MEDSTOR, a supplier of healthcare storage solutions, has recently finished work at the new Queen Elizabeth University Hospital and Royal Hospital for Children. Medstor was tasked with providing the foundation for materials management solutions throughout the hospital, supporting the lean stockholding system that would help to minimise waste and maximise storage across all departments.
Medstor provided the liners, trays and dividers for medical consumable cabinets throughout the new site and, with its partner, Metro, the racking systems serving the operating theatres.
Medstor’s liners, trays and dividers allow cabinet space to be maximised – storing more products, more efficiently, in less space. This is achieved through making the absolute most of what space there is available, ensuring product protection and segregation, and avoiding stockouts by supporting the hospital’s own IT system to show stock shortages
Everything in the Medstor range is designed with infection control in mind, supporting the hospital’s hygiene routine. The entire storage and distribution process is complemented by Medstor’s colour-coded identification system, which uses coloured cards to make it easier to locate items. The system has been adopted by hospitals throughout NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.
Medstor is an official distributor of the popular Metro Toptrack mobile storage system, which is designed to maximise storage within limited floor space areas, with smooth, snag-free construction and good airflow, allowing products to be stored as safely as possible – any tears in sterile packs mean the contents have to be resterilised or discarded, resulting in the delay or even cancellation of an operation. The shelving operates on a floor-mounted track system, so can be moved easily around the clean area, reducing handling and the accompanying risk of compromising equipment.
