Abloy UK’s supply of high-security CLIQ cylinders and keys to Northern Lincolnshire and Goole Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust to upgrade the security of the drug cabinets at Scunthorpe General Hospital has resulted in ‘significant cost and time savings’.
The Hospital had previously used traditional mechanical locks on its drug cabinets, with most wards having several cupboards and fridges, each with a different key. Nurses had spent considerable time determining who had particular keys, and which fitted which lock. Seeking to streamline the process, and save time and costs, the Hospital trialled Abloy’s CLIQ Remote electromechanical locking system on one ward, specifying and supplying high-security cylinders and keys for all drug cabinets and cupboards, and for padlocks on fridges. Every nurse received their own key, individually programmed to allow them to access the cupboards required. The CLIQ technology also enabled management personnel to amend or delete access rights, collect audit trails from the Abloy Cliq cylinders, and easily delete lost or stolen keys from the system. Mike Urwin, clinical director of Pharmacy and Medicine Management, Scunthorpe General Hospital, said: “Our trial research showed that nurses typically spend an average 40 minutes per shift looking for keys – 250 minutes lost on a ward every day. Over a year, across all 51 of our wards, the lost time would equate to having an extra 24 nurses on duty every day across the Trust. I believe the Trust should fully implement the Abloy system as soon as possible, and would recommend that others consider trialling the technology to see and experience the benefits for themselves.”
