Overview

• The pilot is running in the North East and North Cumbria under a project commissioned by Health Innovation North East and North Cumbria.
• Users place a finger-prick sample on a microfluidic test strip and scan it with the PocDoc app to receive near‑real‑time HbA1c results.
• Participating NHS trusts plan wider community deployment with a take‑home version later in the year, subject to pilot outcomes.
• Government ministers have welcomed the tool as aligning with the NHS 10‑year plan to expand prevention and move testing into homes and communities.
• Around 5.2 million people are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and about 1.3 million are undiagnosed in the UK; PocDoc says earlier detection could save the NHS billions, a claim pending independent evaluation.