Connect. Locate. Optimise.
e-Link™ is an intelligent telemetry platform that gives NHS teams real-time visibility and control of hospital beds, unlocking hidden capacity across your Trust.
Developed by Essential Healthcare Solutions, e-Link™ uses pioneering technology to help NHS teams:
Deliver significant operational cost savings
Track asset locations in real time
Instantly access movement history and current utilisation
Extend the life of existing equipment with a simple retrofit
Why it matters
Better visibility of assets improves patient flow and maximises resources.
Modern hospitals manage thousands of assets across large estates, yet many Trusts still rely on manual processes to locate, track and maintain them.
Without clear asset visibility, equipment is harder to find, difficult to manage, and often underutilised. This results in wasted clinical time, reactive maintenance, and disrupted patient flow.
The knock-on effects are significant:
- Delayed admissions
- Lost equipment
- Poor asset utilisation
- Increased service downtime
- Unnecessary equipment spend
e-Link™ provides a single, real-time view of every asset location, how it’s being used, and what condition it’s in – so teams can act fast and maintain effective care.
e-Link Benefits
e-Link™ is a breakthrough in real-time hospital asset intelligence
Through a central dashboard, healthcare teams can:
Improve patient flow
Reduce delays caused by unavailable beds
Eliminate equipment loss
Know where every asset is, at all times
Maximise utilisation
Identify underused assets and idle capacity
Proactive maintenance
Fix issues before they cause downtime
Free up clinical time
Let nurses nurse, not search
Scale across the hospital
Beds, mattresses, hoists, and beyond
For the first time, hospitals can see, manage, and optimise their entire fleet in real time.
HOW IT WORKS
Simple to deploy.
Powerful in impact.
- Retrofit: no disruption, no new infrastructure. e-Link connects to existing beds and assets. No replacement equipment, no construction, no lengthy rollout.
- Connect: assets communicate automatically via a secure, resilient mesh network built for hospital environments, including areas with poor Wi-Fi coverage.
- Monitor: live, actionable dashboard. Access real-time location, usage, and condition data for every connected asset. Insights you can act on, immediately.
1. Connect
Real-time data starts at the bedside.
2. Locate
Know where every bed is and its status instantly.
3. Optimise
Turn insight into action.
Real-time visibility across your entire bed fleet
DESIGNED FOR THE NHS
Built for the NHS,
by people who understand it
e-Link is being co-developed with NHS Trust teams from the ground up, to integrate with real-world clinical workflows, addressing the challenges that matter most.
“e-Link represents a significant step forward from traditional asset tracking systems. For us, the real value lies not simply in knowing where a device is located, but in using that information to improve patient services, support clinical teams and enable a more proactive, data-driven approach to medical device management. We’ve been working closely with Essential Healthcare Solutions to explore how this technology can be developed - and believe it has the potential to transform asset tracking from a standalone technology into an integrated operational tool that delivers tangible benefits for both healthcare providers and patients.”
Joe EmmersonHead of Clinical Engineering at Manchester Foundation Trust
Early access programme
Request a demonstration
e-Link is launching with NHS partners soon. Register your interest and request a demonstration of the new technology with Essential Healthcare Solutions.
A division of Essential Healthcare Solutions
