A NEW dispensing robot, installed at Adelaide's Lyell McEwin Hospital, is expected to cut medication errors.
The robot is also likely to give pharmacy staff more time to take on non-dispensing tasks.
SA Minister for Health and Wellbeing, Stephen Wade, said the $1.6 million investment was an innovative way to enhance patient care.
"With the benefit of this advanced technology, we are empowering our clinicians and staff with the right tools to better support the health and wellbeing of patients," he said.
"This machine can store up to 36,000 packages at any one time, enhancing efficiency and streamlining the process of delivering medicines on a significant scale.
"The Lyell McEwin Hospital is now the second SA Pharmacy public hospital site to install a dispensing robot in South Australia, after the Royal Adelaide Hospital in 2017.
"This enhanced service comes to the north of Adelaide for the very first time."
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