nhs in case studies
NHS brushes up on Itil
Case Study NHS IT delivery organisation Sussex Health Informatics Services (HIS) has implemented an extensive Itil (IT infrastructure library) training programme for staff and kept costs down by partnering with the training company to resell places on the... [11 Jun 2008]
Rotherham NHS ups network access security
Case Study Rotherham NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) has improved network security using integration software to match staff records with systems access.silicon.com Public Sector The NHS is constantly in a state of change as staff move jobs or leave the profession. [25 Jan 2008]
PDAs to fight war on hospital wear and tear
Case Study The system replaces the old method of creating three paper dockets per job and bringing job notes back to the office - saving the Bedford Hospital NHS Trust money and time, while also cutting down on lost paperwork.silicon.com Public Sector [18 Jan 2008]
SMS reminders help NHS tackle forgetful patients
Case Study An SMS service is helping the NHS save time and reduce the number of appointments missed by patients. The Patient Care Messaging (PCM) software, which is made by healthcare application developer iPLATO, is being used by 24 NHS Primary Care Trusts... [07 Jan 2008]
NHS trusts to save £5.5m from outsourcing contract
Case Study NHS trusts in the North West of England have streamlined their document and print management services. As part of the contract, Xerox is providing core office functions to eight NHS trusts, such as copying, faxing, printing, scanning, storage and... [14 Sep 2007]
NHS procurement hub streamlines mobile suppliers
Case Study The CPH represents NHS Primary Care and Acute Trusts across the east of England, and has a combined spend of £1.5bn. The East of England Collaborative Procurement Hub (CPH) has slashed its costs by streamlining its mobie phone contracts. [20 Jun 2007]
Itil is good medicine for Barts
Case Study Barts and the London NHS Trust is reaping the rewards following the adoption of the Itil model for its IT infrastructure - the result of several years of work. Itil - or IT infrastructure library - is a set of best practice guidelines used by... [11 Apr 2007]
NHS IT under 24-hour surveillance
Case Study The University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust has started monitoring its software systems to predict problems and avoid outages. The NHS Foundation Trust runs two hospitals in the Birmingham area which together provide more than 553,000... [20 Mar 2007]
Chemist prescribed new dispensing tech
Case Study Differences within the NHS across England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales have complicated the implementation of Compass. For example in England, the first phase of the NHS Electronic Prescription Service was recently launched, while in... [16 Nov 2006]
Remote access gains for Bedford NHS Trust
Case Study Bedford Hospital NHS Trust has revamped its approach to remote access, cutting the cost of IT support staff dialling in to systems as well as trimming its bills for pharmacists and radiologists - often expensive third-party contractors. [08 Aug 2006]
Convergence cuts costs at Guy's and St Thomas' hospital
Case Study Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust in the heart of London has cut costs and call waiting times after replacing an ageing analogue telephony system with a converged IP-based network that allows voice recognition . [18 Jul 2006]
Telemedicine slashes hospitals stays
Case Study COPD currently costs the NHS around £818m per year. A telemedicine project has halved the time patients spend in hospital, by allowing doctors to monitor their condition remotely. Carlisle Housing Association and Carlisle and District Primary Care... [11 Jan 2006]
Secure network improves NHS diabetes care
Case Study Dess is now using Cable & Wireless' NHS Secure Remote Access service, which effectively extends the national NHS network - NHSnet - out to authorised remote users. Remote access to central databases is allowing health staff in the east of England... [11 Oct 2005]
Health workers go walkabout
Case Study The SHA originally started off with five to 10 different handsets as it looked at different implementations in the NHS. In the NHS we are not allowed to have any internet connections into the intranet - only outgoing connections. [23 Sep 2005]
Health trusts cut operating system and storage complexity
Case Study Wakefield HIS has started to share its IT infrastructure - such as its use of Microsoft Active Directory and Exchange - with Mid-Yorks Hospital NHS Trust. When Gareth Bridges joined Wakefield Health Informatics Services (HIS) three years ago the... [06 Sep 2005]
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