The Department of Health will soon be launching a new system to evaluate the effectiveness of spinal surgery over an extended period of time. The trails of the new system, known as HealthUnlocked Tracker, are taking place at the Royal National Orthopedic hospital in London.

HealthUnlocked Tracker was financed by the Spire Healthcare, Baxter Healthcare, K2M, Synthes and kspine. It is still working on a version that will provide the information about the patients on the mobile devices of surgeons including Androids and BlackBerrys.

Health Secretary, Andrew Lansley said that the new technology is an example of how healthcare innovation can benefit patients in near future. During his visit to the Royal National Orthopedic hospital to see the trails, he said “We are committed to creating an environment in the NHS where new medical technologies like this can flourish”.

The new technology will enable the NHS hospitals to create 300 new outpatient appointments per consultant surgeon each year. The system will also be useful in tracking the benefits of different types of operations.