The UK's Health Service Told To Ditch 'Outdated' Pagers (bbc.com)

Posted by msmash on Monday February 25, 2019 @05:36AM from the it's-time-to-move-on dept.

The UK's NHS has been told to stop using pagers for communications by 2021, in order to save money. The health service still uses about 130,000 pagers, which is about 10% of the total left in use globally. From a report: They cost the NHS about $8.6 million a year, because only one service provider supports them. Health Secretary Matt Hancock called them "outdated" and said he wanted to rid the NHS of "archaic technology like pagers and fax machines". However, many in the medical industry say that pagers are quick and reliable - especially in emergencies -- and proposed replacements have their own shortcomings.

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Re:Here is why pagers are so important by Z00L00K · 2019-02-25 06:51 · Score: 4, Informative

Add to it that a pager also is fine when you have radio-sensitive medical equipment like EEG and EKG measurement equipment.

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