ASSET MANAGEMENT


pain management, where syringe drivers are essential devices used to administer medication in a controlled and precise manner. Their management involves not just


storage but also ensuring they are readily accessible to authorised personnel and maintained in optimal working conditions. Healthcare managers have been identified to experience daily issues of syringe drivers going missing in hospitals and community care settings nationwide. With this crisis costing the sector millions per year when devices are misplaced or stolen, resources are also used by critical staff coming away from everyday roles to locate syringe drivers, impacting patient care. Effective asset management systems help in achieving this by providing a structured approach to equipment handling, from storage and tracking to maintenance and usage.


Case Study 2 – HMP Dovegate We have worked in partnership with leading specialists in public health services to develop innovative locker technology to enable inmates at HMP Dovegate to access medicine without seeing a doctor or nurse. Saving essential resources by using biometric access linked to the prison scheduling system, our Medical Distribution Lockers (MDL) allow prisoners to collect their in-possession medicines without the need to see medical personnel. The solution, which has been


developed in partnership with Serco, who run HMP Dovegate on behalf of the


Traka locker.


Ministry of Justice, Unilink who designed and developed the software, and Care UK, the prison’s healthcare partner, was trialled in the Therapeutic Centre at HMP Dovegate. The use of medical lockers has reduced the need for close personal contact as well as the waiting times for prisoners, as they no longer have to queue to collect their medication. Hayley Peek, senior health and social


care business partner at Serco, which runs the Uttoxeter facility, said: “COVID-19 presented new challenges around the delivery of medications within prisons and


there was a need to consider new ways of delivering essential medication services to prisoners.” “This Medical Distribution Locker


concept will undoubtedly have a role to play and be one of the many innovations which will support our prisons after already proving to be hugely beneficial in this pilot phase.” The lockers were developed and


piloted in consultation with several interested stakeholders including custodial officers, the healthcare provider, nursing and pharmacy specialists, IT, engineering, FM and prisoners. Ms Peek added: “In recent years the use of medication in custodial settings has increased. There have been several factors behind this, including increases in prisoner numbers; an ageing prisoner population; the prevalence of poor health and long- term conditions amongst prisoners. “This has taken place against a


background of national increases in medication usage and changes in medicines classification of tradable medication. Consequently, scoping of a safer more efficient technological solution was the most logical approach to improving care. “This trial aimed to understand prisoners’ perception of the medication process and monitor changes following the implementation of a remote collection unit. The objectives of the pilot were to design and install a technological solution to enable the remote collection of ‘in- possession medication’, assess the solution, and share lessons learned. “It is very encouraging that 80 per cent of respondents found the lockers easy to


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