Royal Bolton Hospital implements Web Pharmacy solution from Ascribe

Telecomworldwire, April 3, 2008

TELECOMWORLDWIRE-3 April 2008-Royal Bolton Hospital implements Web Pharmacy solution from Ascribe(C)1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com

Ascribe plc (AIM:ASP), a provider of software solutions for healthcare providers, has announced that it has installed its Web Pharmacy solution at the Royal Bolton Hospital, part of the Bolton Hospitals NHS Trust.

In addition to changing its pharmacy IT system, the hospital also brought online a robotic dispensing system.

According to the company, its web enabled pharmacy system has been designed by healthcare clinicians to ensure higher patient safety standards. It utilises a patient's medication record to warn pharmacy staff automatically, via use of its integrated decision support service, if there may be a dangerous drug interaction or allergic reaction arising from the dispensed medications.

The system has reportedly been designed to allow ward-based clinical services, such as medicines management and medicine administration. In addition, the system provides the hospital pharmacy staff with a bi-directional interface from their pharmacy system to their Rowa Speedcase Robotic Dispensing unit, enabling pharmacists to issue requests for prescriptions to their robotic system and receive updates from the robot.

No financial details were disclosed.

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