28th May 2014 10:00
LONDON (Alliance News) - Cambridge Cognition Holdings PLC said Wednesday that the North East Lincolnshire Clinical Commissioning Group has introduced its Cantab mobile app in five GP surgeries, five pharmacies and Grimsby hospital to help diagnose dementia earlier.
The firm, which specialises in computerised neuropsychological tests including those enabling the early detection of dementia, said North East Lincolnshire is the latest CCG to roll out Cantab Mobile into GP surgeries, pharmacies and hospitals, bringing the total number of CCGs rolled out in the UK to 28.
The technology has been introduced as part of a three-month evaluation, said Cambridge.
Cantab Mobile is a medical software programme for primary care allowing doctors to detect the earliest signs of clinically relevant memory problems by asking the patients to remember and match different shapes and patterns that appear on an iPad.
"Dementia currently costs the UK over GBP2.3 billion a year and if we are going to reduce this figure, early diagnosis is key," said Nick Kerton, Chief Executive of Cambridge Cognition.
Shares in Cambridge Cognition Holdings were untraded Wednesday, quoted at 62.5 pence per share.
By Alice Attwood; [email protected]; @AliceAtAlliance
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