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International Nurses Day: The Importance of Critical Communications in Nursing

International Nurses Day: The Importance of Critical Communications in Nursing Today (12 May 2023), we celebrate International Nurses Day to honour the contributions of nurses to our healthcare system. It’s a day to recognise the dedication, hard work, and sacrifices nurses make to ensure the…

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Celebrating 92 Years in Business!

Celebrating 92 Years in Business!  Today (9 May 2023), we are proud to celebrate our 92nd year in business! Since our founding in 1931, we have been dedicated to providing organisations with transformative communications, laying the foundations of success by making them safer, more resilient,…

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Celebrating International Women’s Day in the Critical Communications industry

Celebrating International Women’s Day in the Critical Communications industry International Women’s Day (IWD) is celebrated annually on March 8th to honour the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women worldwide. This year “DigitALL: Innovation and Inclusion”; is the theme set by the United Nations…

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Greater protection for employees at Battesea Dogs Home

Greater protection for employees at Battesea Dogs Home Providing an employee protection solution for those placing animals at the centre of everything they do Specialist developer of integrated critical communications, Multitone, installs lone worker solution. Battersea Dogs & Cats Home, now known as Battersea, takes…

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Integrated comms specialist announces new Pacific expansion partnership

Press Release: Integrated comms specialist announces new Pacific expansion partnership. Multitone partners with Broadtech to expand business development of the award winning EkoTek technology and i-Message mission critical communication solutions across New Zealand and the Pacific Islands of Oceania. Two companies, one shared vision: the delivery…

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Integration of app for smart phones gives NHS authority added resilience and peace of mind

Press Release: Integration of app for smart phones gives NHS authority added resilience and peace of mind. Multitone, specialist developer of integrated critical communications, upgrades critical messaging and alarm monitoring system for Greater Glasgow & Clyde Health Board. The Greater Glasgow & Clyde Health Board…

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Helping businesses to embrace new technologies

Helping businesses to embrace new technologies. Integrated critical communication solutions specialist Multitone visits Zebra Experience Centre and agrees on strategy for its next phase of growth. The Multitone Electronics sales, product development and marketing team recently met together in person for its annual sales conference. An…

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How crucial alarm and location information is delivered at the touch of a button

Press Release: How crucial alarm and location information is delivered at the touch of a button. Multitone Electronics award-winning EkoTek solution eyes further prize. Fresh from its recent success at the Health Tech Digital Awards, Multitone Electronics, a leading UK developer of integrated critical communications,…

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Multitone team to exhibit at Emergency Services Show

Press Release: Major blue light event brings together key decision-makers from the police, fire and rescue, ambulance and search and rescue services. Multitone Electronics, a UK company and a leading specialist developer of integrated critical communication systems is looking forward to exhibiting at this year’s…

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Multitone wins Digital Health Technology Award

Press Release: The Hampshire-based specialist developer of integrated critical communications systems receives Best Mental Health Technology Solution. Multitone has won Best Mental Health Technology Solution in the Health Tech Digital Awards 2022. The award was given for its EkoTek system, a wireless personal safety employee…

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Spreading the critical comms breakdown risk to give your business resilience 24/7

How Multitone’s Hybrid Cloud Service solution is providing almost certain continuity of critical communications for organisations across the UK. Hardware failure, internet outage, power cuts, cyber-crime, workplace floods and fires, vandalism… the list of threats to critical comms has grown and will continue to grow.…

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How can organisations provide a safer working environment for their employees?

Employees in the NHS, retail and other sectors face escalating levels of verbal and physical abuse, particularly since the start of the pandemic. Employees in the NHS, retail and other sectors face escalating levels of verbal and physical abuse, particularly since the start of the…

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Estate alerts: integrated messaging systems streamline comms with a single click

We look at how two organisations are automating, unifying and taking control of their comms. When incidents occur, organisations need to respond quickly. The incident could be a theft in a shop, an injury from a faulty item of equipment, a threat to a vulnerable…

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Multitone solution protects deaf employees at Leipzig logistics centre

Multitone have worked with Europe’s leading re-commerce company, Momox AG, to improve the safety of their deaf employees at a logistics centre in Leipzig, Germany. Fire alarms generally depend on an audible, building-wide alert to notify employees of the need to evacuate. However, this is…

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Roundup of 2021 additions to our EkoTek range of products for staff safety and nurse call

2021 has been a busy year for Multitone, and this is especially so when it comes to our EkoTek range. EkoTek powers our wireless portable and fixed alarm solution for staff protection as well as our wireless nurse call solution (EkoCare). One of the reasons…

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Multitone join AWS Partner Network (APN) as a Technology Partner

Multitone are delighted to announce our membership of the AWS Partner Network. As an APN Technology Partner, Multitone will work with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to deliver ultra-fast, highly reliable Multitone i-Message services in the cloud in the UK, Republic of Ireland and internationally. We…

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Multitone’s technology helps foster a safe working environment for warehouse workers in Germany

Multitone’s critical communications, integration and automation technologies are deployed in a major global online retailer’s warehouses in Germany to create a safe, supportive environment for deaf and hard-of-hearing workers. The Multitone i-Message critical messaging platform connects with the warehouses’ fire alarm systems. Fire alarms generally…

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Multitone staff safety alarm system adopted by Rodenstock GmbH in Germany

Headquartered in Munich, Germany, Rodenstock has been a global innovation leader in the field of ophthalmic optics for more than 140 years. With around 4,900 employees, Rodenstock operates in more than 85 countries via sales offices and distribution partners. The safety of employees in production…

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Multitone develop emergency Operating Theatre Call system for NHS hospitals

Based on Multitone’s wireless EkoTek technology, which powers nurse call systems and workplace panic alarms around the world, Multitone has developed a solution to enable clinicians to call for help at the press of a button should an emergency occur in an operating theatre. This…

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Multitone’s EkoSecure system deployed at a sewage treatment plant in Germany

Based upon Multitone’s EkoTek technology for wireless staff safety and nurse call applications, EkoSecure provides the means to summon rapid assistance to your location inside and out with fixed call-points and portable alarm units. This made it the ideal choice for a staff safety system…

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Multitone release new and improved EkoMS for managing and monitoring EkoTek alarm systems

Multitone are pleased to announce the launch of EkoMS v1.0.7, which is now available to new and existing EkoTek customers. EkoMS enhances the way an EkoTek staff safety or nurse call system is administered and monitored. Accessed via web browser or installed on local devices,…

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Hospital adopts tried and tested wireless solution for two-way speech at the push of a button

Leading UK hospital benefits from rapid installation of Multitone’s ‘off the shelf’ wireless voice and nurse call alarm system. Ensuring nursing teams can respond quickly to an emergency is crucial in any hospital, and requires technology tailored to the needs of the staff and the…

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What does the recent global internet outage mean for Cloud-based services?

Recently, a loss of service to popular websites such as Reddit, eBay, the New York Times, Amazon and even the British government’s main website hit the headlines. With more and more businesses relying on services hosted in the ‘Cloud’, accessed via the internet, what does…

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Multitone joins NHS Commercial Solutions Framework for Pager Replacement Apps

Multitone is delighted to be included as a supplier on the Patient and Healthcare Communications and Related IT Services Framework Agreement in Lot 2: Medical Messaging Application (Pager Replacement). What do NHS Commercial Solutions do? NHS Commercial Solutions is a procurement organisation owned by the…

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Cyber-crime poses a growing threat to healthcare providers’ communications technology

Healthcare services in the UK and across the world have faced unprecedented challenges in the last 18 months as they dealt with the COVID-19 pandemic. However, healthcare providers must increasingly face up to another threat: cyber-crime. The Irish Department of Health was forced to shut…

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Multitone’s EkoTek wireless alarm technology protects staff and volunteers at major UK animal welfare charity

Multitone provide EkoTek staff safety alarm systems to a well-known UK charity which runs rescue centres for domestic animals. The charity’s facilities are amongst the few animal rescue centres in the UK to have a non-selective intake policy. This means they accept any breed of…

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Multitone’s apps chosen for pager replacement by hospital in the North West

Multitone have enjoyed a long relationship with NHS Trusts throughout the United Kingdom. That’s particularly true of one Foundation Trust in the North West of England which recently chose us as their digital clinical communications provider, expanding upon their existing Multitone critical comms system. The…

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Wireless EkoCare nurse call solution installed in private clinic’s listed building in Dassow, Germany

The Klinikum Schloss Lütgenhof is a private clinic specialising in the treatment of stress-related illnesses in Dassow, a town in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It combines conventional medicine with psychosocial diagnostics and therapy, providing tailored programs for each patient. The clinic itself is within a beautiful 19th…

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Pioneering hospital asset tracking & workflow system trialled in Northern Irish hospital

Ground-breaking collaboration demonstrates the value of RFID asset tracking and digital workflow in infection control, patient management and cost-reduction Introduction Asset tracking is incredibly valuable for hospitals. It enables staff to locate vital, often expensive, items of equipment quickly and easily, leaving more time for…

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2020 NHS Staff Survey reveals stubbornly high levels of violence against staff during the pandemic

The latest NHS Staff Survey was recently released to the public, covering all 220 trusts in England and 280 NHS organisations in total. Completed between September and December 2020, over 1.2 million employees were invited to take the survey, and with a 47% response rate,…

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