GS1 barcodes are helping the NHS save thousands of lives and millions of pounds. In fact, it's now mandatory to comply with GS1 standards across the NHS contracts. GS1 Global Trade Item Numbers (GTINs) are used to uniquely identify, track and trace products and devices as they are transferred through the supply chain and along the patient pathway.

Our barcodes have been used for over 40 years in retail – saving the industry billions of pounds every year. Now healthcare is also adopting GS1 barcodes globally – to improve patient safety, enhance clinical effectiveness and drive operational efficiencies. 

We enable you to identify, capture and share information using consistent data – whether it relates to pharmaceutical products, medical supplies or patient records. Speaking the same language throughout the healthcare industry, from manufacture and distribution through to hospital wards, cuts errors, reduces costs and boosts efficiency. The result? Better, safer care for the patient.

So if you sell to the NHS or to the wider healthcare sector then you need to use GS1 barcodes and GS1 are the only authorised provider of GTINs.