Supermarket-style scanners can track medical devices safely and easily—so why are they not used across the NHS?

Supermarket-style scanners can track medical devices safely and easily-so why are they not used across the NHS?

Authors

Terence Stephenson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8871-7847)

Institutions

Great Ormond Street Hospital (GB)
University College London (GB)

Publication Details

Journal: BMJ
Published: 2026-02-04
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.s235
Primary Topic: Quality and Safety in Healthcare
Type: article
Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 0.00

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Supermarket-style scanners can track medical devices safely and easily—so why are they not used across the NHS?

Terence Stephenson

Feb 4, 2026

BMJ

Quality and Safety in Healthcare

article

Supermarket-style scanners can track medical devices safely and easily—so why are they not used across the NHS?

Terence Stephenson

February 4, 2026article en

Abstract

Supermarket-style scanners can track medical devices safely and easily-so why are they not used across the NHS?

BMJVol. 392

Great Ormond Street Hospital (GB), University College London (GB)

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Quality and Safety in Healthcare

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Supermarket-style scanners can track medical devices safely and easily—so why are they not used across the NHS? — Terence Stephenson · BMJ (2026) | TGRS Research Map | TGRS