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Countering urban freight congestion and “last mile” delivery issues with the GS1 Smart Urban Transport Pilot
Transport & Logistics, Public sector
Countering urban freight congestion and “last mile” delivery issues with the GS1 Smart Urb...
The Straightsol project was comprised of seven innovative urban freight pilots to explore more effic...
Leeds Teaching Hospitals deploy Zebra printers and GS1 standards for positive patient identification
Healthcare
Leeds Teaching Hospitals deploy Zebra printers and GS1 standards for positive patient iden...
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (LTHT) wanted to adopt barcode technology to use with its patient...
Using barcode scanning technology to reduce medication errors in dispensing
Healthcare
Using barcode scanning technology to reduce medication errors in dispensing
There are an estimated 37.8 million dispensing errors made in England each year, representing 15.9% ...
Increasing bedside scanning implementation at Charing Cross Hospital, UK
Healthcare
Increasing bedside scanning implementation at Charing Cross Hospital, UK
Charing Cross Hospital implemented GS1 barcodes on their patient wristbands.
CareScan+: Enabling safer more efficient patient care while reducing costs
Healthcare
CareScan+: Enabling safer more efficient patient care while reducing costs
North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust began its GS1 standards-adoption journey as one of si...
Providing traceability, visibility and food safety via GS1’s TrueSource
Retail, Foodservice, Public sector
Providing traceability, visibility and food safety via GS1’s TrueSource
Launched in 2010, TrueSource is GS1 UK’s leading Data Pool service
Ethiopia: Laying foundations to fight substandard and falsified medicines
Healthcare
United Kingdom: Harnessing GS1 standards to reduce unwarranted clinical variation
To become more efficient and reduce costs and waste, MFT implemented an inventory management system ...
Ethiopia: Laying foundations to fight substandard and falsified medicines
Healthcare
Ethiopia: Laying foundations to fight substandard and falsified medicines
In Ethiopia, work is underway to ensure each and every medicine in the country has a unique identifi...