Appointment text alert for patients

A TEXT messaging service to remind patients they have a doctor's appointment is being piloted at two GP practices in East Lothian.

By The Newsroom

Published 17th Dec 2010, 15:22 BST

Updated 17th Dec 2010, 21:03 BST

More than 2,300 messages have already been sent to patients' mobile phones by one practice in Dunbar.