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As it is in retail, scanning should be commonplace in healthcare

Following the release of the Scan4Safety report, GS1 UK's head of healthcare, Glen Hodgson, reflects on the value point-of-care scanning has to offer the healthcare sector.

Glen_Hodgson_headshot_2018A week ago today, the highly anticipated Scan4Safety evidence report was published. 

After two-years of implementing GS1 standards and point-of-care scanning, the six demonstrator sites involved in the Department of Health and Social Care’s Scan4Safety programme have achieved undeniable benefits from having adopted these processes.
 

Glen Hodgson

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