TY - JOUR T1 - BleepPod: using smartphone technology to streamline telecommunications in an NHS setting JF - Future Hospital Journal JO - Future Hosp J SP - s28 LP - s28 DO - 10.7861/futurehosp.2-2-s28 VL - 2 IS - Suppl 2 AU - Christopher Rajkumar AU - Elinor Warner AU - Mark Kinirons AU - Amit Thakrar Y1 - 2015/06/01 UR - http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/2/Suppl_2/s28.abstract N2 - Efficient interdepartmental communication is critical to patient safety and service provision within the NHS. Traditional telecommunications, including pager systems, currently predominate in most trusts. Delays are commonly experienced when the correct contact number is not available and the switchboard is busy. We aimed to streamline and modernise this process by integrating smartphone technology into the telecommunications system.To define the problem, a web-based questionnaire was sent to all junior doctors at Guy's and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust. A local panel of … ER -