Scan for Safety will deliver a range of benefits and for suppliers to NHS Scotland these will include:

• Reduced transaction costs due to fewer price-based invoice queries and reduced supply chain disputes by provision of accurate and timely order, delivery and invoice information, as the whole of the supply chain will be using the same product identifiers.
• Greater efficiency and visibility of product throughout the supply chain reducing wastage, lowering the costs of product recall and enabling compliance with forthcoming UK and existing traceability legislation, eg in the EU and USA.
• Standardised data enabling increased automation in the flow of product data between NHS Scotland and its trading partners.