A SENSING technology developed by a Scottish property technology start-up could help bring a major boost to the NHS.
Beringar, working with the Scottish Innovation Centre for Sensor and Imaging Systems, has developed a non-intrusive sensor which will significantly improve the health service’s understanding of how its buildings and moveable assets, such as hospital beds and crash trolleys, are used.
The sensor will replace traditional methods of measuring and assessing the utilisation of buildings, such as clipboard surveys, checking occupancy levels and identifying trends in the ways patients and staff use buildings.
Mark Sorsa-Leslie, co-founder of Beringar, said: “The NHS spends around a quarter of its budget every year on the provision and management of its buildings, but many rooms and equipment aren’t used to their full potential.
“Having access to data like this will be extremely important for the health service, as it responds to ever-growing demand.”
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