Specifications for a standard patient identification band - Frequently Asked Questions
This fact sheet answers frequent asked questions about specifications for patient identification bands.
The variety of patient identification bands should be minimised to reduce the potential for patient identification errors arising from misinterpretation of different identification bands
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Publication year
2012
Resource type
Fact sheet or brochure