Network technologies

Mobilising healthcare with wireless technology
Roger Hockaday of Aruba Networks gives an overview of the wide range of processes in healthcare that could be made more efficient by using wireless technology. November 2007. read more ...

Wireless network improves security and accuracy of records at Southampton hospital
Southampton's wireless network helps to speed up diagnosis, improve patient treatment, reduce the risk of administrative errors in record keeping, and supports advanced mobile applications. read more ...

Preventing failure of network connectors for mobile medical equipment.
Medical equipment is subject to frequent connecting and disconnecting from networks, for which standard connectors are not designed and may cause them to fail within months of use. Alex Birkett of University College London Hospitals presents some possible solutions. August 2007

Open communications: enabling the next generation for healthcare
Siemens' David Leighton thinks networking technologies have the power to change the face of healthcare. July 2007. read article …

Case study: Royal Hospitals, Belfast
With budgets under pressure, Northern Ireland’s largest and best known hospital complex needed to find new ways of doing more with less. Wireless networking came to the rescue. July 2007.
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Wireless benefits
Kirk telecom’s Mike McDaid thinks wireless technology holds the key to many of the problems facing today’s hospitals. December 2006. read article ...

Wireless printing revolutionises pharmacy services
St George's Hospital London required quick and accurate labelling of medicines needed on the ward to reduce waiting times. It found a solution with wireless label printing. December 2006. read article ...

Innovative use of wireless technology at St Bernhard Hospital
St Bernhard Hospital, Germany needed to provide instant, anytime access to electronic patient data on ward rounds. The solution was a A wireless LAN with wireless-enabled notebooks and dry-cell batteries for longer life. December 2006. read article ...

Wireless networking for efficiency and enhanced patient care
With budgets under pressure, healthcare trusts are looking for new ways to do more with less. James Walker, Solutions Manager at network services provider Telindus thinks wireless technology can help. February 2006. read article ...