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Apple's Snow Leopard won't make us move to Macs, say CIOs
News Chris Ford, IT director, Nottingham City Council Mike Roberts, IT director of The London Clinic, said: "Macs are becoming more popular in the medical community. Just one of the 12-strong jury said the... [21 Sep 2009]
Applying Discourse Analysis and Data Mining Methods to Spoken OSCE Assessments
White Paper The doctors are internationally qualified and enrolled in a bridging course as preparation for their Australian Medical Council examination. This paper looks at the transcribed data of patient-doctor... [29 Aug 2009]
Trio of research hubs to poke digital benefits
News The digital hubs project is a collaborative cross-research effort between the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council; the Economic and Social Research Council; the Medical... [29 Apr 2009]
"I am frankly not much excited by technology per se"
Comment After working with the DoH, Creese - who is also vice-president of local government IT professional body, Socitm made the move into IT management by joining Hampshire County Council. Hampshire County... [22 Apr 2009]
Irish doctors get €600k web registration system
News The Medical Council of Ireland has awarded a €600,000 contract to develop a registration system for the country's 17,000 doctors. In a statement, Jim McDermott, Medical... [21 Nov 2008]
Photos: 60 years of NHS tech
Photo The first piece of tech to benefit the NHS was the Medresco (Medical Research Council) hearing aid which was an NHS staple well into the 1970s. This shows a doctor using the Prestel system which was a... [09 Jul 2008]
Fuzzy logic tech project to help the elderly
News The project has been funded by the UK's Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council. These sensors can monitor people's movements, capture sleep patterns or measure pulse and respiration, meaning they can identify... [03 Jan 2008]
Top 10 government IT stories of the year
News Harrow Council trialled voice recognition technology to test benefit claimers and saved £110,000 of benefit payments in three months. The technology, which cost the council £63,000, detects stress... [19 Dec 2007]
Experts tip six technologies to watch
News The Council for Science and Technology (CST) has named six technologies which should be in line for additional government funding. These are carbon capture and storage, disaster mitigation technology, low carbon... [05 Dec 2007]
Businesses delay Vista plans until 2009
News Stuart Aitken, CIO, Medical Research Council Rob Neil, head of ICT and customer services for Ashford Borough Council, said: "We will only upgrade when our business apps are no longer... [28 Nov 2007]
Cisco High-Performance Computing InfiniBand and Ethernet Networks and the IBM System Cluster 1350 Lowers Costs, Improves Systems and Halves ROI Period
White Paper Cineca is a consortium of 31 universities plus the CNR (the National Research Council) and the Ministry of University and Research. The solution provides 10-gigabit InfiniBand connectivity with support for more than half... [17 Nov 2007]
Are 'naked PCs' cheaper for businesses?
News Stuart Aitken, CIO at the Medical Research Council, said: "Do we really want the burden of building every machine, getting all the drivers etc? Stuart Aitken, CIO, Medical Research... [27 Sep 2007]
Doctors prescribe digital TV appointments
News Steve Langrick, interactive services manager of Kirklees Council, told silicon.com a number of surgeries will take up this service because of the reduced number of missed appointments. Future plans for the service... [23 Jul 2007]
Stockholm County Council Creates Solid Foundation for Improving Patient Care and Optimizes IT Resources
White Paper Stockholm County Council provides healthcare services to 1.9 million citizens in the county of Stockholm in Sweden, which represents 20% of the country's population. The challenge was to develop a single, longitudinal... [20 Jul 2007]
'Lame IT pros should be struck off' - Microsoft
News Microsoft UK's national technology officer, Jerry Fishenden, has called for a single professional body with powers to strike off IT professionals in the same way the General Medical Council (GMC) can... [24 May 2007]
