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July 2009 articles (13)


The Dear Jean diaries on grime and gradoo

BB writes to her old friend Jean about gunk in computer keyboards and the potential perils of healthcare IT. Read more...



Microsoft NHS Resource Centre: news round up

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...



Sidewinder asks: are we going to have a spineless NHS?

Would you hand over your medical records to Microsoft or Google? The Tories might. The papers aren’t keen. But Davey Winder thinks there might be something to say for the idea.  Read more...



Make sense of your data with PerformancePoint Server

The logistical challenges of operating a 24-hour service mean that NHS decision-makers need accurate information at their fingertips. Paul Curran discovers that performance targets and financial pressures are driving many to dig more meaningful data from their disparate and legacy systems. Read more...



Microsoft NHS Resource Centre: news round up

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...



Gödel Technologies helps University Hospital South Manchester implement Microsoft Office SharePoint server for Virtual Learning Environment (VLE)

Building a key IT resource on proprietary software is an attractive proposition in these cost-conscious times, but in some cases it can be an accident waiting to happen. All organisations that follow this route need to consider the downside before they invest significant time developing and supporting the application. Read more...



Microsoft NHS Resource Centre: news round up

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...



Made for sharing: MOSS 2007 and the NHS

It's useful having lots of data, but it’s not so useful if you can’t find it when you need it most. Paul Curran discovers how one trust tackled the problem of being ‘data rich but information poor’ by investing in Microsoft communication and collaboration technologies. Read more...



Another idea for a new website: from the consulting room

Dr Neil Paul has come up with a number of ideas for new websites in his regular columns for the NHS Resource Centre. Now, he’d like a map of local third sector services, along with a wiki for more information and perhaps a comment function for users... Read more...



Microsoft NHS Resource Centre: news round up

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...



On the move: Mid Essex migrates from Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2007

Mid Essex Hospital Services NHS Trust recently migrated its 3,000 staff from the communications platform, Microsoft Exchange 2003, to the newer version, Microsoft Exchange 2007. Mike Casey, director of IT at the trust explains how it planned the migration and the benefits it has seen. Read more...



The Dear Jean diaries on Nellie and the Bee Gees

Nurse BB uses the internet to track down the perfect present for a colleague who wants to get fit, and finds out why the Bee Gees beat Nellie the Elephant at cardio-pulmonary resuscitation. Read more...



NHS Resource Centre News: Round- Up

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...



Newest public comments

  • 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 ...

  • By: AUDRIA ABEL

    The new impoved version is much better, the access has much improved: The old version would log out ...

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