First look at eTriage system kiosks available in hospital

Health board is going through rigorous testing

- IAN BUNTING

Patients and visitors to University Hospital Monklands will now catch the first glimpse of NHS Lanarkshire's new eTriage system, with digital check-in kiosks installed in the emergency department.

While the kiosks have been in place for a number of weeks, they were set to become operational at the end of April, after the health board had gone through a period of rigorous testing and staff training to ensure a safe and smooth rollout.

In the meantime, all existing check-in and triage processes remained in place, and emergency care continued as normal.

The arrival of the kiosks marks an "exciting milestone" in the introduction of eTriage - a digital check-in and triage system designed to enhance patient safety and experience in emergency care.

eTriage is an easy-to-use but advanced system that allows patients to self-register when they arrive at an emergency department.