KEEPING THE WHEELS OF HOSPITAL TECHNOLOGY TURNING

Features: December 14th, 2012

IT maintenance contracts hold no excitement, but they can lead to drama when problems are not fixed quickly. This feature describes how complex networks are kept working and how technology is used to manage incidents and support field engineers.

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IPAD BRINGS EFFICIENCY AND PRODUCTIVITY TO UNIVERSITY

Features: December 7th, 2012

Barriers in using technology are steadily coming down. The use of mobile devices has brought access to services when away from the desk. Alan Laing explains how iPads are now used to make communication more efficient and productive.

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BETTER INVENTORY MANAGEMENT CUTS HOSPITAL COSTS

Features: November 30th, 2012

Managing supplies to hospital departments manually and re-ordering on the basis of historic information is inefficient in both supply costs and staff time. Alan Hoskins describes how introducing technology to manage the inventory has cut the costs and brought greater efficiency.

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SOCIAL MEDIA IN PUBLIC SECURITY – FINDING THE BEST WAY FORWARD

Features: November 23rd, 2012

Social media is seen by some as a threat to society and to law and order. This view was re-enforced by the use of BlackBerry Messenger in the riots. Peter Ship describes how the reverse is true. Social media is an opportunity for better public protection, but he explains that technology is required to make it effective.

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ATTRACT RETAIN AND DEVELOP

Features: November 16th, 2012

With pay freezes biting hard across public services it is becoming more difficult to recruit and retain talented people. James Malia explains how an innovative reward programme can make a difference.

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DIGITAL PARKING FINES CUT COSTS

Features: November 9th, 2012

By making everyday transactions digital, public services are offering easier ways for people to do things more simply and more quickly, as well as cutting costs. This article describes how the digital approach has been applied to parking fines.

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HI-TEC SUPPORT FOR TEACHERS WITH NEW IPAD APP

Features: November 2nd, 2012

As a growing number of educators turn to Apple’s iPad to support teaching and training in the classroom, a new app for iPad classroom management is now available from Netop.

The company, headquartered in Denmark, has announced a new free app called Vision Mobile, which allows teachers to use an iPad to control and access educational resources on a desktop PC. This provides a teacher with more flexibility and choice as to how they structure and present their lessons as they can move around the classroom, using the iPad to control the PC.

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AGENCY WORKER REGULATIONS – ONE YEAR ON

Features: October 26th, 2012

The Agency Workers Regulations were introduced one year ago. Agency workers are now entitled to the same basic employment conditions as permanent recruits after 12 weeks in the same role. Jon Milton explains how Comensura has supported clients in complying with the regulations.

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TACKLING YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT FROM THE SCHOOL PLAYGROUND

Features: October 19th, 2012

The factors that can put a child at risk of being out of education, employment or training at age 16 are complex and varied. But uncovering them earlier is crucial to successfully improving outcomes for young people, says Dr Christopher Arnold, Senior Educational Psychologist at Sandwell Council.

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MACMILLAN: A JOURNEY OF CONTINUAL IMPROVEMENT IN SERVICE EXCELLENCE AND DELIVERY

Features: October 16th, 2012

Expanding organisations have to respond to new situations. Making sure IT facilities meet the new demands is crucially important. This feature describes how a charity turned the demand for change into an opportunity for improvement.

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