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December 2009 articles (12)


That was the year that was: 2009

Posted on 29 December 2009 at 16:23 by NHS Resource Centre

It was the year of swine flu, of the scandal at Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust, and of a new focus on patients as consumers, with a right to feedback on their care. It was the year NHS IT became political again. Read more...

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Life on Marsland suppliers and engagement with the NHS

Posted on 23 December 2009 at 15:22 by NHS Resource Centre

The Chancellor of the Exchequer has donned his white beard and red cloak and delivered an early Christmas present to the healthcare IT industry with his announcement on the limitation of National Programme for IT in the NHS (NPfIT) solutions. Read more...

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Win a copy of Guitar Hero in our quiz of the year!

Posted on 21 December 2009 at 20:22 by NHS Resource Centre

Here the NHS Resource Centre would like to wish all its readers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. We’d also like one of our lucky readers to win a copy of Guitar Hero in the process! But don’t think this is going to be easy you’re going to have to work for it, by entering our fiendish quiz. Read more...

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The Dear Jean Diaries on the perils of paper

Posted on 15 December 2009 at 14:24 by NHS Resource Centre

Return to practice nurse BB gets to grips with her hospital’s computer – and the piles of paperwork that run alongside it don’t seem to have changed since she trained 30 years ago. Read more...

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Cross Talk on the tussle between the centre and the frontline

Posted on 15 December 2009 at 14:17 by NHS Resource Centre

Should decisions about government IT be made centrally or locally? A new report makes the case for both – but things are never that easy, says Mike Cross. Read more...

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Microsoft NHS Resource Centre: news round up

Posted on 15 December 2009 at 12:07 by NHS Resource Centre

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...

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Sidewinder on: The twelve insecure days of Christmas

Posted on 08 December 2009 at 14:19 by NHS Resource Centre

With the Christmas celebrations already in full swing, Davey Winder pulls himself away from the mince pies and a large glass of sherry to take a festive look at security through the medium of song. Read more...

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Microsoft NHS Resource Centre: news round up

Posted on 08 December 2009 at 12:07 by NHS Resource Centre

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...

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Life on Marsland asks: so what’s so difficult about scheduling?

Posted on 01 December 2009 at 11:02 by NHS Resource Centre

Scheduling can change the way hospitals are run, aligning work more effectively around the patient. Iain Marsland discusses how to make it work – and why it will be essential as the NHS runs into harder financial times. Read more...

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FAST thinking at South London and the Maudsley

Posted on 01 December 2009 at 09:54 by NHS Resource Centre

Europe’s largest provider of specialist mental health services is also a leader in research; and it has developed a search service powered by Microsoft’s FAST technology to support its researchers. Daloni Carlisle reports. Read more...

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The NHS starts thinking FAST

Posted on 01 December 2009 at 09:45 by NHS Resource Centre

An increasing number of businesses, public sector bodies and NHS organisations are using Microsoft’s FAST technology. Daloni Carlisle went to a recent seminar to find out more.  Read more...

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Microsoft NHS Resource Centre: news round up

Posted on 01 December 2009 at 09:26 by NHS Resource Centre

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...

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