Looking for Tablet PC controls to add to your application? Of course, the Mobile PC Developer Center has the InkListBox Control – English, InkShortcut Control Code Sample, InkNumber Sample, InkSecureSignature Sample, and the ScalableInkPicture Sample. Beyond that, the Microsoft Health Common User Interface (CUI) puts together a slew of pen-friendly controls to be used in end-to-end medical applications.

Microsoft has been working with the National Health Service (NHS) in England to improve patient safety by creating a common look and feel for NHS systems through the NHS Common User Interface (CUI) Program. This partnership initiative is in conjunction with the UK government agency called NHS Connecting for Health. Microsoft is now publishing the Design Guidance produced through this collaboration and providing the healthcare community with access to the associated Toolkit controls.

The Microsoft Health Common User Interface (CUI) provides Design Guidance and controls which allow a new generation of safer, more usable and compelling health applications to be quickly and easily created. Their site is aimed at user interface designers, application developers, and patient safety experts who want to find out more about the benefits of a standardized approach to user interface design.

With the Microsoft Health CUI you can:

  • Interactively browse and download the available Design Guidance documents
  • Interact with on-line implementations of the available controls and samples that implement the guidance
  • View the delivery roadmap for future areas of the Design Guidance and controls and learn about the delivery lifecycle that is used to create them
  • Download and install the controls for use in Microsoft Visual Studio
  • Provide feedback and suggestions through the Microsoft Health CUI community project on CodePlex

You can view the project on CodePlex: http://www.codeplex.com/mscui

In addition, the full website is available at http://www.mscui.net/Default.aspx

The available controls include:

  • AddressLabel
  • ContactLabel
  • DateInputBox
  • MonthCalendar
  • PatientBanner
  • TimeInputBox
  • TimeLabel