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July 2008 articles (16)


Inside e-health predicts a brighter future for NHS informatics

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Web 2.0 technologies in healthcare

If you thought the internet and email were amazing, you ain’t seen nothing yet. New Web 2.0 technologies are already being developed and having an impact on healthcare. Read more...



Life on Marsland on the shape of things to come

In the second of his columns reflecting on the health service and IT as the NHS turns 60, Iain Marsland gets out his time machine to explore what the next 60 years might bring. Read more...



A nudge from the consulting room

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Are you sitting comfortably? Avoiding aches and strains when using IT

More and more people are finding that computers are part of their working lives. Yet they can lead to injuries, strains and irritations. Fortunately, you can take some simple precautions that will help to prevent these, as Sally Whittle explains. Read more...



Cross Talk on consent

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Software Asset Management using Microsoft Asset Inventory Service

The IM&T Tools Project, part of the NHS CUI Programme, is creating guidance on Software Asset Management using Microsoft Asset Inventory Service (AIS). Read more...



Oxfordshire HIS improves the management of its infrastructure with Microsoft and 1E

In this video case study, managers from Oxfordshire Health Informatics Service outline the benefits of working with Microsoft partner 1E to deploy Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003. Read more...



Diary of a IT Technical manager (with a plan) - Month 3

One thing I’ve noticed when trying to plan ahead with our infrastructure is there are so many things out there for us to do. Read more...



Sidewinder on Endpoint Security

NHS Connecting for Health has awarded McAfee a 700,000 license contract for its Endpoint Encryption solution. Davey Winder reveals just why endpoint security is such a hot potato.  Read more...



News: Lord Darzi sets out his vision for the NHS

To mark the 60th anniversary of the NHS, the government published the final report of Lord Darzi’s Next Stage Review of the NHS. The report identifies the coming “information age” as a key challenge for the NHS; but also puts its faith in technology as a way of meeting the challenge in the future. Read more...



Download: Collaboration Fundamentals Solution Enabler

According to a recent survey, 83% of workers rate relationships with their co-workers as a critical reason for joining and staying with their employer. On the flip-side, one in four people leave a job due to feelings of isolation. Organisations that provide staff with tools to connect, build and manage their personal and professional networks, bond people to one another and to the organisation. Read more...



Information remains the lifeblood of medicine

In a special guest column, Nick Timmins, public policy editor of the Financial Times, details why the NHS at 60 has to succeed in its digitisation project. Read more...



NHS enters the diamond age

The NHS at 60 must trust citizens to make meaningful choices if it is to remain relevant, argues Microsoft UK’s healthcare director, John Coulthard. Read more...



NHS reaches 60 largely intact

As the NHS reaches 60 it remains in key respects remarkably similar to the health service founded by Aneurin Bevan back in July 1948. Read more...



Life on Marsland on 60 years of learning to love the computer!

As the NHS celebrates its 60th birthday, Iain Marsland charts its use of IT through the decades. Read more...



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  • By: Philip osuya

    Very helpful article. There are so much features in Outlook 2007 that this article has alerted me. ...

  • By: Nicola Jones

    This is a vital argument, which seemingly was not addressed in the recent reports. Some years ago, ...

  • By: Mark Ryan-Daly

    Hi Neil I'm wondering how many NHS organisations are rolling out Office 2007? The Trust I'm ...

  • By: Mark Ryan-Daly

    Hi Neil I'm wondering how many NHS organisations are rolling out Office 2007? The Trust I'm ...

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