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Companies involved in health and well being use SMS messaging in a variety of applications.

Hospitals, dentists, even veterinary surgeries, can waste a lot of time and money through “no shows”. When a client fails to turn up for an appointment not only is the time wasted but expensive resources stand idle. Increasingly health professionals are sending appointment reminders by text message to combat this wastage. This is greatly reducing the “no shows” to everyone’s benefit.

There are many other innovative uses. Smokers are helped by receiving tips and advice on giving up smoking. Others receive reminders to take their medication. The ease of automating SMS messaging plus the almost universal availability of mobile phones means more and more uses will be found over the coming years.

The challenges facing the healthcare sector today, whether you work for an NHS Trust or a private health company, are increasing. In an ever-evolving environment, maintaining high levels of patient satisfaction is an unenviable challenge many healthcare providers face on a day-to-day basis. How can SMS help?

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Christmas is coming and with it plenty of opportunities to increase your retail sales or market your services. If you're a hairdresser or beautician, you'll know how busy you get during the festive party season. It's still not too late to create an SMS campaign for Christmas and the New Year.

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False Hope Syndrome happens to nearly 90 % of the people who make New Year’s resolutions. People set grand, hopeful, but unreasonable goals for themselves. But if you can get yourself to focus on something specific you want to improve, SMS messaging can help you achieve it.

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Is SMS messaging a good investment of your business’ time and money? A report from Mobile Ecosystem Forum shares some data on how SMS is being used, who is using it, and provides some evidence showing the answer to that question is most likely “Yes”!

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There is something of a revolution occurring in the UK, and worldwide, where healthcare is concerned. Gone are the days of patients idly sitting and waiting for doctors to dole out advice. With 93% of the population holding a tool in their hands, anybody can use a mobile phone to access a wealth of information, just at our fingertips. SMS can maintain that feeling of instant information without causing the confusion, panic and misunderstanding so often associated with self-diagnosis.

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