Post by corrupteire on Oct 20, 2012 17:02:04 GMT -5
THE HSE SPENT around €10,000 on text messages to patients about clinical appointments over a 21-month period.
James Fogarty reports in the Medical Independent that from January 2011 to July 2012, HSE West sent the most texts to patients. It said this was in a bid to reduce non-attendance at clinical appointments.
Not every hospital uses the service – the Louth Meath Hospital Group and Cavan Monaghan Hospital Group don’t use the service. However, Connolly Hospital has a service in place, and it cost of €4,000 to send 35,000 texts in 2011.
www.thejournal.ie/hse-texts-appointments-640071-Oct2012/
www.corrupteire.blogspot.ie/2012/10/hse-spends-around-10000-on-appointment.html
James Fogarty reports in the Medical Independent that from January 2011 to July 2012, HSE West sent the most texts to patients. It said this was in a bid to reduce non-attendance at clinical appointments.
Not every hospital uses the service – the Louth Meath Hospital Group and Cavan Monaghan Hospital Group don’t use the service. However, Connolly Hospital has a service in place, and it cost of €4,000 to send 35,000 texts in 2011.
www.thejournal.ie/hse-texts-appointments-640071-Oct2012/
www.corrupteire.blogspot.ie/2012/10/hse-spends-around-10000-on-appointment.html