{"id":41984,"date":"2021-04-08T14:23:09","date_gmt":"2021-04-08T14:23:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/?guid=a53b7c1a9c8ff080f8a6697a6fe5e73d"},"modified":"2021-04-08T14:23:09","modified_gmt":"2021-04-08T14:23:09","slug":"nhs-to-digitise-coronavirus-testing-with-new-scandit-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/nhs-to-digitise-coronavirus-testing-with-new-scandit-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"NHS to digitise coronavirus testing with new Scandit deal"},"content":{"rendered":"


\n Sabina Weston<\/a><\/span>
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8 Apr, 2021<\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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NHS<\/a> Digital has signed a deal with augmented reality (AR)<\/a> solutions provider Scandit\u00a0in an effort to digitise the UK\u2019s Covid testing process.<\/p>\n

The Swiss software<\/a> company will provide the NHS with a data capture service, which will be available for free to any hospital<\/a> or NHS organisation involved in Covid test tracking, PPE tracking, or patient care, until 30th\u00a0November 2021.<\/p>\n

Specifically, the company will be deploying barcode scanning technology which will make it easier and faster for healthcare workers and volunteers to track and identify the tested samples. Test site staff members will be able to identify patients from a safe distance, avoiding the risk of contagion, by scanning a\u00a0barcode on a booking form\u00a0with the help of\u00a0a smartphone.<\/p>\n

After the samples are taken, they will be stored in a vial with\u00a0a barcode attached to it, allowing\u00a0staff to\u00a0quickly scan it in order\u00a0to ensure the test sample matches the booking ID and minimise\u00a0mistakes.<\/p>\n

The announcement of the deal comes days after the government proposed twice-weekly rapid Covid-testing which would be made available to everyone in England starting 9 April.<\/p>\n

Rapid testing has so far been available to those considered to be most at risk, such as persons over 60 and with underlying health conditions, as well as people who are unable to work from home and frontline NHS staff. However, the government is now encouraging everyone to take regular tests, in order to prevent outbreaks as well as return to \u201ca more normal way of life\u201d.<\/p>\n

Health secretary Matt Hancock<\/a> said that, due to one in three Covid carriers being asymptomatic, \u201cregular rapid testing is going to be fundamental in helping us quickly spot positive cases and squash any outbreaks\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe vaccine programme has been a shot in the arm for the whole country, but reclaiming our lost freedoms and getting back to normal hinges on us all getting tested regularly,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Due to the more regular Covid testing pitched by the government, the NHS is facing a significant increase in workload over the coming weeks. The process is to be facilitated with the help of Scandit-supplied technology<\/a>, at no extra cost.<\/p>\n

Commenting on the deal, Scandit CEO Samuel Mueller said that the Swiss software company\u2019s tech \u201censures that tests can be tracked quickly and easily\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt also integrates easily with smartphones<\/a>, meaning that the NHS has been able to scale the number of testing sites and make it easy to deploy home-testing effectively. There is no acceptable margin of error. Our clinical-quality barcode scanning technology delivers a highly accurate read rate whether the scan is happening through a car window at a drive-in mobile test site or by someone who is self-testing at home,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Mueller said that Scandit has been \u201chelping NHS Digital digitise their nationwide testing process since the start of the pandemic\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have taken steps to support the NHS at every step of the way to integrate our technology into the complex NHS IT infrastructure<\/a> seamlessly. We look forward to continuing this partnership and helping the NHS make it possible to deliver quick Covid-19 tests for every UK resident that needs it,\u201d Mueller added. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sabina Weston<\/p>\n

8 Apr, 2021 <\/p>\n

NHS Digital has signed a deal with augmented reality (AR) solutions provider Scandit\u00a0in an effort to digitise the UK\u2019s Covid testing process.
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