Cornwall tracks theatre products digitally
The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust is deploying a new patient-level resource management system from COA Solutions to help keep track of product expenditure and stock levels in its operating theatres. The system, which uses barcode scanning technology, will replace previous paper-based stock management processes, which had been considered costly and inefficient. The Patient Resource […]
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Laptop holding trust payroll data stolen
A laptop has been stolen from the Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust, which contains personal and financial information on the trust’s 10,000 staff. The computer had payroll data on all of the trust’s employees and was stolen from locked and alarmed premises on 1 May. In a statement, the trust told E-Health Insider: “We can […]
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Sherwood Forest roll-out wireless voice badges
Staff at the Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are set to benefit from new wireless voice badges, allowing them to communicate with patients and staff handsfree. The new system is called the BT Managed Vocera. The Vocera communicators allow nurses to reach staff simply by saying their name. The devices can also broadcast to […]
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Cornwall NHS staff get VoIP phone badges
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust has issued its staff with voice-activated handsfree ‘badges’, worn around the neck on a lanyard, which can put any user in touch with another member of staff just by saying their name or department into a microphone. The Vocera system (below), which was installed and is managed by BT, runs […]
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