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NHS report hails NPfIT milestones
News The NHS has singled out picture archiving and communications systems (PACS), Choose and Book, and the electronic prescription service as areas where significant progress has been made. Over the same period, eight acute patient administration...
[September 3, 2007, 14:54]
Medics lash out at NHS IT
News The British Medical Association (BMA) has thrown the spotlight on the latest low take-up figures for the Choose and Book scheme. VK Singh, chair of Leicestershire and Rutland local medical committee, estimated that about 20 percent of practices in...
[February 17, 2006, 15:20]
Tech problems delay launch of NHS booking system
News The launch of the latest version of the NHS Choose and Book online referral and booking system has been postponed due to technical problems. NHS Connecting for Health took the decision to postpone the latest release until the problem is resolved...
[April 18, 2008, 9:00]
The Missing Sync for Palm Pre
Downloads The Missing Sync works with Mac applications you already know and use -- Address Book, iTunes, iCal, Entourage and iPhoto -- to let you transfer and sync information and files between your Mac and Pre.
[September 28, 2009, 19:17]
NHS dismisses claim of IT security glitch
News According to the report, medical staff testing the "Choose and Book" appointments system had discovered that it allowed a doctor to view the medical details of any patient, and modify them. Choose and Book is an important part of the National...
[November 15, 2004, 13:00]
Phone Assistant v1.4.3 for OS 4.6.x and up
Downloads Provide an Application Menu Item in the Address Book to clean up duplicate contacts by way of merging numbers into a single contact and later get prompted to delete the duplicate contact (please choose this option wisely as you need to make sure...
[July 18, 2009, 8:00]
Phone Assistant v1.4.3 for OS 4.5.x
Downloads Provide an Application Menu Item in the Address Book to clean up duplicate contacts by way of merging numbers into a single contact and later get prompted to delete the duplicate contact (please choose this option wisely as you need to make sure...
[July 19, 2009, 8:00]
Doctors losing enthusiasm for NPfIT
News Only 11 percent of GPs now approve of the focus on the Choose and Book service, down from 29 percent, while approval for the National Care Record Service (NCRS) has fallen from 79 percent to 59 percent and the figure for electronic transmission of...
[February 8, 2005, 16:35]
NHS hits back at critics over IT delays
News It is because suppliers and their subcontractors, including iSoft, have taken longer than anticipated to deliver effective software solutions that interface with national applications such as the Spine and Choose and Book," said the NHS.
[January 31, 2006, 16:35]
SyncTogether
Downloads Sync Only What You Want To SyncSyncTogether's selective syncing feature lets you choose individual Address Book groups and iCal calendars to sync with other family members' Macs. Synchronize Address Book, iCal, Safari Bookmarks, and much...
[February 19, 2008, 7:00]
MobiGuard
Downloads Turn your phone into a weapon to track phone thieves, while protecting your mobile bill and phone book from abuse. Have your phone require a Pin on start up.Lock your phone at any time to prevent abuse, either directly or remotely through SMS...
[January 17, 2006, 6:00]
NHS witholds BT payment
News Bookings have been taking place at early adopter sites through Choose and Book as planned throughout summer 2004. Whilst this hasn't been through the use of fully integrated systems, this will not impact on the rollout of Choose and Book, which is...
[October 5, 2004, 16:10]
Doctors lose faith in NHS IT programme
News The £24m 'Choose and Book' system is meant to allow patients to choose from at least four hospitals when booking an outpatient appointment through their GP surgery. The loss of confidence comes in the light of the warning in November 2005 from...
[January 10, 2006, 10:35]
Doctors losing faith in NHS IT
News Choose and Book was perceived as a particular problem area. Although 49 percent of GPs said they use Choose and Book for more than 40 percent of referrals, most of those (90 percent) said that it increased the time taken to make referrals.
[November 26, 2007, 15:08]
Confusion surrounds Granger's NHS departure
News Granger has always been quick to head off any criticism of the NHS IT programme by citing statistics about the number of systems delivered — in June last year there were 355,754 registered users of the Spine, more than 23 million prescription...
[January 16, 2008, 11:19]
Richard Granger's NHS IT legacy
News Granger has always been quick to head off any criticism of the NHS IT programme by reeling off statistics about the number of systems delivered — at the latest count that includes 355,754 registered users of the Spine, more than 23 million...
[June 19, 2007, 9:36]
PocketMirror Standard
Downloads Now, for any new Note created on the handheld, PocketMirror Standard allows you to choose the color for these new Notes in Outlook.Select Outlook Contact Address Outlook holds three mailing addresses per contact (Business, Home and Other); the...
[November 7, 2001, 6:00]
GK Push Mail for Windows Mobile 2003
Downloads Then send them out all at once when you are connected- Automatic send/receive even when the PDA is turned off - you can tell the program to automatically send/receive Emails at your defined intervals even when the device is in sleep mode or has...
[June 24, 2006, 8:00]
Becoming a Sun-certified programmer for Java
News Another good prep book is A Programmer's Guide to Java Certification, by Khalid Mughal and Rolf Rasmussen. My first recommendation would be the The Complete Java 2 Certification Study Guide, by Roberts, Heller, and Ernest (also known as the RHE book).
[May 1, 2002, 16:03]
Changing specs put NHS IT project in danger
News The 'Choose and Book' system is meant to allow patients to choose from at least four hospitals when booking an outpatient appointment through their GP surgery. In the leaked emails, Granger warned that these problems mean Choose and Book "is now in...
[November 14, 2005, 9:30]
