PowerGistics UK gifts state-of-the-art storage towers to mobilise the NHS frontline
Three of London’s leading hospitals have received a donation of charging and storage towers for hand-held devices used by frontline healthcare professionals to help them create a more efficient, secure and hygienic workstation in the fight against COVID-19.
PowerGistics UK, which designs, engineers and manufactures portable device charging and storage solutions, has gifted its Tech Hub 6 storage towers to hospitals across the UK including The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, Barts Health NHS Trust and Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH).
The donation has been set up to enable caregivers to operate more efficiently on the frontline, as well as providing a safer and more secure way for patients to contact their families while spending time on isolation wards.
Lisa Emery, Chief Information Officer at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, said: “We are so grateful to PowerGistics for donating this great piece of kit. It is really well timed as we have also had a donation of iPads, and the Tech Hub 6 will keep them all charged up so they can support both staff and patients at this challenging time.”
Justin Creigh, Interim Chief Executive at St Bartholomew’s Hospital, added: “During the coronavirus pandemic, smart devices such as phones and tablets have played a key role in keeping friends and family connected, no more so than in our hospitals. This donation from PowerGistics UK has proven invaluable to our clinical teams, allowing them to quickly and safely access their devices whilst working on the COVID-19 frontline. It has made a very big difference.”
Claire Williams, Head of Patient Experience and Engagement at GOSH, said: “During these unprecedented times, staying in touch with loved ones takes on even more takes on even more importance than usual, particularly for those in hospital. Little things like not having to worry about your phone or iPad running out of battery go a long way – a huge thank you to PowerGistics for their generous donation which will make such a difference to both the patients and hospital staff at GOSH.”
Debbie Preece, PowerGistics’ UK Country Manager said: “As a company, we feel a strong sense of social responsibility and want to help our NHS in any way we can. As it happens, the way we can help is to enable healthcare professionals to work in a quicker, safer and more efficient way, which is more important than ever with hospitals under such considerable stress.”
PowerGistics’ donation comes amid a broader digital transformation strategy within the NHS, increasing the need for personal, portable devices to monitor and track patient care. Beyond the obvious reduction in paper, the use of mobile technology logs and shares valuable data with relevant caregivers in real-time.
This creates a need for ways to store these devices in a secure way, keeping them constantly charged and reducing footprint on hospital wards where space is at a premium.
Importantly, the towers’ individual shelves and cable management system provide a single-touch retrieval and return of devices, minimising contact and reducing contamination.
Debbie Preece added: “We know that this is a transformative time for the healthcare industry as it seeks to embrace a digital future.”
More broadly, the World Health Organisation has championed the phrase mHealth to describe the impact mobile and wireless technologies will have in health service delivery across the globe. A 2018 Jamf survey also highlighted how nine in ten healthcare IT decision makers had either already implemented or planned to implement a mobile device initiative, showing the pressing need for hospitals.
Preece concluded: “We hope that our donation will enable healthcare professionals doing hugely important work to operate more efficiently and with a greater peace of mind.”
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