Case Study: Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust achieves better equipment tracking and cost reductions with Idox

Equipment tracking and cost reductions through tech

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, the only hospital in its Trust and a large, spread-out site in Derbyshire, struggled to keep track of 15,000 medical devices across 20 wards. Misplaced equipment was wasting staff time, increasing costs, and creating risk for life-critical care, especially during COVID-19. The Trust needed a better way to manage its inventory, loans, and device alerts, and turned to Idox and its iFIT hospital inventory and records management solution.

Idox implemented an RFID-based tracking network with readers, antennas, smart labels, and handheld units to monitor equipment across the hospital. The system gave the Clinical Engineering team and other departments real-time visibility, reduced search times, improved patient flow, and helped manage loans and rentals more efficiently. Idox’s solution also supported safer critical care during COVID-19 by tracking oxygen-driven equipment and improving equipment placement, while helping the Trust cut waste and reduce the cost of lost items.

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Stuart Barton

DSFS Specialist Clinical Engineer