HEALTHCARE & HOSPITAL FACILITIES
vehicles are often still issued manually, with paper-based traditional sign in procedures to manage the process. If these are not kept up to date, a building’s operational efficiency can be compromised.
Intelligent key management systems can allow for the monitoring and reporting of who has keys and equipment, when they have returned them and if there are any discrepancies in usage.
Case examples Harley Street’s globally renowned London Clinic is one of the UK’s largest private hospitals and installed Traka’s bespoke solutions to ensure accountable authorised access and instant audit control capability for keys across its state-of-the-art hospital facilities.
With hundreds of keys and access points in operation across the hospital, the security and operations team was reliant on a manual logging in and out system, which was proving inefficient and risked time delays to patient care.
“The vision and values of the Clinic have been developed through working with our Trustees, management teams and staff. As part of this process, we pride ourselves on being ‘pioneering’ not only in our attention to medical care but also in establishing better and more efficient ways of working,” says the General Manager of Security Operations at The London Clinic.
“This is across every aspect of The Clinic, right down to daily operations. Security and key management are integral not only to the efficient running of the Clinic but also to ensure the safety of our staff, patients and guests. Traka’s system is a breath of fresh air to monitor keys and instantly be aware of their location; allowing our staff to focus on delivering high-quality service.”
Likewise, an internationally renowned teaching hospital and research centre in Cambridge has installed Traka systems to achieve its objectives for more efficient processes and essential key and asset management when it comes to sensitive areas and drug control.
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A spokesperson for the medical centre of excellence added: “Keys and radios must be easily located and ready for use to avoid delays in care management. We needed a smart solution, but one that was simple to install, with no disruption to the hospital running, straightforward to operate and quick to respond.”
In summary, healthcare facility managers do not have the luxury of building more space than they need. In the competitive healthcare market, overbuilding to accommodate future needs is not financially viable.
We have seen this as part of the pandemic response, when healthcare facilities have been forced to stay resilient and utilise the technology available to ensure a smooth encounter from welcoming guests to ensuring a safe and clean environment
What our two examples demonstrate is how hospital and healthcare facilities can benefit from more intelligent key and equipment management solutions across any existing site. And how they can help to achieve great levels of control and monitoring, even in challenging environments.
Here, facility managers must ensure that their new healthcare facilities are flexible enough to accommodate new technologies, while still meeting familiar requirements for energy efficiency, code compliance, and patient/staff comfort, plus new demands for resilience.
This is not only to improve security, but also enhance communications, operations and workflow. The audit trail capability adds to better management of credentials and whilst ensuring they all remain on site. And this all combines to operate 24/7/365 for the ongoing benefit, safety and security of all staff, patients, and visitors.
Traka has produced a dedicated white paper on “Embracing change for our NHS and UK Healthcare.” You can find it on the website below.
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