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If you have any questions about the healthcare sector or wish to discuss any aspect of the NHS recommendation, please contact Roger Lamb , GS1 UK on +44 (0)20 7092 3578

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AIDC in the NHS eLearning Course

Learn more about using AIDC (Auto Identification Data Capture) and the GS1 coding system in the NHS to improve patient safety with the AIDC eLearning course.

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Healthcare Case Studies

Click on the case studies below to read about how our NHS members have implement GS1 standards and solutions in a wide range application areas.

		Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (Technical RFID Pilot) Successfully piloting RFID technology to track and trace orthopaedic loan kits Download [format: pdf - size: 195kb] Last Updated : Nov'09

		Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (Bar coding and RFID) Implementing GS1 bar codes and RFID Technology to improve patient safety and increase productivity Download [format: pdf - size: 185kb] Last Updated : Nov'09

		Airedale NHS Trust Implementing GS1 bar codes on patient wristbands to deliver the right treatment to the right Download [format: pdf - size: 237kb]

		Wythenshawe Hospital Implementing GS1 bar codes to uniquely identify, track and trace surgical instrument tray. Download [format: pdf - size: 79 kb]

		Southlands Hospital – Pharmacy Production Unit Implementing GS1 bar codes and standards to uniquely identify repackaged and labelled medicines. Download [format: pdf - size: 65 kb]

		Moorfields Pharmaceuticals Implementing GS1 bar codes and standards to improve patient safety. Download [format: pdf - size: 82 kb]

		Building Radio frequency identification Solution for Global Environment (BRIDGE) WP6 project – Pharma Traceability Pilot The pilot demonstrates a complete track and trace system for pharmaceutical products in a live operating, international supply chain environment using the GS1 System of standards including GS1 bar codes and EPC/RFID tags. Download [format: pdf - size: 187 kb]

		Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust (Electronic Blood Tracking pilot) Implementing the GS1 coding system for passive RFID enabled patient wristbands to help ensure positive patient identification and improve patient safety. Download [format: pdf - size: 433 kb]

		Birmingham Children’s Hospital and the NHS Numbers for Babies (NN4B) project Birmingham Children’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the NHS Numbers for Babies (NN4B) project implements GS1 bar codes to ensure positive identification of babies during the newborn screening process Download [format: pdf - size: 158 kb]

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