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[project77] 19/6/2016 09:46

Good point, but think how long it has been since the pilot in California.

[sweenoid] 18/6/2016 11:04

If there is indeed a 'moral' issue, surely those culpable are the 'providers' of health-care not the purveyors of IP
In defence of the 'providers', cast iron proof of both efficacy and cost effectiveness have to be produced-hence the ongoing trials.
Having come out of 'retirement' last week and saving a life, it was interesting after a break from such things watching how monitoring is carried out on a CCU , IN SUMMARY, ITS SHAMBOLIC. Patients 'tied' to beds by wires, preventing essential post recovery ambulation and increasing the risk of dangerous DVT.

remote monitoring has to eventually replace the wired solutions it's just a question of time and in what guise, could be Sensium arrived too early, but as far as TMZ are concerned it looks like it's broken our bank?

Stethoscope retired ...again
Sweenoid

[project77] 18/6/2016 07:30

I am a private individual with no shares in this business, I work in a non-financial business. These are entirely my personal observations of how VC and early stage funded businesses work.

I just feel that there is a serious moral issue that the current management have failed to get this life-saving technology into use; meanwhile patients continue to die needlessly.

[adventurous] 17/6/2016 15:57

Project77 - you started off well, you almost had me believing you were an institutional investor and then you gave your game away!!

[trek3] 17/6/2016 13:20

So project, which category do you fall into, I presume
from your statement you work in finance, perhaps with a
broking house, or perhaps a merchant bank, do enlighten us
poor private investors, any advice you could pass on would
be gratefully appreciated.

[project77] 17/6/2016 11:53

I am fascinated by the comments on this forum. I never really understood about retail investors; they have to make investment decisions with so little information, unlike the institutional investors who have regular briefings in person from Jonathon and Antony. The frustration of OYH is perfectly understandable in the circumstances.

The public information, such as it is, really just paints a hopeful picture; whereas the facts are that Frontier Silicon have taken 80% market share, tens of millions in revenue and managed to make a loss on it every year; and on SensiumVitals, they took about £9m investment cash and spent much of it on the consumer side, leaving the healthcare business to wither.

Has anyone bought the Pure Radio business from Imagination yet?

[ianood] 17/6/2016 11:35

OYH - you are obviously not interested in the Company and you informed opinion is really unappreciated by those that at least have an understanding/interest in TMZ.

[oldyellowhands] 17/6/2016 10:42

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[chillpill] 17/6/2016 05:14

The key is turning profitable and I think they have just reached that tipping point for the first time in their history. Hopefully get confirmation of that in 3/4 weeks time.

[trek3] 16/6/2016 14:07

Agree with that, supposed to complete review by mid summer,
all we can do is hope it brings some positive news.

[hazl] 15/6/2016 12:47

This has been a most disappointing investment I must say and its not often I say that.
At least I didn't put much in.

Sorry folks just had to say it.

[taffy100] 14/6/2016 07:05

Toumaz Ld : 2016 Patient Safety Awards shortlist.

[the drewster] 09/6/2016 10:23

Cloudtag and Isansys - both with links to Toumaz at some point or other in their past, have both released upbeat news recently.

Can we make it a hat-trick I wonder?


Cloudtag:


Isansys:

[nod] 01/6/2016 23:01

An automated Early Warning System (EWS) was receiving funding from the NHS technology fund. It was sometimes thought to refer to Sensium but is an independent software tool that applies the relevant EWS rules. For paediatrics PEWS there are I recall five sets of rules and notifications by age ranges from birth up to 15 years: 0 to 3 months; 4 - 12 months, 1 - 3 years, etc. These rules can vary by Health Board structures and hospital locations e.g. rural.Sensium would either need to build the EWS or have its readings fed into an approved EWS. With all these technology initiatives going on concurrently and with few firm decisions on selecting long-term solutions the NHS hospitals can end up paralysed and unable to progress speedily with solutions they know work and will provide immediate benefits to patients.

[nod] 01/6/2016 22:27

Sensium Vitals Remote Monitoring System04 May 2016Trauma Management Healthcare Technology Co-operative (HTC) are collaborating with clinicians at University Hospitals Birmingham (UHB) and an industrial partner, SensiumVitals® , to investigate the use of remote monitoring systems on patients post-surgery. SensiumVitals® wireless vital signs monitors have the potential to detect the deterioration of patients earlier than current care standards, benefiting both patients and the hospital by preventing further complications following surgery. This pilot study will investigate if the device is reliable and accurate, able to integrate with the UHB clinical system and durable in a hospital setting. Also important is to determine whether the device is acceptable to postoperative patients and the clinical staff. This trial was awarded a grant from Queen Elizabeth Hospital Charities.- See more at:

[mirandaj] 01/6/2016 07:33

Best Emerging Technology and IT

[rob_evans] 31/5/2016 10:02

Children attending Accident and Emergency are being put at risk of death because not enough hospitals properly document their vital signs, a new report reveals.

The Royal College of emergency Medicine says nearly one in three emergency departments across the UK is failing to use a formal scoring system designed to alert medics when child patients turn gravely ill.

The college examined data for 16,000 children under 16 across 191 hospitals and found that essential checks designed to alert doctors to a deterioration in a child’s health were not always properly recorded.

Children who arrive at Accident and Emergency with a medical illness, as opposed to an injury, are supposed to have their temperature, breathing, heart rate and other vital signs recorded within 15 minutes.

Those who have abnormal vital signs are supposed to have another full assessment within an hour.

The RCEM recommends medics use the Paediatric Early Warning Scores system, or an equivalent early warning system, to record the results.

The college’s report concluded “there is a need for increased documentation of both initial and repeat vital signs” within appropriate timeframes.

Dr John Criddle, chair of the Royal College of Paediatrics, said: “Children make up nearly a quarter of total attendances at A&E and a significant proportion present with conditions such as fever, wheeze and breathing difficulties.

“Often, these conditions are dealt with quickly and easily, but sometimes there can be underlying issues which can go unrecognised if vital signs are not recorded – sometimes with grave consequences.

“We therefore welcome the recommendations made by the RCEM in today’s report.

“All children and young people should receive an initial assessment within 15 minutes of arrival to ensure we minimise the likelihood of missing serious illness.”

Dr Cliff Mann, RCEM president, said currently no scoring system was sufficiently sensitive or specific.

“To enable sick children to be identified, there is a clear need to agree a standardised scoring method that all clinicians can use,” he said.
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[chillpill] 25/5/2016 08:15

Nod,
The problem with radio in NZ is that the presenters are so annoying. In my opinion anyway!

[the drewster] 20/5/2016 12:21

The dedicated sports coverage made me take the leap of faith a few years back. R5LSX in particular. Better content, delivered over a better quality network (in terms of end user experience).
Switch on an AM radio on 695, then switch to DAB and tune in to 5Live. There is no comparison.

[life of crime] 20/5/2016 10:43

Nod, I think the only tapering will be when the Govt announces a switch-off period of several years for the analogue signal, with different regions going over to digital at different stages, as per the TV analogue switchover of several years ago.

We know from that experience that as soon as the switchover is announced manufacturers stop making analogue sets, as they are effectively redundant. Within weeks of the TV switchover being announced stores like Currys were slashing the price of analogue TVs.

The radio switchover will have a similar effect and sales should go up sharply as folk start to buy digital sets to replace their analogue radios, ramping up the closer their region gets to the deadline, IMO.

[nod] 20/5/2016 02:52

I bumped into a Harvard Business Article on forecasting and in particular the S curve, which is something I look for when investing.https://hbr.org/2007/07/harvard-business-ideacast-51-sIf DAB in the UK is over 50% then annual sales will eventually taper off, this may begin in just a couple of years. Fortunately, countries are at different stages of take up, so we have a series of S curves.The Cone of Uncertainty at #1 would seem to apply to Sensium. We all know wireless monitoring is a dead cert, even in the NHS. What we don't know is when it will start. Are we 6 months away from commercial take up or 6 years away?Once it's underway we can also be certain that deployment and spend will be on an S curve. I do hope TMZ can stay in the game.

[sweenoid] 19/5/2016 18:13

Excellent news for DAB..hence very very positive for TMZ



key quotes

Ford Ennals, CEO of Digital Radio UK, said: “What shines through this new listening data is the continuing and unstoppable shift to digital listening. We have seen record quarters for leading BBC and Commercial digital-only stations BBC 6 Music and Absolute 80s and digital listening on the BBC’s iconic stations Radio 3 and Radio 4 rising towards 50%. With the listening benefits of the 16 new digital-only stations launched in March still to come later this year we can see a clear path through to the majority of listening being digital.”

Digital radio reach has a new high of 44.1%. For the first time, digital listening in home increased to over 50%, with 51.5% of all radio listening in home being to a digital platform, ahead of listening on AM/FM (48.5%)

In the world of digital radio, there was growth across all digital platforms, with DAB growing its share of listening to 30.9% and now accounting for over 70% of total digital listening. Ownership of a DAB digital radio increased to 55.7% of the population, with 30 million adults now claiming to own a DAB radio, an increase of 14% year on year.

surely the analogue signal HAS to have had its day
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[iamnoone] 18/5/2016 12:42

Drewster & Sweenoid - Thanks for your informative posts.

Let's see where the next couple of months takes us.