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Healthcare
Reducing the global impact of environmentally harmful anaesthetic gases using a medical de...
95% of anaesthetic gases used in an operation are not metabolised by the patient so a significant pr...
Improving general inventory control at Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust, UK
Healthcare
Improving general inventory control at Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust, UK
Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust recognised the need for better inventory management. It employed GS1 ...
Implementing RFID-enabled technology for the transport of precious laboratory samples at St. James’s Hospital
Healthcare
Implementing RFID-enabled technology for the transport of precious laboratory samples at S...
Laboratory samples, such as cancerous tissues taken during a biopsy, are “precious” since a patient’...
How positive patient identification can provide peace of mind for patients and their relatives
Healthcare
How positive patient identification can provide peace of mind for patients and their relat...
Staff working on the breast ward at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (Leeds) faced numerous, daily...
Best practice patient safety and traceability of infant feeds at CHI (Children’s Health Ireland) at Temple Street
Healthcare
Best practice patient safety and traceability of infant feeds at CHI (Children’s Health Ir...
In 2016 the hospital was audited by the Food Safety Professionals Association (FSPA).
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% ...
EPC/RFID: An effective method for realtime asset management
Healthcare
EPC/RFID: An effective method for realtime asset management
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust (EKHUFT) had thousands of assets and medical dev...
Realising more than £1m of savings through an effective inventory management improvement programme
Healthcare
Realising more than £1m of savings through an effective inventory management improvement p...
National Health Service (NHS) trusts in England are being driven to improve operational efficiencies...