GS1 UK signs up six hospitals for Scan-and-Save

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GS1 UK, an independent supply chain data standards body, has announced that six hospitals have signed up to use its "scan and save" initiative to automatically track and trace their sterile surgical instruments.
Six NHS hospitals in England have already registered to apply the GS1 system of standards to accurately track and trace their sterile surgical instrument. Threats of transferable diseases, such as MRSA, CJD, and cross contamination of surgical instruments as well as major safety concerns raised by the Patients Association have been the main...