The future of point-of-care testing in the healthcare landscape
People living with long-term health conditions, such as inflammatory bowel disease, require regular monitoring and medical support to manage their symptoms and maintain their quality of life, but challenges such as illness or remote location often limit access to in-person care. In this blog, Tony Cambridge, Managing Director of Thornhill Healthcare Events and Consultancy and Lead Biomedical Scientist at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust, England, discusses how the ongoing shift towards point-of-care testing with innovative user-friendly devices supports decentralised disease monitoring and personalised care.