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NHS Wales commits to adoption of GS1 standards

NHS Wales has committed to the adoption of GS1 standards after signing a multi-year agreement, which will help to underpin
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NHS Digital enters five-year partnership with GS1 UK

The partnership between the organisation and GS1 UK, will start with patient wristbands and extend to location management.
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Leeds credits ‘dramatic’ improvement in patient visibility to Scan4Safety

Barcode technology means patient location can now be tracked in near real-time at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, its associate
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Leeds Teaching to pull data from barcodes straight into EPR

The largest of the Scan4Safety demonstrator sites is to link information from barcodes to its electronic patient record (EPR) and
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NHS barcode project aimed at improving patient safety

The humble barcode has been ubiquitous in retail for decades. Now the NHS is trying to use the technology to
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Healthcare IT news in brief

This week's industry round-up includes news of IT go-lives from NHS Wales, McKesson and TPP.
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GS1 demonstrator sites announced

Six NHS hospital trusts have been named as demonstrator sites for the use of GS1 standards and will share £12
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Healthcare IT news in brief

This week’s industry round-up includes the news that all trusts are now members of GS1 UK and some interesting wins
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NHS adopts GS1 standards

Close to 100% of NHS organisations have adopted GS1 standards for coding supplies into the NHS.
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Babywatch monitor system launched in UK

A baby identification system that uses mobile technology has been launched in the UK.
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