Blood Sciences Department

Luton & Dunstable University Hospital

Lewsey Road

LUTON

Bedfordshire

LU4 0DZ

Tel:  01582 497991

Fax:  01582 497992

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We issue a barcode to all staff who scan this as their operator ID and password ID. The barcode is put onto their badge with cello tape over the top. Other than it fading due to being put in the washing machine or falling down the toilet, the only other issues we have had is a continual ‘I’ve lost my badge can I have a replacement barcode’ or ‘the dog has chewed my badge’!

Clinical Laboratory Services, Level -1, Office 7
Pathology - University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Mindelsohn Way, Edgbaston
Birmingham, B15 2GW

Hi Louisa,

We use a barcode for logging into the blood gas analysers. Some have just a user ID on them and the operator is required to type in their password, some have both of these as a barcode and the operator can scan both numbers in. As of yet no one has raised any issues with handling their ID badge whilst performing a blood gas.

Hi

Please can I ask what people use for a login for staff to access the blood gas machine. We currently use a barcode which is on their id badge and a unique pin number. staff, particularly in critical care are have issues using this method and complying with the infection prevention policy. We are thinking of setting them up with a more streamlined password, e.g. first three letters of their surname, date of birth and their unique pin so they don’t have to handle their badges during the sampling process. Has anyone else experienced problems of this kind or implemented a different method of logging on.

Louisa Dawson

Point of Care Testing practitioner

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