Heartlands Hospital, UK Pioneering Radio Frequency Tagging for Positive Patient Identification
Heartlands Hospital, UK Pioneering Radio Frequency Tagging for Positive Patient Identification
2 PagesHeartlands Hospital, UK Healthcare Case study Pioneering radio frequency tagging for positive patient identification In 2004/5 alone, the UK’s NHS (National Health Service) faced over £400 million worth of clinical negligence claims. One of the key causes being patient misidentification. The National Patient Safety Agency states this causes 19% of all hospital errors. UK Government estimates that errors associated with mistak
