BBC South Today News rolling out of mobile ECG devices that detects irregular heart rhythms from mobile gp Watch Video
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Description: Innovative new technology being rolled out across the Wessex region (Dorset, Wiltshire, Hampshire and Isle of Wight) to prevent 160 strokes and save 40 lives, as part of a national campaign.nAround 340 mobile electrocardiogram (ECG) units are being distributed to CCGs, GP practices, pharmacies, NHS community clinics and hospitals across the Wessex region. The new devices detect irregular heart rhythms quickly and easily, enabling NHS staff to refer any patients with irregular heart rhythms (call