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Editorial
Mike Fairey introduces this issue.
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In the news this issue
LETTERS
12 User buy-in a priority for
NPfIT’s success
12 Shouldn’t NPfIT’s bidding
processes reassure?
NATIONAL SYSTEMS
2 ETP pilots reveal no benefits
2 NPfIT launches user-advisory
groups
2 ICRS and spine defined simply
4 Public’s rating of ICRS divided
4 Ambulances’ network delays
4 Emergency calls: access Order
6 112 number: EC wants faster
rollout
6 NPfIT: ebooking contract
award
OF INTEREST
9 Edinburgh privatisation
protests
9 CAREdirect dumped
10 Targeting gaming
10 Data quality causes
transfusion errors
10 Software writing: ownership
warning
12 Integrated voice and data
shyness
22 Website access: disabling
barriers
RECORDS MANAGEMENT
8 Child-protection audits show
up gaps
8 Message in a Bottle |
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News |
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ICTS AND DISABLED PEOPLE
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The BCS’s Disability Specialist Group: a
force on the move
Dr Geoffrey Busby explains the Group’s commitment to
inclusive societies. view abstract |
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Standardising access to information and
electronic services for all in Europe
Gill Whitney and Luc Van den Berghe give a
brief overview of this vital workstream. view
abstract |
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Technological developments for blind
people
Some pros and cons of ICTs, presented by Dr John Gill.
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IT-SYSTEM RENEWAL
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Adaptation of a commercial software
package to provide a customised IT solution for the Welsh Blood
Service’s apheresis clinic
A case study of how a complex system was successfully modernised,
described by Janet Sampson and Lisa Griffiths.
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PRODUCT FEATURES
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Product directories |
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— systems for mental healthcare services |
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— voice interface systems
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The Northern Territories’
integrated healthcare and social services system
An overview of a solution developed and working successfully in
Australia, and now being used in the UK. |
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Building a network fit for the future
Christopher Small recommends network infrastructure be
made scalable to cater for future demand without future costs. |
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REGULARS
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Periscope
Doctors and nurses should develop software applications and should use
scripting languages, says William Payne. |
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EPR Arms
Isn’t it time to tackle clinical overload with new ways of working?,
Sean Brennan asks. |
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Knowledgebases
Book reviews and new information sources |
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Product news
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Services news
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Contracts news
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Tenders
Selected tender notices from the Official Journal of the European
Community. |
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Conferences & courses
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Wanted |
