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£3.5m for improved wi-fi for ABMU hospitals
Hospitals run by Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board (ABMU) are set to receive almost £3.5 million for improving wi-fi networks for patients and visitors.
Swansea's Singleton Hospital and community units at Glanrhyd, Gorseinon, Maesteg and Tonna will all benefit from the investment.
The funding is part of the Welsh Government's digital health and social care strategy for Wales. It will be used to: help clinicians wirelessly access information about patients at their bedside; improve connectivity to allow patients to keep in touch with their family and friends; and replace the ageing bleep system to improve response times, increase patient safety and quality of care.
Hamish Laing, ABMU's medical director, said: “This is great news for our patients, visitors and staff. ABMU was the first Health Board in Wales to offer free public Wi-Fi in some of our hospitals and when complete, this investment will allow us to offer it in every hospital in ABMU, including our community hospitals. Not only will this improve the experience for our patients and staff but it is fundamental to our plan to give clinicians information at their fingertips at the bedside and in the clinics.”
Commenting on the announcement, Health Secretary Vaughan Getting said: “The benefits of the funding I’m announcing today will be clear to see. Not only will it improve patient care, allowing clinicians to access information about them wirelessly at their bedside, they’ll also be able to stay in touch with friends and loved ones while they are undergoing or recovering from treatment.
“A modern NHS deserves a modern internet infrastructure. We expect nothing less in the 21st Century. With the money we are providing to the health board today, ABMU will be able to deliver just that.”
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