Trust rapidly finds important devices
Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust is trialling a wireless technology that tracks medical devices with the aim of improving efficiency and patient safety.
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Cambridge assets on voyage of Discovery
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has implemented an asset tracking system that is being used on more than 2,500 medical devices.
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Leeds hospitals to go wireless
Leeds Hospitals NHS Trust is to implement a wireless network worth up to £3.5m following a successful pilot scheme.
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Mid Essex goes wireless to blast bugs
Broomfield Hospital, part of Mid Essex Hospital Services NHS Trust, is to extend its Aerohive Networks’ wireless local area network infrastructure. The hospital is to add a further 300 access points to cover a new, five storey wing that will house 365 beds, five operating theatres, the A&E department, maternity unit, pharmacy and helipad. A key use […]
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EC flags benefits of Notts Cisco network
A report has shown that patient waiting times at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust have been cut by a third following the implementation of a Cisco network and telephony system. The trust implemented a medical grade network to underpin wired and wireless communications after identifying communications problems in its emergency department. These were causing delays to […]
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Spanish develop RFID alert system
A team of Spanish researchers has developed a system that reminds elderly people and those with special needs when they forget everyday tasks, such as picking up their keys or taking medication.
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System C buys Liquidlogic
Healthcare IT software and services specialist System C has purchased UK social services software supplier Liquidlogic.
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Rand report focuses on RFID in health
A major new research report commissioned by the European Commission has detailed the opportunities for, and barriers to, the deployment of auto-tracking technology in European healthcare systems.
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Best Use of wireless healthcare
The best use of wireless healthcare category was won by Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University NHS Trust. The runners up were a wi-fi based equipment tracking project in Scotland and the iWard at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust in London.
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Walsall first with Horizon Visibility
Walsall Hospitals NHS Trust has become the first in the UK to go-live with McKesson’s new Horizon Enterprise Visibility patient monitoring system.
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