FREE WiFi is to be made available to patients and visitors at Warrington and Halton hospitals
The hospital Trust has launched the facility across the whole organisation after being selected as one of 16 national pilot sites, receiving a £200k grant from NHS Digital to commission it.
NHS Wifi provides a secure, stable, and reliable wifi capability, consistent across all NHS settings. It will allow patients and the public to download health apps, browse the internet and access health and care information.
Patients and visitors will be able to connect to the network when arriving on site by searching for “NHS Wi-Fi” on their mobile devices. They will then be prompted by a series of screens to register. The only restriction at present is streaming – this is not an available option.
The new free wifi will support patients who have downloaded the hospital miCheckin App.
miCheckin is safe, secure and confidential. It allows users to:
* Self-check-in for appointment via a phone once on site
* Receive notification of appointments
* View appointments
* Receive appointment reminders
* Update personal details
* Receive real time hospital messages
*Self-check-in will be introduced as a phased roll out of clinical areas
Patients will not be able to update GP details – this must be done directly with practices.
Hospital patients to get free WiFi
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