Harrogate trust leaps ahead in patient safety with tech fund money

Faster clinical intervention for deteriorating patients at Harrogate hospital is to improve safety with go-live of Patientrack early warning system.

A new digital approach to capturing vital signs and recording critical bedside observations will allow hospital staff to respond much more quickly to patients who need urgent attention, following the introduction of Patientrack at Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust.

The real-time patient vital signs, early warning and alerting system has now gone live and aims to have a significant positive impact on patient safety, hopefully reducing mortality and allowing healthcare professionals to avoid a wide range of risks and adverse events for patients in their care... Click here to read more.