QR Info Pods were created by Steffan Gimblett who is a Practice Manager at Pontardawe Primary Care Centre. I wanted to create a way of quickly engaging with our patients digitally through smartphones while at the same time saving money on our print costs.
I began to notice that QR codes were becoming ever more prevalent in our daily lives as they are being widely used by major advertising companies and social media as a means of improving communication between them and their customers while at the same time saving money on print costs.
I began researching how QR codes worked and discovered their amazing potential, the variety of what could be linked to them, the wealth of information which can be communicated and how they can be applied in any sector.
I have been a Manager in the NHS for 15 years now and know only too well that communication with our patients is paramount. I was also acutely aware that although posters and leaflets have a place, they are very costly to produce, are hardly environmentally friendly and I didn’t believe we used digital communication methods effectively enough.