Noble's Hospital goes digital for patient safety

Thursday, 9 July 2015 00:00

Noble's Hospital is going digital to react with speed if patients deteriorate.

The 'Patientrack' system provides nurses with technology to make bedside observations to determine risk levels - this is then calculated and reported back to clinicians.

Funded by the Department of Health and Social Care it's set to be introduced in phases here having already been rolled out in hospitals across the UK.

Chief nurse Linda Radcliffe says technology is providing new and innovative ways to bolster patient safety:

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