Norris, Beverley; Sevdalis, Nick; Bothwell, Susan; Ranger, Chris and Russell-Rose, Tony. 2007. 'The Role of Patient Identification in Patient Safety'. In: International Conference on Contemporary Ergonomics (CE2007). Nottingham, United Kingdom. [Conference or Workshop Item]

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Matching the right patient with the right care is at the heart of safe healthcare. Patient wristbands form a vital link between the patient, local information systems, care delivery and the wider healthcare system. At present there is no standardisation across the NHS for wristband design. Colour coded wristbands have been introduced by some organisations as a barrier to patient safety incidents but there is disparity in the coding systems used between, and sometimes within, healthcare settings. This paper presents some of the human factors issues surrounding patient identification, a survey of current practice across the NHS in England and Wales and steps towards standardisation of wristbands.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Departments, Centres and Research Units:	Computing
Dates:	Date Event 17 April 2007 Published
Event Location:	Nottingham, United Kingdom
Item ID:	29750
Date Deposited:	23 Feb 2021 10:31
Last Modified:	17 Jun 2021 19:02
URI:	https://research.gold.ac.uk/id/eprint/29750

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