How wireless technology can work for service users.
More than two years ago, NHS Ayrshire and Arran introduced a wireless system for recording patient details and views. As a result, nurses can spend the time they used to spend writing up notes with service users. This article describes the system and an audit of staff and service user opinion before and after it was introduced.
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Derek
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Mental Health Services, NHS Ayrshire an Arran.
Fleming
Mark
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