Johnson Controls provide integrated Nurse Call System for Belfast Hospital
Johnson Controls worked closely with the NHS to design and install an integrated combined Nurse Call with Portable Staff Attack / Real Time Location System.
The design brief was to provide the safest possible solution for patients and staff alike. It was important the hospital partnered with a company that was flexible enough to successfully implement the system and then provide on-going support over a longer term. As well meeting high security standards in respect of the integrity of the platforms and patient/staff interfacing components, it was also important that day-to-day staff workflows were facilitated by the system.
Here is a breakdown of the system installed:
Bedroom Components
- Trust wide usable keyswitch (Normal / Isolate / Reset)
- Reminder alerts if bed keyswitch is left in an isolate position
- Rugged stainless steel construction with security screws
- Secure anti-ligature WC pull cords
- In-bedroom near field staff detection
- In-bathroom microwave staff detection
Security Grade Over-Door Lights
- Unique customisable colour combinations
- Safe follow-me mode to direct security to where they are needed
- Individually monitored secure lamp segments
- Toughened stainless steel security covers
- High-intensity rich colours
- Fully synchronised HTM compliant tone sounds
Ultra-Safe Real-Time Location Badges
- Staff-safe LF near field detection (Signal cannot be blocked)
- Detection of entry/exit into/out of rooms
- RF incorporated for additional peace of mind
- Two user-definable buttons incorporated
- Photo ID holder
- Automatic low battery warnings
- Reduced transmission rate to preserve battery life
Rules to Enhance Security
- Staff alarm generated if bed key switch left in isolate position
- Lights illuminate route to staff in danger when staff attack mode triggered
- High granularity solution for precise location reporting
- Staff timer reminder alert if bed key switch left in isolate
- Audible/graphical real time location display
Super Safe Network
- Fully decentralised system – No single point of failure
- Redundancy feature to allow calls from both networks to be shown on both sets of displays in the same zone.
- System redundancy
- High integrity fan-less 24hr servers
- Secure remote access facility
Flexible Future Upgrade Options
- Inter-departmental speech option
- Asset tagging to allow fast location of key equipment
- Asset software to lower inventory costs
- Automatic staff-to-patient response time software
- Patient wristbands featuring tamper alerts
- Lone worker man-down tags
