Hospital Medical Stock Count in Preparation for Smart Cabinet
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NHS foundation trusts were created to devolve decision making from central government to local organisations and communities enabling them be responsive to needs and wishes of local people. A foundation trust is publicly owned and is accountable to the local population, patients, carers and staff through a Council of Governors. The Council of Governors are appointed from stakeholder organisations such as Local Councils or elected by the members of the Trust.
REQUIREMENT
The hospital foundation trust needed a solution to count all medical stock in preparation of having smart cabinets installed in a hospital.
The hospital foundation required RGIS to provide the following:
- Experience within a healthcare environment
- Produce accurate stock records in real time
- Identify any expired date medications
- Support consignment stock management
- National coverage
SOLUTION
The hospital foundation trust partnered with RGIS to complete the medical stock count project, and provided the following:
- All hospitals and relevant wards were contacted by the RGIS team prior to the stock counts taking place
- A specific time frame was put in place for each individual ward, to ensure patient needs were still met
- The precise reporting required was discussed and agreed
RESULTS
The hospital foundation trust found by outsourcing the medical stock count project to RGIS, the following results were achieved:
- Identified both out-of-stock and near expired drugs so that they can now be monitored more closely
- Eliminated stock-outs
- Reduced management costs
- Produced accurate stock records in real time
- All counts were completed as required, prior to the smart cabinets being installed