Implementing Scan4Safety to reduce the risk of Never Events

Implementing Scan4Safety to reduce the risk of Never Events

Exchange Hall
Governance and regulation

Information

  • The role of the HSIB in investigating patient safety incidents across the NHS in England
  • Using digital to get at the forefront of patient and product management
  • Find out how the adoption of GS1 standards is improving efficiencies and preventing unnecessary patient harm across the NHS
  • Learn about a pioneering digital project, Scan4Safety, which uses barcode technology to improve traceability
  • Tangible steps to help you get started on your own GS1 standards adoption journey and engage with those leading the charge for Scan4Safety implementation
GS1 UKStand 5GS1 UK is one of 116 independent GS1 standards organisations operating worldwide. Our standards help organisations to uniquely identify, describe, and track anything – creating greater trust in data for everyone. From product barcodes to patient wristbands, we harness the power of GS1 standards to transform the way people work and live. In healthcare, GS1 standards are used for the unique identification of every person, every product, and every place. This enables products and medical devices to be traced throughout the supply chain and patient pathway from the point of manufacture and directly to the patient. Data is captured in real time and in a standardised format so that it is accurate, consistent, and interoperable. It is this accuracy and standardisation of data that serves to improve patient safety, reduce unwarranted clinical variation, and drive operational efficiencies across industry. To learn more about how GS1 standards work in practice, download the Scan4Safety evidence report here. You can also find out more on our website here.

Registered attendees

Professor Ted Baker
Professor Ted Baker
ChairHealth Services Safety Investigations Body