Category Archives: Blood Tracking

Hospitals improve patient safety with Olympus BloodTrack.

By admin | January 21, 2009

The Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has significantly improved patient safety with an electronic blood tracking system from Olympus.  The Olympus BloodTrack system provides full end-to-end control and audit of the blood transfusion process with correct cross checking of the patient’s barcoded wristband with the blood at the bedside. The wristbands used [...]

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  • NHS Supply Chain helps hospitals choose “which band is best”

    In response to the NPSA safety alert on NHS identification bracelets the NHS Supply chain has created an evaluation sheet designed to aid hospitals when deciding on the correct wristband. The evaluation covers the practicalities of the band, comfort, how long it lasted, ease of use and whether it was resistant to alcohol, soaps and water.

    Click here for a copy of the evaluation form