Empowering Patients Self Administration of Medication (SAM) with MedSide (Smart Bedside Cabinets)
So what is Self-Administration of Medication and why has the Kinetic-ID's Med-Side been making waves in the UK recently?
That is the route one leading UK Med-Tech company is headed.
Kinetic-ID Ltd is a fast-growing Med-Tech company specialising in the design and delivers integrated technology systems for healthcare organisations where security, reliability, and compliance are critical. Solutions include intelligent medicine dispensing, patient self-administration, powered and non-powered workstations on wheels, and more.
Our team develop and manufacture both software and hardware in-house, enabling integrated solutions that are clinically led solutions, which are purpose-built for the rigorous demands of clinical care environments. This approach gives our customers greater control, simpler deployment, and long-term confidence in system performance and support.
Med-Side is a revolutionary secure connected software and hardware solution designed to enable Self-Administration of Medication (SAM) at the bedside. It promotes patient independence while ensuring safety, visibility, and compliance.
Smart. Safe. Clinically led workflow.
- Secure Design: Tamper-proof, patient-specific storage.
- Integrated Monitoring: Digital logs for compliance and safety.
- Smart Access Control: RFID or PIN-based authentication.
- Guided Assistance: Timed prompts and on-screen indicators remind patients or carers when medication is due.
- Connected Data: Integrates with EPR, drug database and EPMA systems to maintain accurate records.
- Adaptable Configuration: Application workflows configured to hospital policy, supporting established clinical workflows.
“This product has the potential to change healthcare not just in the UK but across the globe. The development of the Med-Side (Smart Bedside Cabinet) would have been much, much slower without the input of NHS Grampian and I don’t think we would ever get our product market-ready and fit for purpose without their help.”
Wayne Miller, Senior Solutions Consultant at Kinetic-ID
Currently, on trial at NHS Grampian (the medical ward at Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital is the first testing site in the UK), Medication Safety Advisor at NHS Grampian, Lindsay Cameron explained:
“Self- administration of medicine is about supporting individuals to take their own medication while in hospital. It’s not suitable for every patient or every medicine, but it can improve patient satisfaction and confidence, encourage independence and self-care in a safe environment, and improve an individual’s knowledge and understanding of their medication. This can help those already on medicines to continue to self-administer while they are admitted to hospital and others getting used to new medications to feel better prepared when it’s time to go home.”
For Kirsty Mair, "The aim is to hopefully get Jacob home for Christmas. It would mean absolutely everything."
The hope is that the MedSide and SAM can play a small part in helping Jacob on his journey.