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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Health
Ella Pickover

DIY heart monitor rolled out to cut hospital waiting lists

A new heart monitor patch is being used in the NHS for the first time (Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust/PA) -

The NHS has begun giving patients a new DIY heart monitor which looks for heart rhythm problems.

Traditional monitors can require lengthy set-up by a trained physiologist, but the new kit can be sent out to patients in the post for them to attach themselves at home.

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