Glucose Monitors Help Children at Great Ormond Street  

To celebrate the installation of the 50,000th Accu-Chek® Inform II blood glucose meter in the UK, manufacturers Roche presented a commemorative gold-coloured meter to the world renowned Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust (GOSH). GOSH has been using the Accu-Chek Inform II meters for point of care blood glucose testing throughout the Trust since 2011.

Blood glucose monitoring is vital to the role of the Hypoglycaemia Clinical Nurse Specialists at the hospital. For paediatric patients with hypoglycaemia, it is extremely important to gain regular blood glucose levels as accurately and quickly as possible for them to receive safe and appropriate treatment.

“At Roche we focus on medicines and diagnostics that will help patients live longer, better lives,” comments Christopher Parker, Managing Director, Roche Diagnostics UK & Ireland. “Our aim with the AccuChek Inform II is to ensure that healthcare professionals have the very best diagnostic systems to help improve patient outcomes. We are delighted to be marking the milestone of the 50,000th Accu-Chek Inform II by presenting this commemorative meter to such a world leading institution as Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children.”