Download the Scan4Safety report
"A scan of the benefits: the Scan4Safety evidence report", detailing the results from the programme, is now available.
The Scan4Safety programme was originally run by six chosen demonstrator sites:
The programme was announced by the DHSC with the aim of implementing electronic procurement systems to help deliver up to £800 million in efficiency savings. The supply chains for hospitals would also be made simpler, helping to reduce the estimated £150m the NHS wastes each year on products which have been either oversupplied or perished.
The two-year programme has now successfully reached completion with each one of the trusts having demonstrated the benefits, as well as challenges, they encountered from using GS1 standards. Published on 15 July 2020, the Scan4Safety evidence report, includes results of significant efficiencies and cost savings, reduced errors and improved patient outcomes and patient safety.
"A scan of the benefits: the Scan4Safety evidence report", detailing the results from the programme, is now available.
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