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<p>The NHS Mandate 2023 sets out the requirement for the National Health Service to
adopt digital scanning. By March 2024, all trusts should adopt barcode scanning of
high-risk medical devices and submission to the national, mandatory Medical Device
Outcome Registry (MDOR) either directly or via a supporting electronic health record
(EHR) or inventory management system that can support registry data submission. The
registry will be used to improve patient safety and outcomes in procedures that use
high risk medical devices.</p><p>MDOR has native barcode scanning, including Unique
Device Identifier (UDI) barcodes, so will result in the whole of England having an
available UDI scanning solution without having to implement a separate system. The
registry was launched in May 2023 and will accept bulk uploads from existing providers’
solutions, including Scan4Safety, that meet the data quality and completeness requirements.
The Outcomes and Registries programme will support provider adoption of digital solutions
that enable medical device traceability on the electronic patient record.</p><p>The
Secretary of State has exchanged letters with the Scottish Government setting out
the UK Government’s commitment to delivering the recommendation of the Independent
Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review and on the approach for MDOR. The intention
is that each Devolved Administration has the option to ‘opt in’ to existing or future
technical registry developments in MDOR, building on the different data programmes
and local approaches to traceability and patient outcome monitoring being taken at
Devolved Administration levels.</p>
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