May 2009 articles (22)
For much of the public sector, the NHS included, project management is only an emerging discipline- despite the size and scope of many development projects. As Nick Saalfeld finds out, there is a skills gap in this new discipline, but plenty of training on offer to bridge the divide. Read more...
Speakers at 2020health’s recent conference on Using IT to deliver improved patient outcomes were united in urging healthcare providers to open their minds to new avenues of engagement with the general public. Read more...
Welcome to the Microsoft NHS Resource Centre’s seven day round up of the latest news from the NHS and the healthcare IT sector. Read more...
We take product quality seriously and make every effort to avoid and resolve issues that adversely impact our customers. Unfortunately, we have recently discovered a bug with Service Pack 2 (SP2) that affects all customers that have deployed it for SharePoint Server 2007. Read more...
We have been getting questions from customers and partners about the availability of training on Windows 7 - firstly there is about 2 hours worth of IT pro targeted course materials available at: Read more...
As NHS organisations strive to improve services they need to increase collaboration, sharing and access to information but must do so while protecting their assets and infrastructure. Frequently this must be addressed in the context of shrinking budgets and increased regulatory pressure. In response to these business challenges and opportunities, Microsoft is taking a fundamentally different approach to security. We call it Business Ready Security. Learn about Microsoft’s strategy to help companies achieve their business goals while managing risk and empowering people, and download the new Forefront codename “Stirling” beta 2 and other Forefront products. Read more...
Want a quick way to check if your PC can run Windows 7? In general, if your PC can run Windows Vista, it can run Windows 7. But if you're not running Windows Vista, or are just not sure if your system is ready to run Windows 7, download the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor Beta. The Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor Beta is a pre-release version, and is available in U.S. English only Read more...
Effective patient care relies heavily on teamwork across departmental boundaries – the sort of teamwork that Microsoft SharePoint Server 2007 can help to deliver. It helps employees create and manage their own community websites; but for the less technically minded, adding content and customising these sites can still be a daunting task. Read more...
The Department of Health has launched an ambitious programme to support and spread innovation in the NHS that includes a new Innovation EXPO. Microsoft will be at the event in London’s docklands next month, and so will some of its partners working in healthcare. Lyn Whitfield reports. Read more...
Welcome to the Microsoft NHS Resource Centre’s seven day round up of the latest news from the NHS and the healthcare IT sector: Read more...
Iain Marsland has been around the healthcare IT scene for a long time, but his ideas are still evolving. Recently, he has been wondering if a more flexible relationship with IT suppliers might not deliver benefits for local health services. Read more...
Microsoft Research is a worldwide network of labs and partnerships that is working on ideas to push forward the boundaries of computing science and change computing as we know it. When the UK lab in Cambridge organised a rare open day, Lyn Whitfield went along to see what it is up to. Read more...
Regular columnist Dr Neil Paul ponders – again - the enduring mystery of why the internet runs slowly in the afternoon and reflects on some of his other recent encounters with healthcare IT. Read more...
The rise of the phenomenon of green and sustainable IT over the last few years isn't actually anything new - it's simply a return to sanity, argues Andrew Donoghue. Read more...
Welcome to the Microsoft NHS Resource Centre’s seven day round up of the latest news from the NHS and the healthcare IT sector: Read more...
IT projects are becoming larger and more interconnected. However, no trust need feel alone when it comes to planning and delivering on them. Strategic assistance is available from ITAP, a specialist consulting service from Microsoft, with plenty of experience in the health industry. Gary Flood finds out more. Read more...
Political parties already have an eye on the general election that must be held in the next year. Healthcare IT will be an issue, says Mike Cross, so it’s time for its supporters to get out and make the case for what it can do for the NHS. Read more...
The Windows Vista operating system has many benefits. In the latest of our articles on how it can help the health service to tackle some of the challenges facing it, Nick Saalfeld and his team explain how Vista can help to secure PCs and mobile devices – and make life easier for the IT department at the same time. Read more...
In another email to her old friend and nursing colleague Jean, BB completes her Healthcare Assistants course and gets back to life on the wards. The trust intranet may help... if she ever gets time to switch on a computer... Read more...