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RFID in the NHS supply Chain : Panacea or Placebo?

Mr Chris Shire, Business Dev Manager
Infineon Technologies UK
United Kingdom
 
 
This presentation was given at RFID Europe 2009 on Sep 29, 2009.
 

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Presentation Summary

  • The NHS supply is complex and with more product types than any retailer, but it has issues
  • Healthcare item tagging has been seen a major driver for RFID industry, and a cure for all the problems in the healthcare supply chains especially pharmaceuticals, but what is really happening.
  • The reality is different and requires solutions which fit peoples needs, not off-the-shelf designs cut to size
  • The presentation will also look at case studies of passive RFID tags used in healthcare and future demands

Speaker Biography (Chris Shire)

Chris Shire joined Infineon (then Siemens) in 1998 in the Chipcard & Security business line with 20 years experience in the semiconductor industry.
His current focus is on the finance and government markets for smartcards, and as been active on several government advisory committees helping to set the card standards for the UK, and support new security solutions.
Chris has also been a speaker at seminars for the IET, Intellect, the UK Smart Card Club and is a guest lecturer on the RHUL Msc course on Smart Cards

Company Profile (Infineon)

Infineon Technologies Contactless Memory Products are being used everyday by millions of people within electronic tickets and access control systems, as loyalty cards and within brand protection schemes.
 
Our RFID products are used to efficiently and securely trace and manage products and assets globally.
 
All products in our product range are compliant to globally agreed standards and frequencies.
The range comprises of proven Mifare®¹ technology, my-d vicinity (ISO15693/ISO18000-3), my-d light (ISO15693/ISO18000-3), my-d proximity (ISO14443) and PJM (ISO18000-3 mode 2).