St James Hospital acknowledged at both Irish and Global Healthcare Awards At the Irish Medical Times Healthcare Awards 2013 the NCHCD at St James's Hospital won a commendation in the “Best use of Information Technology” section. Additionally Feargal McGroarty, Project Manager at St James's Hospital has won the GS1 Healthcare Provider Advisory Council Recognition Award.
NHS confirms GS1 as absolute standardNHS England's 'Better Procurement, Better Value, Better Care' report released earlier this week has made several references to GS1 standards as being at the forefront of its new strategy to drive down the costs of procurement while improving its service in the process.
New Stakeholder Video AvailableWatch the new Healthcare Stakeholder Video and hear about the benefits of implementing Standards directly from industry users.
32nd GS1 HUG LaunchedOn April 19th last GS1 Ireland hosted the first Irish Healthcare User Group (HUG) meeting and became the 32nd GS1 HUG to launch globally.