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Touchscreen Kiosks for NHS, Doctors Surgeries & Clinics
Computers continue to revolutionise the way the NHS and healtcare organisations provide services to patients.
This website details how touch screen kiosks and software is used in the NHS, hospitals, Doctors surgeries and clinics.
Why Use Touchscreens for the NHS?
Some of the advantages of using touchscreen based systemsin the NHS:
- Touchscreens are now a familiar method of interaction
- Quickly adopted by young and old alike
- Easier to use than mouse driven applications
- Touchscreen elements adding to many device types including PDA, computers, EPOS systems and phones
- Content easily updatable
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A Touchscreen Kiosk in a Hospital
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Applications for Touchscreens for the NHS
Some of the applications that touchscreen devices can be used for in the NHS include:
- Patient Satisfaction Surveys
- Wayfinding to help patients locate departments
- Virtual Reception to present contact details and faces to departments
- Wellbeing Information to enable patients to access NHS Direct and other online resources
- Patient self check in
- Touch screen Kiosks can be used as part of a triage process for new patients
Touchscreen Devices
There are a number of touchscreen devices which can be deployed in hospitals including:
- PDAs - Small portable survey devices for one-to-one consultations
- Mobile Clinical Assistants - Designed specifically for NHS and Healtcare, these devices are used for a multitude of applications.
- Tablet PCs
- Touch screen Kiosks - Wall and desk mount or free-standing designs can include barcode or RFID readers and other peripherals
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A mobile clinical assistant touchscreen
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Touchscreen Kiosks
Touchscreen kiosks are designed to be used by people unfamiliar with convential PCs:
- Formats - Wall mount, Portable, Desk and free-standing versions
- Mobile Clinical Assistants - Designed specifically for NHS and Healtcare, these devices are used for a multitude of application.
- Options include Privacy filters, rugged keyboards, webcam, telephone handets and more
- Branded to fit with your organisations logo and other colours/images
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A wall mount touchscreen kiosk
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Micro Kiosks
Micro kiosks are a smaller version of traditional kiosks but with many of the features still available.
Typical applications for micro kiosks include surveys, patient check-in, wayfinding and others.
Micro kiosks are available with touchscreen sizes from 10in, 12in and including 15in screens.
- Formats - Wall or desk mounted
- 10, 12 or 15in screen sizes
- Wired or Wifi Connectivity
- Options include Privacy filters, webcam, RFID reader, Bar code scanner and more
- Branded to fit with your organisations logo and other colours/images
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Wall mounted micro kiosk
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