Named miniTG, the first iteration in 2004 of the app to allow access to a version of eTG complete for handheld devices focused on topics relevant to hospital settings.

miniTG was refined and relaunched during 2005, although subscriber numbers remained small — under 400.

It was like looking through a microscope at the Guidelines.

Difficult to install because it required a specific reader, this proved another barrier to use.

Dr Jonathan Dartnell on producing miniTG

Dr Jonathan Dartnell on producing miniTG