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INTUBATION CHECKLIST & SAFETY CARDS
Since 2018, the checklist card concept has been an established
patient safety tool, overcoming both physical and institutional
barriers to checklist availability. Carried by doctors, acute area
nurses and ODPs, there are over 13,000 in use worldwide.
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Adult checklist card: Utilising Difficult Airway Society
guidelines, and endorsed by key UK bodies (35p each)
Paediatric checklist & safety card: Intubation checklist and
reference sheet for drug dosing and equipment sizing (65p
each)
Global Anaesthetic Safety (GAS) Card: For remote and low &
middle income country (LMIC) use (currently available
through SAFE courses only).
Ordering cards:
Please email Dr Sam Goodhand at checklistcard@outlook.com
with the following details. Please note P&P is £4-10 depending
on order size:
Ø Your name
Ø Your delivery address (home recommended)
Ø Number of cards (minimum 20)
Ø Your hospital or trust
Scottish HealthTech Startup Infix Secures
Contracts With NHS Highland and
NHS Forth Valley Health Boards
• Since integration with NHS Lothian, in eye cases alone Infix
has helped enable service change within the health board,
completing an additional 570 operations, equivalent to savings
of approximately £2 million
• Infix develops cloud-based software that improves efficiency
of surgical operating theatres, and a virtual portal to optimise
patient pathway
• Infix also announces partnership with InterSystems
Scottish HealthTech startup Infix Support has secured two additional
contracts with Scottish health boards, with NHS Highland and NHS
Forth Valley joining NHS Lothian in implementing Infix’s cloud-based
software that improves operating theatre efficiency.
“Eye cases are only one area where our technology can have
transformational impact, so as we roll the tech out across other
operations, we’re going to see the easing of waiting lists on a
much larger scale, with associated cost savings.”
Since integration with NHS Lothian’s existing systems earlier this year,
in eye cases alone Infix has helped enable service change within the
health board, completing an additional 570 operations, equivalent to
savings of approximately £2 million while significantly reducing waiting
lists.
Infix, founded by consultant anaesthetist Dr Matthew Freer in 2019,
has developed cloud-based software, Infix: Schedule, that improves
the efficiency of surgical operating theatres and tackles patient
waiting list backlogs, and a virtual portal, Infix: Preop, to optimise the
patient pathway. An independent review by the University of Stirling
in 2022 found that Infix: Schedule can improve operating theatre
efficiency by close to 40 per cent.
Dr Matthew Freer, CEO and Founder of Infix Support, said:
“Eye cases are only one area where our technology can have
transformational impact, so as we roll the tech out across other
operations, we’re going to see the easing of waiting lists on a much
larger scale, with associated cost savings.”
Calum Campbell, Chief Executive, NHS Lothian, said:
“The support of the Infix scheduling system and the transparency
within which it presents system improvement opportunities is
excellent.”
Infix CEO and founder
Dr Matthew Freer with
Scotland’s First Minister
Humza Yousaf
Infix is also announcing a partnership with InterSystems.
Headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with 36 offices in 26
countries worldwide, InterSystems is a leading provider of nextgeneration solutions for enterprise digital transformations in the
healthcare, finance, manufacturing, and supply chain sectors.
The partnership with InterSystems will extend Infix’s integration
capabilities and enable Infix to access global markets.
Dr Matthew Freer said: “The partnership with InterSystems
is a validation of our best-of-class technology,and is the first
step in an exciting tie-up between the two companies aimed at
internationalising our technology.”
Chris Norton, Managing Director UK and Ireland, InterSystems added:
“We’re delighted to be partnering with Infix and working with
the business to help support its customers on a global level. Our
integration capabilities will allow Infix’s customers to benefit from
advanced interoperability within healthcare settings, and we look
forward to seeing this relationship continue to grow in the future.”
In May, Infix won one of Scottish EDGE’s top awards at a ceremony
hosted by Scotland’s First Minister Humza Yousaf and Sir Tom Hunter
at RBS Gogarburn in Edinburgh.
John Waddell, the former CEO of Edinburgh-based investment firm
Archangels and an experienced Non-executive Director, was appointed
as Infix’s Chair earlier this year, while Angela Brown joined the Infix
team as CFO, David Freer is in place as Head of Product, and Forrit
CEO and Founder Peter Proud is on the company’s board.
Further information: https://www.infixsupport.com
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2023
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