Public Sector Roundup: IT for stats, kids

Newham improves public statistics

The London Borough of Newham has signed on to use GeoWise's InstantAtlas, to help sort and display statistics by location.

The Neighbourhood Information Management System (NIMS) will let local government, partners and the public better make evidence-based decisions, GeoWise said.

"Newham and its partners collect large volumes of data - the challenge is to do more than simply publish it, but to make it accessible and understandable to policy makers so they can make solid decisions which improve people's lives," said Lavinia Irving, NIMS Manager at London Borough of Newham.

Hartlepool integrates children's system

Hartlepool Borough Council has launched an Integrated Children's System (ICS) to help protect and promote child welfare and improve social services. The technology is supplied by Northgate as part of a £700,000 five-year contract.

The secure system will let practitioners track case information and give access to emergency teams out of normal hours.

Paul Walker, chief executive of Hartlepool Borough Council, said: "We always aim to make the most of new technology, and this system will help us to keep improving the services we provide to children, young people and their families."

Croydon healthcare uses single sign on

Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust in Croydon has signed on to use Enline's single sing on to let 2,000 users access applications with one smartcard and pin number. The technology is expected to improve efficiency by cutting the changeover period between sessions on shared terminals.

Tony Kaye, Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust IT Manager, said: "Enline's solution will enable our staff to focus on doing their jobs, rather than wasting precious time having to remember streams of passwords to gain access to core applications. The new access management system will enable us to improve clinical efficiencies and the quality and speed of our auditing as well as dramatically reducing password-reset related helpdesk calls, and their associated costs."

The system will let clinicians use their current smartcards.

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