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Smoking in public places

Published by Bruce on July 1, 2004 in Rant. 1 response

There's a debate going on at the moment about banning smoking in public places. The evidence for the harmful effects of smoking (actively or "passively") appears to be irrefutable and the case for implementing a ban seems watertight—so why are we having a debate?
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Guidelines: a solution for guideline overload

Published by Bruce on June 21, 2004 in Informatics. 0 responses

As previously raised, there are many competing guidelines (NICE, NSF, PCT, etc.) and formularies (Clinical Terms, prescribing) that clinicians must take account of at the point-of-care. Most clinical systems used in British general practice offer templates to prompt data entry and pick-list formularies for prescribing and coding, but these only go so far. How can a practice take account of this competing management advice to streamline and standardize patient care? The answer, somewhat paradoxically, may be to produce another guideline...
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NHS IT: the story continues

Published by Bruce on May 2, 2004 in Informatics. 0 responses

From a primary care viewpoint, a summary of NHS IT strategy from Jan 2001 to April 2004, outlining the National Programme for IT (NPfIT) and the implications of the New GMS Contract...
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A history of NHS IT to the Millennium

Published by Bruce on April 29, 2004 in Informatics. 0 responses

A potted history of NHS IT strategy up to December 2000, prior to the New GMS contract and the National Programme for IT (NPfIT)...
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RIP: The medical FAQ list (1994-1996)

Published by Bruce on March 27, 2004 in Informatics. 0 responses

Do you remember the early days when FAQs (frequently asked questions) where still a relative novelty? When people actually got something other than spam and penis pill adverts out of Usenet? You couldn't find any of this stuff with Google: Google wasn't born yet. I maintained this list of medical FAQs from 1994 to 1996, discontinuing it as I recall because the task of updating it had become impossible (the Web was really gaining momentum)—and because spam had reared it's ugly head. Most of the resources listed probably don't exist anymore; those that do will have evolved beyond recognition. Having re-discovered it, however, I re-post it here as a historical glimpse into the health information void that newsgroups and rudimentary websites were addressing 10 years ago...
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