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August 2007 articles (20)

NHS Resource Centre Newsletter August 2007

Posted on 30 August 2007 at 16:21 by NHS Resource Centre

Review the latest version of the e-newsletter online. This month, you'll find a host of events, regular columns, some insightful articles about collaborative working with Groove and our usual tips and tricks. Read more...

Tags: August, collaboration, Groove, Newsletter, NHS Resource Centre Newsletter

Patient Pathways: webcast

Posted on 28 August 2007 at 10:48 by NHS Resource Centre

The Department of Health in England has set the goal that by December 2008 no patient referred by a GP will have to wait longer than 18 weeks for hospital treatment. Ahead of that target, by March 2008, 85% of inpatient pathways and 90% of outpatient pathways must also be treated within 18 weeks of referral. Read more...

Tags: 18 weeks, Ardentia, event, live webcast, Pathway Manager system, patient pathways, PTLs, RTT, targets

To email and beyond: Microsoft Exchange 2007

Posted on 24 August 2007 at 21:06 by NHS Resource Centre

NHS staff need to become more mobile and more connected. Microsoft Exchange 2007 can help by enabling them to communicate where, when and how they need to. Read more...

Tags: communication, community, connect, Exchange Server 2007, flexible working, GP, mobile, mobility, Office Communication Server, Sharepoint

Cross Talk on the coming revolution in telemedicine

Posted on 24 August 2007 at 20:36 by NHS Resource Centre

A revolution in telemedicine has been talked about for decades. But Mike Cross argues that policy and technology are now combining to make that revolution a certainty and the NHS will benefit - as long as it can overcome its pilot mentality. Read more...

Tags: Column, ECG, GP, GPRS, Mike Cross, mobile, mobility, telemedicine

Infrastructure upgrade at North Cumbria Acute Hospitals trust - video case studies

Posted on 24 August 2007 at 19:41 by NHS Resource Centre

In these video case studies, senior managers from North Cumbria Acute Hospitals trust talk about the many benefits they expect from upgrading to a modern and consistent IT infrastructure, built on Microsoft technologies. Read more...

Tags: Active Directory, ANS Group, Exchange server 2003, IM&T, infrastructure, NHS CFH, North Cumbria, NPfIT, PAC, Quest, Windows Server 2003

Addenbrookes and the benefits of the JCIS information management system

Posted on 24 August 2007 at 19:12 by NHS Resource Centre

In this video case study, managers and IT developers talk about the benefits of the joint clinical information system, which gives multi-disciplinary teams secure, web-based access to patient information, and which was built using Microsoft technologies. Read more...

Tags: Addenbrookes, Cambridge University, clinical, Dataline, JCIS, NHS CFH, tablet pc, West Anglia Cancer Network

Healthcare IT - national perspective, local solutions

Posted on 24 August 2007 at 17:31 by NHS Resource Centre

Using Microsoft Groove to co-ordinate services for the elderly at Eastern and Coastal Kent PCT

Posted on 09 August 2007 at 16:26 by NHS Resource Centre

The stress and risk associated with a stay in hospital is particularly high for elderly patients. Yet many don’t need to be in hospital; they could be cared for in their own homes if a proper package of care was available. Read more...

Tags: datacards, Eastern and Coastal Kent PCT, elderly patients, GP, Groove, interRAI, Office 2007, primary care, records, secure, XML

Sidewinder on the menace of mobile phone malware

Posted on 09 August 2007 at 12:38 by NHS Resource Centre

Stay one step ahead of the crowd. Don’t dismiss the notion of mobile phone viruses - protect your network now, says Davey Winder. Read more...

Tags: BitDefender, Cardtrap, column, Crossover, data, Davey Winder, F-Secure, hackers, malware, Mformation, mobile, mobile phone, PDA, security, Sidewinder, smartphone, tip, virus, worms, X-Force

Clock watching: measuring and monitoring 18 week waits with Ardentia’s Pathway Manager

Posted on 08 August 2007 at 18:19 by NHS Resource Centre

The NHS must deliver a tough new waiting time target by the end of next year. But the information needed to measure the 18 week “total” waiting time target can be difficult to extract from existing IT systems and hard to analyse. Read more...

Tags: 18 week, Ardentia, BI, Business Intelligence, Dudley Group of Hospitals Trust, GP, Pathway Manager, patient, Patient Pathways, RTT, SUS

Getting into Groove: Microsoft Groove supports secure, collaborative working

Posted on 08 August 2007 at 17:35 by NHS Resource Centre

Microsoft Groove is part of the Microsoft Office suite. It provides users with a secure, shared, virtual office space, where they can post, view, edit and collaborate on documents, files and images. As such, it has much to offer NHS staff as they adapt to partnership and mobile working. Read more...

Tags: collaboration, Craig Donovan, Eastern and Coastal Kent PCT, GP, Groove, laptop, mobile, mobility, nurses, Office 2007, social care agency, VPN, XML

Analyse this: Business Process Management with Microsoft partner TC Analyzer

Posted on 06 August 2007 at 14:34 by NHS Resource Centre

Read all about it: NHS signs new enterprise wide agreement in England

Posted on 01 August 2007 at 16:20 by NHS Resource Centre

Microsoft and NHS Connecting for Health have signed a new enterprise agreement for the NHS - while Cable and Wireless has announced that NHSmail is to move from its present platform to Microsoft Exchange 2007. Read more...

Tags: benefits, CUI, EA, elearning, Exchange 2007, Home User Programme, HUP, IO, John Coulthard, NHS CFH, NHSmail

NHS moves to Microsoft Exchange 2007

Posted on 01 August 2007 at 15:59 by NHS Resource Centre

Project TR (Technology Review) has consisted of an extensive assessment of the existing underlying email product provided by Cable & Wireless. The review has concluded that to meet the ever increasing demands of a centralised mail service for the NHS, NHS Connecting for Health will take steps to replace the existing technology with Microsoft Exchange 2007. Read more...

Tags: anti-spam, collaboration, EA, email, Exchange, mobile, NHS CFH, NHSmail, Outlook, unified messaging

Office 2007: Making NHS IT managers' lives easier

Posted on 01 August 2007 at 15:36 by NHS Resource Centre

You might have heard that Microsoft Office 2007 is out. But how is it different to previous versions, and why should the NHS and its IT managers be interested? Read more...

Tags: collaboration, deployment, email, Excel, Groove 2007, Office 2007, Outlook, Ribbon, Rotherham PCT, SharePoint, SMS

The Sidewinder Security A-Z

Posted on 01 August 2007 at 15:24 by NHS Resource Centre

Have you ever wondered why Trojans are on the Internet when they could be off building horses? Or why there are more references to pharming in a computer magazine than there are in Smallholders Weekly? Read more...

Tags: adware, backdoor, blended threats, botnet, brute force, buffer overflow, Davey Winder, DoS, Identity theft, image spam, malware, pharming, phishing, Security, Sidewinder, spyware, tips, Trojans, virus, worm

Sidewinder on security at home

Posted on 01 August 2007 at 15:01 by NHS Resource Centre

If you have an NHS email address, you can use the Microsoft Home User Programme to put Microsoft software on your home PC. But you will still need to follow a few simple rules to keep your home PC safe. Davey Winder provides a helpful guide. Read more...

Tags: antivirus, column, Davey Winder, email, firewall, Home User Programme, HUP, Outlook, Security, Service Pack 2, Sidewinder, spam, Windows Security Centre

Royal returns: how Kensington and Chelsea PCT improved security and network management with ISA Server

Posted on 01 August 2007 at 13:17 by NHS Resource Centre

In 2006, Kensington and Chelsea Primary Care Trust found itself facing a set of network security, management and access issues. It responded by creating a centralised but flexible IT environment that makes innovative use of Microsoft ISA Server. Read more...

Tags: 18 Week, Active Directory, Case study, centralisation, Choose and Book, flexible, GP systems of choice, IE7, ISA Server, Kensington and Chelsea PCT, N3, patient pathways, payment by results, remote access, remote management, SharePoint

Mobile libraries: the medical research services project

Posted on 01 August 2007 at 12:22 by NHS Resource Centre

Microsoft has invested £40 million in the Common User Interface programme - a series of projects to help the NHS get the most out of its IT investment. One of these projects has been looking for ways to build medical research services into the software that NHS staff already use every day. Read more...

Tags: BNF, British National formulary, Common User interface, CUI, desk bar, GPs, Mobile libraries, National Library for Health, NLH, research pane, Tower Hamlets, Vista, Windows XP

Data carrier: an introduction to XML

Posted on 01 August 2007 at 12:07 by NHS Resource Centre

If businesses and public services are to work more effectively by sharing information, they need to be able to share documents carrying that information - and to view them on a wide range of devices. Read more...

Tags: CDS, Commissioning Data Set, CRS, e-GIF, flexible, HL7v3, HTML, interoperability, NHS Care Records Service, NPfIT, Office 2007, Open XML, Payment by results, PDA, RSS, Smart phone, XML

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