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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% ...
GS1 Facilitates APEC Supply Chain Pilot Implementation
Transport & Logistics, Public sector
GS1 Facilitates APEC Supply Chain Pilot Implementation
In any international transaction of goods, a range of information needs to be exchanged between vari...
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
Nigeria: Tracking the distribution of Covid vaccinations
Nigeria already had a plan to implement pharmaceutical traceability for all drugs by 2024, with part...
Covid Vaccines traceability program in Nigeria
Healthcare
Covid Vaccines traceability program in Nigeria