Iain E. Buchan and Tom Kennedy
Presents Path.Finder, a locally managed health care informationsystem built in response to the need for better communication of currentresearch evidence and clinical practice…
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Presents Path.Finder, a locally managed health care information system built in response to the need for better communication of current research evidence and clinical practice guidelines. Concludes that this system will improve patient care by providing up‐to‐date, clinically useful information which is relevant locally. The technology and the information management system have been developed in parallel.
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TONY WARSHAW, LIZ BOWMAN, TERRY HANSTOCK, ALLAN BUNCH, EDWIN FLEMING and WILFRED ASHWORTH
Two new members of staff are joining BLRDD in September: Lawrence Howells, who is at present working in the Science Reference and Information service, will become a project…
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Two new members of staff are joining BLRDD in September: Lawrence Howells, who is at present working in the Science Reference and Information service, will become a project officer, and Ros Cotton, who is currently working in the Library Association Library, will be the new dissemination officer.
Anthony Andrew, Gerry Donald, Michael Pitt and Matthew Tucker
The purpose of this paper is to examine the problems that different public sector bodies' face in joint planning to develop and share facilities and property services and how they…
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Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to examine the problems that different public sector bodies' face in joint planning to develop and share facilities and property services and how they have overcome some of them. It examines those difficulties that remain outstanding as the public sector strives to meet changing demands on its services and public expectations within limited resources. It is designed to help facilities managers facing similar problems and to stimulate researchers to investigate some of the outstanding issues.
Design/methodology/approach
This paper examines the history of the North East of Scotland Public Sector Property Group (NESPSPG) since its inception in 2001 and examines its successes and its outstanding problems as a case study for the wider “Efficient Government” agenda.
Findings
The NESPSPG has been innovative and successful in addressing a number of difficult facilities management (FM) problems. There are some problems that are less tractable and require assistance and reform outside the control of the constituent members of the group if more progress is to continue and the “Efficient Government” agenda may provide some of the solutions.
Research limitations/implications
The paper presents recent historic material describing the NESPSPG projects to help in identifying issues that need consideration by the FM profession. It sustains the debate between FM practitioners, central and local government policy‐makers and academic researchers on the efficient collaborative use of public sector assets in Scotland's public sector.
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The paper is a viewpoint paper and an exposition of a practical case study illustrating the problems faced by public sector facilities managers in a particular locality and considers how this sheds light on wider FM issues of collaborative working.
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Gives information on software of interest to those working in the areasof food and nutrition including two shareware programs called Arcus ProIII and Kwickstat. Discusses the…
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Gives information on software of interest to those working in the areas of food and nutrition including two shareware programs called Arcus Pro III and Kwickstat. Discusses the capabilities of each package and their suitability for use with different groups of people and in different types of research. Gives information on software costs, registration fees for shareware and the addresses from which further details can be obtained.