Aquarius Population Health

Rapid Diagnostics

Faster answers for better outcomes.

Rapid diagnostics are revolutionising the way that clinical decisions are made. Rapid diagnostic technology can yield better results for patients, healthcare providers, and the wider population when introduced in the right way. We can help you understand the options for implementing rapid diagnostics into current care pathways, and can quantify the costs, benefits and impact. This gives you the evidence to support better healthcare delivery.

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Case Studies

Improving the NHS Blood Culture Pathway in England

Bloodstream infections (BSI) are common and cause severe disease and death. Blood cultures are used to identify whether patients have a bacterial or fungal BSI and assess whether the microbe will be resistant to any antimicrobial therapies (AMTs) helping clinicians to prescribe AMTs to patients who truly need them. NHS England’s blood culture audit indicated low adherence to best practice guidelines and trusts have raised concerns regarding the resource implications of achieving compliance.

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Cervical screening and HPV testing: Opportunities for rapid tests

We explored the use of a rapid, on-demand human papillomavirus (HPV) test. Interviews with UK experts revealed that a co-located, on-demand HPV test following cytology could reduce the time to cervical screening results by up to a week, with a near-patient primary HPV test followed by cytology triage could radically change the testing paradigm. A follow-up tool we built in Excel was used to understand cervical screening burden and HPV testing across Europe.

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The benefits and cost-savings of a new point-of-care test for chlamydia and gonorrhoea

We developed an understanding of how sexual health clinics in England could use a rapid point of care test for two common sexually transmitted infections. We defined the current patient care pathways and found that the pathways could be streamlined and costs of care reduced by using point-of-care tests. The economic model developed by Aquarius Population Health showed that the test could deliver £10 million in cost savings, and give far more effective management of chlamydia and gonorrhoea at a population level.

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Case Studies

Improving the NHS Blood Culture Pathway in England

Bloodstream infections (BSI) are common and cause severe disease and death. Blood cultures are used to identify whether patients have a bacterial or fungal BSI and assess whether the microbe will be resistant to any antimicrobial therapies (AMTs) helping clinicians to prescribe AMTs to patients who truly need them. NHS England’s blood culture audit indicated low adherence to best practice guidelines and trusts have raised concerns regarding the resource implications of achieving compliance.

Continue Reading–>

Cervical screening and HPV testing: Opportunities for rapid tests

We explored the use of a rapid, on-demand human papillomavirus (HPV) test. Interviews with UK experts revealed that a co-located, on-demand HPV test following cytology could reduce the time to cervical screening results by up to a week, with a near-patient primary HPV test followed by cytology triage could radically change the testing paradigm. A follow-up tool we built in Excel was used to understand cervical screening burden and HPV testing across Europe.

Continue Reading–>

The benefits and cost-savings of a new point-of-care test for chlamydia and gonorrhoea

We developed an understanding of how sexual health clinics in England could use a rapid point of care test for two common sexually transmitted infections. We defined the current patient care pathways and found that the pathways could be streamlined and costs of care reduced by using point-of-care tests. The economic model developed by Aquarius Population Health showed that the test could deliver £10 million in cost savings, and give far more effective management of chlamydia and gonorrhoea at a population level.

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Publications

Cost-effectiveness of a rapid point-of-care test for diagnosing patients with suspected bloodstream infection in Ireland

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A cost effectiveness analysis of repeat screening for syphilis in pregnancy as an alternative screening strategy in the UK

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Cost-effectiveness and impact of five different point of care strategies to preserve last line treatment for gonorrhoea


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Examining the acceptability of offering STI screening in higher educational settings

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Modelling the choice of high-risk human papillomavirus (HR-HPV) assay in the English cervical screening programme

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Cost analysis of near patient chlamydia and gonorrhoea screening and treatment in further education/technical colleges

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Cluster-randomised feasibility trial of a chlamydia test and treat (TnT) service in further education colleges

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Modelling cost-effectiveness of multipathogen POC tests for sexually transmitted infections

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In vitro diagnostic tests

Three simple tests could save the NHS nearly £6.9 billion

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Test n Treat – rapid STI testing and treatment in colleges: study protocol

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Enabling more efficient patient management of blood stream infections

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Assessing the impact of point-of-care testing for influenza and respiratory syncytial virus in children admitted to hospital

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Rapid testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections improve patient care and yield public health benefits

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Cost-effectiveness of antimicrobial resistance point-of-care testing for optimising gonorrhoea treatment

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Evaluating multi-bug point-of-care tests for sexually transmitted infections

Evaluating the costs, benefits and cost-effectiveness of multi-pathogen point-of-care tests for sexually transmitted infections

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Modelling how point-of-care tests can enable personalised treatment for resistant gonorrhoea infections

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Point-of-care tests for infectious diseases: Barriers to implementation across three London teaching hospitals

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Point of Care Testing

Point of care testing: Disruptive innovation – is the NHS ready for it yet?

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point-of-care tests paediatrics

A rapid influenza test in hospitals could avoid unnecessary paediatric isolation bed days and save costs

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Point of Care Flu Test

Performance of a novel point-of-care molecular assay for the detection of Influenza A, B and RSV in children

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Exploring the value of a rapid, on-demand test for the detection of human papillomavirus

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Point-of-care testing leads the way: article in the Parliamentary Review 2014

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Mapping patient pathways and cost of point of care versus standard testing and treatment for chlamydia and gonorrhoea in sexual health clinics

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Publications

Cost-effectiveness of a rapid point-of-care test for diagnosing patients with suspected bloodstream infection in Ireland

Publication

Read Summary →

Read Publication

A cost effectiveness analysis of repeat screening for syphilis in pregnancy as an alternative screening strategy in the UK

Publication

Read Summary →

Read Publication

Cost-effectiveness and impact of five different point of care strategies to preserve last line treatment for gonorrhoea


Publication

Read Summary →

Read Publication

Examining the acceptability of offering STI screening in higher educational settings

Publication

Read Summary →

Read Publication

Modelling the choice of high-risk human papillomavirus (HR-HPV) assay in the English cervical screening programme

Publication

Read Summary →

Read Publication

Cost analysis of near patient chlamydia and gonorrhoea screening and treatment in further education/technical colleges

Publication

Read Summary →

Read Publication

Cluster-randomised feasibility trial of a chlamydia test and treat (TnT) service in further education colleges

Publication

Read Summary →

Read Publication

Modelling cost-effectiveness of multipathogen POC tests for sexually transmitted infections

Publication

Read Summary →

Read Publication

In vitro diagnostic tests

Three simple tests could save the NHS nearly £6.9 billion

Publication

Read Summary →

Read Publication

Test n Treat – rapid STI testing and treatment in colleges: study protocol

Publication

Read Summary →

Read Publication

Enabling more efficient patient management of blood stream infections

Publication

Read Summary →

Read Publication

Assessing the impact of point-of-care testing for influenza and respiratory syncytial virus in children admitted to hospital

Publication

Read Summary →

Read Publication

Rapid testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections improve patient care and yield public health benefits

Publication

Read Summary →

Read Publication

Cost-effectiveness of antimicrobial resistance point-of-care testing for optimising gonorrhoea treatment

presentation_icon

Read Summary →

Read Presentation

Evaluating multi-bug point-of-care tests for sexually transmitted infections

Evaluating the costs, benefits and cost-effectiveness of multi-pathogen point-of-care tests for sexually transmitted infections

presentation_icon

Read Summary →

Read Publication

Modelling how point-of-care tests can enable personalised treatment for resistant gonorrhoea infections

Publication

Read Summary →

Read Publication

Point-of-care tests for infectious diseases: Barriers to implementation across three London teaching hospitals

Publication

Read Summary →

Read Publication

Point of Care Testing

Point of care testing: Disruptive innovation – is the NHS ready for it yet?

presentation_icon

Read Summary →

View Talk

point-of-care tests paediatrics

A rapid influenza test in hospitals could avoid unnecessary paediatric isolation bed days and save costs

presentation_icon

Read Summary →

Read Publication

Point of Care Flu Test

Performance of a novel point-of-care molecular assay for the detection of Influenza A, B and RSV in children

Publication

Read Summary →

Read Publication

Exploring the value of a rapid, on-demand test for the detection of human papillomavirus

presentation_icon

Read Summary →

Read Publication

Point-of-care testing leads the way: article in the Parliamentary Review 2014

publication_icon

Read Summary →

Read Publication

Mapping patient pathways and cost of point of care versus standard testing and treatment for chlamydia and gonorrhoea in sexual health clinics

Read Journal Article

Read Summary →

Read Publication

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