Of course , the NHS ’ partner ecosystem extends across its network , and most recently , Royal Papworth announced a joint project with Softcat to help transform the way it works inside the hospital using traceability .
Raynes notes : “ One of the aspects of the Softcat project has been to introduce a network of radio frequency identification , which means we ’ ve got ceiling scanners , ceiling readers and handheld devices that staff can go around and find equipment with . It can even locate equipment for us .
“ When you ’ ve got busy staff , what you don ’ t want is people spending hours looking for a bed pump or a high-end piece of equipment .
“ The system we ’ ve worked on with Softcat is on every floor of our hospital
using barcodes and passive tags which contain what we call a GS1I standard . And those standards enable us to trace throughout the building all of our equipment within a scan .”
It ’ s evident that partnerships like these are crucial in helping Royal Papworth extend its interoperability agenda , enabling technology to do the work and optimise all facets of operations which provides a better solution rather than locking into single vendors .
Royal Papworth : Looking to the future As such , Raynes hopes Royal Papworth and the wider NHS can continue this trend as he looks to drive further interoperability standards for the future .
224 May 2024