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Ensuring efficiency and safety in theatres

Derby Teaching Hospitals recently presented at our annual healthcare conference about the importance of GS1 standards in theatres.

Kevin Downs, director of finance and performance and Keith Jones, the clinical director of surgery, talked about the financial and patient safety benefits of implementing GS1 standards in theatres and shared their experiences of securing clinical engagement from the Trust’s theatre teams.

This article in Clinical Services outlines how barcoding scanning is indeed helping to improve clinical effectiveness and efficiency, as well as delivering financial benefits.

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