Omnicell Drug Storage Cabinets

The Trust is leading the way in how drugs are stored and accessed by clinical staff on hospital wards. In what is a UK first, 15 wards and departments at St Mary's Hospital, Newport, will have all their medicines stored in automated Omnicell cabinets which are linked to electronic prescribing. This means that medicines can be selected for specific patients using touch recognition technology such as key-less, fingerprint access. The new drug cabinets on each was are automatically refilled through a link with the pharmacy 'robot', which is based in the main Pharmacy Department.
We are providing quality care for patients by minimizing the risks of potentially selecting the wrong drugs for patients. It is significantly more secure and audit-able; it tells us what it needs and when it needs it on a daily basis. It is easy for pharmacy staff to keep it tidy and for the nurses to get the right drug at the right time for the right patient.
This video was submitted for the "Innovation in Healthcare" category at the KM&T Isle of Wight NHS Trust Awards in January 2015. This category was sponsored by Ryhurst.