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Connected, continuous and complete: Implementing Scan4Safety using GS1 standards at the core of the patient pathway
Launched in England by the UK’s Department of Health and Social Care in 2016, the Scan4Safety programme became the start of a long-standing journey of GS1 standards adoption in clinical environments.
Hull University Teaching Hospital (HUTH) wanted to replace its manual and paper-based processes with automated ones that would capture data at points of patient care, connecting the data and linking it directly to each patient. Routine and recall processes took significant time away from staff caring for patients.
HUTH defined a new model focused on the patient and Scan4Safety principles, implementing GS1 identification standards and barcodes throughout the entire patient care journey. Barcodes are scanned to capture information such as date, time, staff member, patient and location of interventions—from the patient’s admission to discharge.
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