http://www.trustech.org.uk/case-studies/PhysiologicalObservationTrackandTriggerSystem.htm</link>
			
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			<title>Information Governance Workbook</title>
			<description>		      The Information Governance (IG) Workbook helps Trusts to manage and integrate the information governance standards, improve their risk profile and manage evidence within a single Microsoft...</description>
			<link>http://www.trustech.org.uk/case-studies/InformationGovernanceWorkbook.htm</link>
			
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			<title>Fear of Falling Booklet</title>
			<description>		      This service helps patients with a fear of falling by providing information on the effects of fear and how they can help themselves.		      The Problem	           A fear of falling...</description>
			<link>http://www.trustech.org.uk/case-studies/FearofFallingBooklet.htm</link>
			
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			<title>Certificate in Cognitive Rehabilitation</title>
			<description>				    The Certificate in Cognitive Rehabilitation trains staff in the management of patients with frontal lobe syndrome in high secure units.				    The Problem			          Although treatment...</description>
			<link>http://www.trustech.org.uk/case-studies/CertificateinCognitiveRehabilitation.htm</link>
			
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			<title>Concomitant Screening for Chlamydia and Gonorrhoea</title>
			<description>		      This service facilitates non-invasive and simultaneous testing for two common bacterial sexually transmitted diseases – chlamydia and gonorrhoea.		      The Problem              As...</description>
			<link>http://www.trustech.org.uk/case-studies/ConcomitantScreeningforChlaymdiaandGonorrhoea.htm</link>
			
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