See how the Information Centre for Health and Social Care is driving performance improvement across 10 key business areas with a technology solution that is streamlining business processes, supporting collaborative working and ensuring management visibility and control across projects.
To view, click: http://www.healthexectv.tv/programmes/NHS%20Information%20Centre%20Streamlines%20Business%20Operations%20with%20Information%20Management%20Solution
The solution - known as WAVE - is revolutionising the quality and speed of delivery of information for internal staff of the Information Centre and their external stakeholders to support key decision-making across the NHS.
The Information Centre has implemented 10 applications to transform 10 business processes. These include a project mandate portal site which ensures a shared view of projects across the organisation and the ability to set key performance indicators and create status reports to support management visibility and control over a project?s progress. A SUS document repository is allowing users to access information at any time and location.
The solution is reducing administrative costs, improving efficiency and enabling better assessment of internal performance.
For all of you that wonder how we ever come up with innovative product names, checkout:
http://www.microsoft.com/winme/0705/30054/Windows_Server_Naming_HD_MBR.asx
The Desktop and Infrastructure Showcase event is aimed at NHS IT managers and also the NHS IT administrators who are responsible for the technical implementation of IT projects within their Trusts.
The Showcase event is based on the guidance and tools that have been produced by the Desktop and Infrastructure Workstream during Phase 1 of the Common User Interface (CUI) programme. They cover a range of technologies and tools to help NHS Entities achieve a more consistent, secure and managed desktop estate using Windows XP SP2 and Office 2003.
The sessions and demonstrations during the rest of the day will follow a scenario which starts with unmanaged and inconsistent legacy desktops, and applies the NHS CUI Desktop and Infrastructure guidance in stages to migrate to an easily deployed and fully managed desktop infrastructure.This session will show the scenario which will be used and introduce the stages of application of the guidance throughout the rest of the day.
Review the full agenda and find out more
To register, please send an email to CUI Events, and include the subject line Showcase Event.
I just wanted to make you aware (if you aren't already) that MS run a number of Technical events throughout the year that are free to attend. Ive posted a list of upcoming events run throughout the UK:
Longhorn Server
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23 May 2007, London: Web Administration Summit - An In-depth Look at Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.0 in Windows Server “Longhorn”
Microsoft Windows Server code name "Longhorn” is the next generation of the Windows server operating system that helps IT managers maximise control over their infrastructure. It delivers Microsoft’s most powerful pipeline of web technology around Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.0. This comprehensive one-day seminar will introduce you to many of the key improvements in IIS 7, including administration, security and troubleshooting. |
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12 June 2007, Reading: Overview of Windows Server codename "Longhorn"
The new Windows Server operating system, code named "Longhorn", is in the beta phase, with many of the final features and components present and functional. In this session we'll look at some of the core operating system features and how they enhance productivity and performance, and at the new security improvements. We'll also discuss a new feature called Network Access Protection and explain its uses. Finally, we will look at the significant changes and improvements in Terminal Services over previous versions of Windows. |
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22 May 2007, Reading: Windows Powershell for IT Administrators
In this session, we'll introduce you to Windows Powershell: what it is and what you can do with it. We'll take a look at how you can use the shell to perform day-to-day administrative tasks. Starting with a basic overview of shell concepts, commands, and cmdlets and how to construct them, we'll move on to build more complex scripts, before rounding up with ways to administer windows using some of the reporting facilities available in the shell. |
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31 May 2007, Reading: Advanced SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services
Learn about the advanced techniques for building reports with Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services and the Microsoft Visual Studio-based Report Designer. Other topics at this event include using the built-in expression language, report parameterisation and supporting multiple data sources. Receive a walk-through of sample reports and discover tips and tricks for using the Report Definition Language (RDL). |
Windows Vista
In today’s connected world, interoperability is as important as security and reliability for IT professionals. To aid interoperability, XML-based file formats can unlock data in documents and help integrate front- and back-office processes. Recognising these benefits, Microsoft has implemented XML-based formats in successive releases of Office. Both public and private sector customers have expressed their preference for making Open XML an open standard so that they have broad rights to use, without cost, any Microsoft patents necessary to implement all or part of the format.
If you agree that Open XML should be approved as an ISO standard please sign this petition, which we will send to the Chairman of the British Standards Institute to demonstrate broad support for this initiative in the UK http://www.microsoft.co.uk/openxml/
The Common User Interface (CUI) Programme has been developed as a partnership between NHS Connecting for Health (NHS CFH) and Microsoft.
The primary aim of the Programme is to provide a health specific user interface, built on a solid infrastructure, for every medical practitioner across the NHS in England. This enables a common look and feel across the five regions of the NHS as prescribed within the NHS plan, and provides components for a common interface to those services provided by the LSPs and ISVs. Such a provision would deliver benefits in line with the strategy of the National Programme by providing:
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I'm please to announce that we are supporting a Sharepoint Conference specifically for NHS customers in London on the 8th of March. Learn from your peers how you can meet your information management challenges with the new Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (MOSS 2007).
MOSS 2007 offers a unified suite of applications for enterprise content management with a breadth of new capabilities. This new functionality will bring considerable benefits to NHS organisations. It will allow you to:
- Increase productivity by simplifying the entire document management lifecycle from creation, collaboration and modification right through to expiry into a fully auditable records management environment
- Reduce the internal administrative burden by creating rich online forms with powerful workflow to easily manage the approval process whilst at the same time automatically generating management reports
- Simplify the life of your managers by empowering them to create, track and manage KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) directly from your corporate portal
Who should attend?
IT directors, IT managers, Business, Information and Communication managers who are considering an upgrade from SharePoint 2003 or are new to SharePoint and would like more information on the significant business benefits that the major updates in Microsoft SharePoint 2007 can bring to the NHS.
Date: 8 March 2007
Location: 76 Portland Place, London W1B 1NT
Registration: Find out more and how to register
Microsoft has launched new online training modules for NHS staff. Whether you are an IT professional, a clinical or ancillary member of staff, you can learn new techniques and brush up on existing skills to make the most of the Microsoft tools you use every day. Current training covers Office, Sharepoint and Infopath. You must use your NHS eMail address to sign up for the free training.
Im pleased to announce that we have added eLearning functionality to Microsoft Office Sharepoint 2007 - so if you have a requirement to provide/manage professional development and training for staff read on.....
SharePoint Learning Kit is a SCORM 2004-conformant e-learning delivery and tracking application built as a Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 solution. It works with either Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 or Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, and has the following core features:
- Supports SCORM 1.2, SCORM 2004, and Class Server content, allowing users to store and manage this content in SharePoint document libraries.
- Supports learner-centric and instructor-led (assigned) workflows.
- Allows assignment, tracking and marking of both e-learning and non-e-learning content.
- SharePoint Learning Kit is a community source project. As such, product support is provided via the community Codeplex site. While Microsoft engineers are actively involved in the community development and leadership, Microsoft product support does not provide support for SharePoint Learning Kit
The SLK is downloadable from here along with more information and FAQ's.
I wanted to highlight a great resource available to NHS customers in the UK - the Microsoft Technology Centre at our offices in Reading. We have secured a number of dates throughout the year dedicated to Health customers where we can provide specific technology or business briefings, typically to senior business or technical managers. I've included more information on this below, please contact me if these are of interest.
The Microsoft Technology Centre
The Microsoft Technology Centre highlights the business value of Microsoft solutions and services for key enterprise customers. A visit to the Technology Centre (MTC) provides a unique opportunity to understand our technology direction, to ask questions, and to build closer business relationships through strategic, customised briefings.
Envisioning Centre - Strategy Briefing
Throughout the year we will deliver a number of strategy briefings to key NHS customers in the Microsoft Technology Centre. Typically the Strategy Briefing begins with a diagnostic consultation led by a Microsoft presenter. Information about the customer’s business situation is then used to tailor the presentation of an end-to-end, integrated, scenario-based demonstration of Microsoft and Partner technologies. The remainder of the day is filled with a series of business or technical presentations tailored to the individual customer requirements
We are just in the process of scheduling a number of
live meetings to the Health sector (every wednesday at 2pm GMT) and would welcome feedback on what the community would like covered, answers on a post-card (or eMail) please?
Event details
Find out more about the latest tools and technologies for Health Sector IT by attending Microsoft’s 5th Annual Healthcare IT Summit on January 9th 2007.
The Healthcare IT Summit will be held at Microsoft Campus, Reading, Thames Valley Park RG6 1WG between 9am and 15:45pm.
To register online, please visit Events registration page or call 0870 166 6680 stating reference 8866 as the event number.
Our summit provides the ideal opportunity to hear from NHS Connecting for Health senior IT management and hospital trusts about their best practice use of IT. The Microsoft Healthcare IT Summit 2007 is for all Healthcare professionals who are responsible for and use IT as a core part of their job.
The Microsoft Healthcare IT Summit 2007 provides you with the opportunity to:
- Hear the latest developments in NHS IT from Connecting for Health
- Benefit from the practical experience of a hospital trust IT implementation
- Experience the latest tools and technologies(inc. Windows Vista)
- Explore the Microsoft Windows CUI for NHS
- Engage with Microsoft partners with specialist solutions for healthcare
- Network with your fellow NHS IT professionals
Over the next month Microsoft will be running a number of Technology and Solution Live Meetings that will be specifically aimed at the Healthcare Market. The Live Meetings are part of Microsoft’s Commitment to improving communication to all of you at Trust level. We realise that it is not always possible to get away from day to day job requirements by attending seminars and conferences and because of this we have produced the Live meetings as a way of having a continued information flow from Microsoft without the need to leave you desk.
The events will be run once a week on Wednesdays at 2pm.
The new NHS specific portal has the full details of the Live Meeting Schedule: http://www.microsoft.com/uk/nhs/events/live-webcasts.mspx
The first event will take place on Wednesday the 1st November at 2pm, the event is focused on improving Communication and Collaboration in the Trust and is a topic that has been given a lot of focus in many conversations that I have had at Trust level.
NHS Resource Centre
Weve launched a new NHS portal as part of microsoft.com at http://www.microsoft.com/uk/nhs, it the definitive place for information on:
- IT Strategy & Planning
- Software Deployment
- NHS Licensing
- Home User Programme
- Case Studies and much more
Hi, I just wanted to let you know about an exciting new contest that Microsoft has just launched with support from HP. It’s called the Develop Without Borders Challenge and it encourages developers and architects to submit a solution design that helps a non-profit organisation.
The concept is simple: Developers choose a charitable organisation that they would like to help, understand the business challenges that it faces, and propose a solution based on the 2007 Office system that addresses one or more of those challenges. The solutions that make the most impact on the organisation and that best utilise the Office system technologies can win up to $50,000 to help pilot or implement the solution.
It’s a great chance to do something good for the world while you learn about the platform abilities of the new 2007 Microsoft Office system. I encourage you to visit the site and take a look.
www.developwithoutborders.com
