Barts Health NHS Trust has published a prior information notice highlighting plans to procure a site-wide, real-time system for the monitoring of vital signs at St Bartholomew’s Hospital in London.
With a trust-wide solution for intermittent vital signs monitoring already in place, Barts Health will seek a solution offering “comprehensive multi-parameter monitoring” which should include ECG; multiple invasive pressures; non-invasive blood pressure; plethysmography; expired gas analysis; cardiac output; neuromuscular blockade; depth of anaesthesia; and tissue saturations. It should help to ensure smooth patient transitions between wards; offer timely deterioration alerts; integrate data into information systems; and support patient mobility through the recovery process.
At present, Barts aims to evaluate the existing market to develop understanding of current capabilities and supplier interest.
Source: HTN
Date: 5 September