Working together in Primary Care Services

Our goal is to ensure the appropriate use of diagnostics to deliver improved health outcomes, better patient experiences and more cost effective care pathways.

Diagnostic tests provide an essential component of the patient pathway and are a key facilitator in pathway change. Point of Care diagnostic testing offers primary care professionals the opportunity to enhance services for the benefit of the patient whilst reducing the burden on secondary care. Alere is a global leader in Point of Care diagnostics.

Our goal is to work together with healthcare professionals to provide more effective patient centred care, enabling faster clinical decisions, better health outcomes and lower healthcare costs.

New | Alere joins new 'Partners in Health' initiative

The 'Partners in Health' initative was launched at the Houses of Parliament on 12th July 2010.

New | Alere's South West Point of Care Meeting 21st September 2010

We are delighted to invite you to participate in a Point of Care Co-ordinators meeting in Exeter on the 21st September 2010.

New | Training roll out for LDX Health Checks - Bristol PCT

The first training sessions began in Bristol PCT on Friday May 14th with 12 practices participating along with Sarah Hollington (Bristol PCT...

New | FOCUS 2010: The Challenges of POCT

Discussing the challenges faced when implementing point of care testing.

New | One-Stop NHS Health Check with Alere's LDX^®

With our well-proven point of care LDX lipid analyser, we have been at the forefront in helping to deliver the Department of Health's 'NHS Health...

New | epoc^® Blood Analysis: wireless; near patient; low cost

The epoc blood analysis sytem is nothing short of a revolution in point of care testing. Designed to provide immediate multi-parameter results...

New | DVT screening - a shared approach to savings

So convincing is the data supporting the financial benefits of using D-dimer testing in General Practice to exclude DVT that we are making an...

New | Rapid test helps diagnose the HIV 'undiagnosed'

The number of people living with HIV in the UK continues to rise, with an estimated 83,000 infected at the ed of 2008, of whom a quarter (27%)...