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AURA HEALTHCARE HELPS REDUCE HOSPITAL PATIENT AVERAGE LENGTH OF STAY Medilink North West member Salford-based Aura is an international SME, which focuses on providing software solutions to benefit healthcare professionals and patients. through their organisation, Aura offered Aura Flow and Aura Note as solutions, which give staff access to real-time information about patients; with the data accessed through large wall-mounted touchscreens, workstations or mobile devices. The company has a range of software solutions to help healthcare organisations and their staff manage hospital capacity, clinical noting and multi-disciplinary team communication. When NHS Northern Ireland required a set of innovative and intuitive software solutions to help manage their hospital capacity and streamline the flow of patients The impact has been substantial with proven reductions in average length of stay, less meetings, paperwork and telephone calls. Importantly, Doctors and Nurses can now spend more time with the patient rather than completing administrative tasks. For more information visit www.aurahealthcare.com @Aura_Healthcare L INTRODUCING THE MAST URI® SYSTEM Bootle-based Mast Group is a market leading manufacturer and supplier of diagnostic products worldwide, for clinical, industrial and veterinary testing. the Mast Uri® System offers higher throughputs, simplified processing and rapid turnaround times, while significantly reducing cost and waste. Established for over 60 years, Mast offers an extensive portfolio of IVD products, including their flagship product the Mast Uri® System. This is an innovative semiautomated laboratory solution for the microbiological analysis of urine samples, for which they were recently awarded an outstanding achievement accolade at the Medilink North West awards. Also available are a range of add-on accessories that have been specifically developed for the Mast Uri® System, to further enhance user experience and provide a service that is both unique and reliable. INNOVATING FOR SUCCESS New Medilink North West me mber Astek Innovations has been inventing products for the dental industry for over 20 years from its base in Altrincham, Cheshire. Astek Innovations distributes products to over 65 countries. These products aim to make life easier for the dental team and help reduce the risk of cross contamination. Founder and Managing Director Dr Alan Segal says, “Meticulous development and extensive testing by our product design engineers and experienced dentists, ensure that all of our products meet the highest levels of clinical performance demanded by modern dentists and they all meet or exceed the latest ISO and CE standards”. Proud of their heritage of innovation, Astek combines new developments with their established range of Pegasus Dental Consumables and Alma Denture Products. Products are developed based on feedback from dental peers and Astek are excited to launch Transform Heat Mouldable Impression Trays early in 2015. For more information visit www.astekinnovations.co.uk @AstekInnovation L For more details please visit www.mastgrp.com or email [email protected] In comparison to traditional bacterial culture based methodologies, 03