<s>
AccuRx	B-Application
is	O
a	O
British	O
software	O
company	O
working	O
in	O
the	O
health	O
sector	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Accurx	B-Application
's	O
main	O
product	O
is	O
Chain	O
SMS	B-Device
,	O
a	O
messaging	O
program	O
used	O
by	O
doctor	O
surgeries	O
to	O
communicate	O
with	O
patients	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
program	O
runs	O
on	O
desktop	O
computers	O
and	O
sends	O
SMS	B-Device
text	O
messages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
integrate	O
with	O
some	O
software	O
used	O
in	O
GP	O
surgeries	O
—	O
SystmOne	B-Application
and	O
EMIS	O
Health	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chain	O
SMS	B-Device
was	O
launched	O
in	O
February	O
2018	O
and	O
as	O
of	O
February	O
2019	O
,	O
was	O
used	O
in	O
more	O
than	O
1,400	O
GP	O
surgeries	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
COVID-19	O
pandemic	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
,	O
Accurx	B-Application
integrated	O
a	O
videotelephony	B-Application
system	O
into	O
Chain	O
SMS	B-Device
,	O
using	O
Whereby	O
,	O
and	O
subsequently	O
"	O
more	O
than	O
90	O
percent	O
of	O
primary	O
care	O
clinics	O
in	O
England	O
are	O
now	O
using	O
it	O
"	O
for	O
online	O
appointments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SMS	B-Device
messages	O
from	O
Chain	O
SMS	B-Device
appear	O
from	O
"	O
GPSurgery	O
"	O
by	O
default	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
University	O
Hospitals	O
of	O
Leicester	O
NHS	O
Trust	O
used	O
Accurx	B-Application
’s	O
patient	O
messaging	O
feature	O
in	O
2022	O
to	O
communicate	O
with	O
patients	O
via	O
SMS	B-Device
to	O
ask	O
if	O
they	O
still	O
needed	O
their	O
overdue	O
first	O
appointment	O
or	O
follow-up	O
appointment	O
.	O
</s>
