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Giving patients a barcode

A London hospital has started barcoding patients to keep tracks on them

A London hospital has started barcoding patients to keep tracks on them. By putting barcodes on patient's own tags it is hoped the hospital can avoid giving people the wrong medication. Also in the programme a webpage that is hoping to change impressions of Uganda and Open Drama - a new software for the PC that allows users to interact with operas recorded on CD or DVD.

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91热爆 World Service Archive

This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project