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Tablet PC Vs PDA – The Debate Continues (Part 3)

Over the past month E-Health Insider readers have debated the relative merits of PDAs and Tablet PCs in healthcare. This
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PDAs or Tablet PCs? – The debate continues…

Last week Dr Andrew Harrison wrote about his experience of using a Tablet PC on the wards – The Tablet
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Open Source: Tablet PCs Wrong for Doctors – Steve Garrington, CEO Torex Health

Last week hospital doctor, Andrew Harrison, shared his experience of testing a Tablet PC on the wards. Steve Garrington, chief
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Yakult to Sponsor Text Appointment Reminders

Enpocket, a provider of mobile media and technology services, has announced that bio-yoghurt drink brand Yakult has become the first
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Open Source: ‘Rescue Community Nurses from IT Exile’

In the second of our new ‘Open Source’ columns Mark Reynolds, managing director of TopCall UK argues for community nurses
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IT Vital to Tackle Health Staff Shortages

A major new US health IT survey suggests that new technology has significant potential to help mitigate the serious staff
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Poor IT Placing Patients at Risk Junior Doctors Warn

Improved communications systems that reflect the radically changed working practices in hospitals are vital to guarantee patient safety, a new
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The National IT Programme: Readers Have Their Say

At HC2003 NHS IT director-general Richard Granger said that he wanted a debate about whether there were viable alternatives to
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Texting Temps Could Help Trusts Fill Vacant Shifts

Software that enables employers to send text messages to temporary staff needed for shifts has been launched by SkillsFlow. The
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Technologies Open Up New Consultation Possibilities

The importance of public services embracing new technology in their consultations with users and citizens is emphasised in a new
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