Dakota - Integrated Solutions

The service provision from Dakota is second to none. They are innovative with the solutions they recommend & manage to turn things round really quickly when we need them to which is essential for a fast moving business like ours. I would definitely recommend Dakota to other companies.

Nick Chadaway, IT Manager, United Fleet Distribution

I personally, as Head of the Equipment Project, would recommend Dakota Integrated Solutions for their expertise to help any NHS Trust solve the issues they are likely to face in delivering wristband printing & mobility solutions. Dakota worked closely with Zebra to provide solutions to the issues we faced & propose new, more effective ways of deploying the technology.

Dakota’s knowledge of the technology involved, including ZBI (Zebra Basic Interpreter) & 2D symbology, was invaluable in rolling out Electronic Systems across the Trust. Dakota have solved our problems, they have taken away much of the pain in delivering such a large IT project.

Peter Aspinall, Head of IM&T, Lancashire Teaching Hospital

Dakota’s approach was innovative, informed & relevant to our situation. As soon as they demonstrated the benefits of the Zebra HC100 & after we showed some of the clinical staff the printer in operation it was just a case of making the commercials stack up. Dakota proved to be a great help in formatting the bands to comply with NPSA guidelines & also in supporting our move towards 2D DataMatrix barcodes.

I would have no hesitation in recommending Dakota to other trusts rolling out PPI in view of their know how, industry expertise & creativity.

Lisa Carr, IM&T Project Manager, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

Although we could have purchased a bespoke solution from any number of potential suppliers we wanted the flexibility of deploying our own in-house written application to the devices. We found Dakota to be the most collaborative, supportive & receptive company to match our needs.”

Ian Ross, UK Director of IT, George Fischer

By adopting GS1 barcoding on patient wristbands we are using standardised information for identification which can then be applied to other services used in hospital by the patient where that identification must be relied on, such as the taking of bloods or the prescribing of medication.

The benefits of this system are, most importantly, patient safety and its ease of use. We expect to have all of our hospital departments using GS1 barcoded wristbandsin time for NPSA’s July 2009 deadline.

Nicola Catto, IM&T Project Manager, Airedale NHS Trust