Medicine · October 2026Kudos level: Nice
A Fingerprint-Locked Cabinet Makes Controlled Drugs Safer at Pinderfields Hospital
Pinderfields Hospital in Wakefield has installed an automated dispensing cabinet for controlled drugs that opens only by fingerprint after a prescription check, with guiding lights that cut picking errors. Pharmacy staff say it is already saving time and freeing ward teams to spend more of it with patients.
Source: Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust