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London Hospitals Traceable Liquids Scheme: No Theft in 3 Years | SelectaDNA

London Hospitals Traceable Liquids Scheme: No Theft in 3 Years

There have been no reported thefts of portable medical items at seven London hospitals over a three year period following the introduction of a scheme using SelectaDNA traceable liquids.

Thousands of items of portable medical equipment belonging to one of the largest NHS Trusts in the UK have been forensically marked using SelectaDNA as part of an ongoing initiative to improve equipment management and prevent and deter theft at University College London Hospitals (UCLH) NHS Foundation Trust.

UCLH provides acute and specialist services at sites including University College Hospital, Royal National Throat, Nose & Ear Hospital, National Hospital for Neurology, Heart Hospital, Hospital of Tropical Diseases and Eastman Dental Hospital.

All seven of these sites are using SelectaDNA to protect portable equipment including infusion pumps, roll stands, monitors, ECG recorders and defibrillators. Deterrent warning signs are on display at each hospital to warn potential thieves that equipment is marked and traceable.

The SelectaDNA traceable liquid solution comes in a kit and contains a unique DNA code that can link each marked item to an individual hospital. It does not damage the marked property in any way. If a marked item of equipment is stolen and later recovered by police, it can be traced back to the hospital via a secure online database.

Mike Phelps, technical services manager at UCLH said: “We have been marking equipment with SelectaDNA since 2011 and we continue to mark all of our new kit. We have had huge problems with equipment going missing in the past, mainly through theft but in some cases patients just take the items home with them and don’t return them.”

He continued: “Since we started using SelectaDNA three years ago we have had no reported thefts of portable medical equipment, whereas a previous audit established that up to 400 infusion pumps alone had gone missing.”

For further press information and images contact: Angela Singleton, Press Officer for Selectamark. Tel: 07905 623 819. Email: angela.singleton@selectamark.co.uk

For further information and images contact: Jodie Fisher, Marketing Executive for Selectamark.

Phone: +44(0)1689 487829
Email: jodie.fisher@selectamark.co.uk
Twitter: @selectadna

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