Introducing mobile technology into the NHS, especially smartphones, can generate good cost savings, as well as enhance the security of the staff and the patient, said Daniel Morrison-Gardiner, a senior government account manager with BlackBerry.

Speaking at the Mobile and Wireless Healthcare conference in Birmingham yesterday, Morrison-Gardiner explained to his audience of NHS professionals that community-based services can reap many benefits from the use of smartphones.

Services such as auditable mileage claims by staff – using data from on-phone global positioning system technology – and the ability to manage workflows on the move, without having to return to the office or power up a laptop, can all improve the level of patient service, he explained.

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