ICT

PBC made e-asy
Alison Myles, Head of Training and Development, HFMA, discusses how e-learning is enabling staff to master Practice Based Commissioning.

Keep it or cancel it
Dr David Wrigley, Chair, Developing Patient Partnerships, advocates patient education to overcome the problem of missed appointments.

Can chips be healthy?
Although RFID has existed for many years, its use in healthcare is more recent, Laurence A Goldberg, Independent Consultant Pharmacist, explains.

Patients and patience
Despite concerns over its implementation, Editor Caroline Pennington charts the National Programme for IT's progress and success so far.

Reinforcing the safety focus
Dr Melissa Bentley, Rick Johnson and Phil Higton, Terema Ltd, advocate training to foster a culture of safety, not blame, within healthcare.

Pushing harder
With midwifery resources tight, Editor Caroline Pennington assesses how hospitals are utilising maternity information systems in support.

Solving the healthcare data challenge
Mark Clark, Director Healthcare EMEA at Hitachi Data Systems, looks at the problems and solutions of electronic patient records.