About LiNHS
Just to put LiNHS into some kind of order and context, here is a suggested reading order of some of the blogs.
Welcome to the LiNHS Project
LiNHS Concept Day - Initial decisions
LiNHS Concept Day - Software choices - General Applications
LiNHS Concept Day - Software Repositories
LiNHS Concept Day - Software choices - Support Applications
LiNHS Concept Day - Software choices - Clinical Applications
LiNHS Concept Day - Desktop theme and background
LiNHS Concept Day - Default Install of Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx Beta 2
LiNHS Concept Day - Basic Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx Beta 2 install
LiNHS Concept Day - Creating a basic desktop theme
Saturday 12 June 2010
Monday 12 April 2010
LiNHS Concept Day - Default Install of Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx Beta 2
Ubuntu 10.04 like previous versions of Ubuntu have a large array of pre-installed applications.
Most importantly, 10.04 has OpenOffice 3.2 pre-installed
Most importantly, 10.04 has OpenOffice 3.2 pre-installed
LiNHS Concept Day - Creating a basic desktop theme
Basic changes to the look and feel.
Panels
Right click on Panel, select Properties
Select Background, Solid Colour, then adjust the transparency to about 45%, repeat for bottom panel
Theme
Right click on the desktop and select Change Desktop Background
Select Themes and then select Clearlooks then close to finish
Panels
Right click on Panel, select Properties
Select Background, Solid Colour, then adjust the transparency to about 45%, repeat for bottom panel
Theme
Right click on the desktop and select Change Desktop Background
Select Themes and then select Clearlooks then close to finish
LiNHS Concept Day - Basic Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx Beta 2 install
Starting with a really basics of an install
Install Ubuntu 10.04
United Kingdom Time Zone
Keyboard Layout, UK again
Defaults for the harddisk, only 16 GB
Username lspadmin as in local service provider, the computer name to match national standards and don't forget to scroll down a little
Ready to install
Installing/progress screens
Restart Now
Done in around 20 minutes on a Virtualbox
Install Ubuntu 10.04
United Kingdom Time Zone
Keyboard Layout, UK again
Defaults for the harddisk, only 16 GB
Username lspadmin as in local service provider, the computer name to match national standards and don't forget to scroll down a little
Ready to install
Installing/progress screens
Restart Now
Done in around 20 minutes on a Virtualbox
LiNHS Concept Day - Desktop theme and background
The look and feel of the desktop should reflect the NHS corporate colours. For example, this image used by a Scottish NHS organisation:
We also felt that the menu-icon should be the NHS logo, rather than the Ubuntu logo:
We also felt that the menu-icon should be the NHS logo, rather than the Ubuntu logo:
LiNHS Concept Day - Software choices - Clinical Applications
List of open source healthcare software
The following is a list of software packages and applications licensed under an open source license or in the public domain for use in the healthcare industry. Software that is freely available, but not licensed under an open source license should be placed in the List of freeware health software.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_open_source_healthcare_software
We felt that clinical staff should be the ones to contribute and choose the clinical applications from those available. At first look, however, we felt that PatientOS and GnuMed were the lead candidates.
The following is a list of software packages and applications licensed under an open source license or in the public domain for use in the healthcare industry. Software that is freely available, but not licensed under an open source license should be placed in the List of freeware health software.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_open_source_healthcare_software
We felt that clinical staff should be the ones to contribute and choose the clinical applications from those available. At first look, however, we felt that PatientOS and GnuMed were the lead candidates.
Patient OS
PatientOS (pronounced Patient-oh-es where O and S stand for Open Source) has been designed from the outset to be a Healthcare Information System (HIS). The software architecture, design patterns and framework has been built for the complexities and challenges of an enterprise wide information system. Internationalization and localization are expected, even translation into multi-byte languages such as Japanese.
http://www.patientos.org/
GnuMed
The GNUmed project builds free, liberated open source Electronic Medical Record software in multiple languages to assist and improve longitudinal care (specifically in ambulatory settings, i.e. multi-professional practices and clinics). It is made available at no charge and is capable of running on GNU/Linux, Windows and Mac OS X. It is developed by a handful of medical doctors and programmers from all over the world. It can be useful to anyone documenting the health of patients including, but not limited to, doctors, physical therapists, occupational therapists, acupuncturists, nurses, psychologists ... Also available via the Ubuntu Software Centre.
http://wiki.gnumed.de/bin/view/Gnumed
The following functionality is identified by Connecting for Health as required for NHS working:
Patient Administration System (PAS)
Order communications and diagnostics reporting
including all pathology and radiology tests and tests ordered in primary care
Discharge Letters with coding
discharge summaries, clinic and Accident and Emergency letters
Resource Scheduling for beds, tests, theatres, etc
E-Prescribing
including medicines for use after non-inpatients
High Resolution Image examination
Ultrasound, X-ray, MRI, etc - Aeskulap DICOM Viewer available from the Ubuntu Software Centre
Clinical Reporting System
able to produce reports from any combination of Clinical Applications
Smartcard
physical card, and authentication software - Open Smart Card Development Platform (OpenSCDP)
The Open Smart Card Development Platform (OpenSCDP) is a collection of tools for the development, test and deployment of smart card applications. It uses the capabilities of Global Platform Scripting, Profile and Messaging technology to provide unparalleled flexibility and development speed.
http://www.openscdp.org/
LiNHS Concept Day - Software choices - Support Applications
For all support services
IT Service Desk solutions
http://www.opensourcehelpdesklist.com/
Ideally the final product selected should provide all ITIL v3 functionality within the application.
Helpdesk Reloaded is the closest to what is required within the NHS:
Postbooks seems to be the lead currently available:
PostBooks is an open source business software package that offers a total solution for managing your business, including fully-integrated accounting, CRM and ERP modules. Designed for businesses looking for an alternative to - or a growth path from - commercial desktop
accounting packages such as Quickbooks and Peachtree, PostBooks rivals sophisticated commercial ERP platforms, offering higher quality at a much lower cost.
PostBooks, like most ERP applications, is organized by functional areas, or modules, described below. These modules are highly interconnected and integrated, but you can customize which modules - even which individual tasks - each of your staff is authorized to use.
http://www.osalt.com/postbooks
- Information Technology
- Estates and Facilities Management
- patient complaints
- risk management
- etc
- Service Desk
- Contracts Management
- Purchasing
- Stock control
- Salaries and Wages
- Human Resources
IT Service Desk solutions
http://www.opensourcehelpdesklist.com/
Ideally the final product selected should provide all ITIL v3 functionality within the application.
Helpdesk Reloaded is the closest to what is required within the NHS:
- Free Help Desk Software, No cost to you.
- Easy to Install with the help desk installation wizard.
- Based on PHP and using the free database software MySQL
- No programming or database knowledge required. We have built in all the features you need in the help desk's web based GUI.
- Updated Frequently we normally release new version every other week.
- We are interested in implementing your ideas. If you have a good idea for a feature on the help desk software, let us know. We listen.
Postbooks seems to be the lead currently available:
PostBooks is an open source business software package that offers a total solution for managing your business, including fully-integrated accounting, CRM and ERP modules. Designed for businesses looking for an alternative to - or a growth path from - commercial desktop
accounting packages such as Quickbooks and Peachtree, PostBooks rivals sophisticated commercial ERP platforms, offering higher quality at a much lower cost.
PostBooks, like most ERP applications, is organized by functional areas, or modules, described below. These modules are highly interconnected and integrated, but you can customize which modules - even which individual tasks - each of your staff is authorized to use.
http://www.osalt.com/postbooks
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