Using technology to drive safer care
Scan4Safety is a pioneering programme which was initially led by the Department of Health and Social Care in 2016. The work is now overseen by the NHS England National Patient Safety Team and is specifically highlighted within The Digital Clinical Safety Strategy.
About“I am delighted to be taking Scan4Safety forward as a priority within the National Patient Safety Team. Scan4Safety is a solution proven to deliver costs savings, efficiency gains and patient safety benefits through the use of digital technologies. I am encouraged to see so much interest in this work from across the NHS and hope this website will provide the guidance, tools and support needed for organisations to start and improve their own local Scan4Safety programmes.”
Dr Kelsey Flott, Deputy Director of Patient Safety Digital
Scan4Safety News
One million scans – NHS trust sets a new standard in patient safety and efficiency
3 April 2025
How clinical engagement and change management enabled Scan4Safety benefits in theatres at Doncaster and Bassetlaw
7 November 2024
Implementation of bedside electronic transfusion checks at Barts Health Trust: Quantifying benefits
24 October 2024
Lost tissue samples a thing of the past with new innovative tracking system at Leeds Teaching Hospitals
8 October 2024
Join the GS1 UK webinar on the Medical Device Outcome Registry
23 September 2024
Using barcode scanning technology to improve blood group testing in unborn babies
17 September 2024
Scan4Safety FutureNHS Platform
Join our Scan4Safety FutureNHS page to access more information, resources, and the forum to connect with peers, share insights, collaborate and find answers to your questions around the Scan4Safety delivery:
Scan4Safety – Digital Clinical Safety – FutureNHS Collaboration Platform