InContext May 2007

The e-newsletter for information, records and content management professionals

This issue we present our top 10 tips to consider when introducing records management into your organisation and we also take a look at how engaging professional services in the early planning phase will ensure a successful EDRM project.

Also on the agenda is how you can take the fast-track to compliance with the NHS Information Governance Toolkit. Plus we have our usual round-up of how organisations are making savings or achieving regulatory compliance by implementing Electronic Document and Records Management.

Regards

Tony Sumpster
Managing Director
TOWER Software, EMEA

Top 10 tips …planning for effective records management
A cornerstone of effective information governance is effective records management - a record can be evidence of an activity or decision and demonstrates accountability and regulatory compliance. Yet implementing a records management strategy can be a daunting task. Where does one begin and what are the necessary steps to ensure you develop the most appropriate strategy for your organisation?
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The NHS Information Governance Toolkit
- fast track to a green light
Information governance in the NHS ensures compliance with legislation and guidelines that address how to manage responsibly and securely all organisational information - particularly the personal information of patients and employees. The Information Governance Toolkit (IGT) is there to help but, as Brian Ambler of LSC Group points out, there are ways to get your IGT "green light" more quickly.
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From blueprint to EDRM success
- a professional services view
From the earliest times, the blueprint has helped architects and engineers realise their designs. But how can a blueprint be applied to an EDRM implementation? Chris Hughes, Director of TOWER Software's Professional Services Group, explains how a blueprint can help deliver a successful EDRM project - on time and on budget.
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Derby Hospitals "Re-shaping Health Services"
- EDRM system to support up to 7,000 users
Derby Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is implementing TRIM Context, TOWER Software's Electronic Document and Records Management (EDRM) platform, as part of its ongoing "Reshaping Health Services" project. The system, supplied by LSC Group, will eventually support up to 7,000 users by managing all non-clinical documents across the Trust’s new £333m "Super Hospital".
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Erewash Borough Council hopes to save £80,000 p.a
- paper and physical storage costs to reduce with EDRM
Erewash Borough Council is to reduce the cost and physical storage space requirements of its paper documents and files with the introduction of a TRIM Context EDRM system from TOWER Software. The system will be rolled out initially to 250 users and includes seamless integration with the Council's existing Singularity business process management system as well as its Northgate CRM system.
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Wiltshire County Council to make cost savings
and streamline its processes
-  EDRM system to extend from HR to other departments
Wiltshire County Council is to use the TRIM Context EDRM system from TOWER Software to improve efficiency and corporate decision making. Initially deployed to the Authority’s 55-strong Human Resources Team in 2006 as part of a larger change programme, the system is to be extended to a further 85 users within the Authority’s Planning Service and Pay Reform Team.
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European TRIM User Forum (EUROTUF) 2007
– TOWER Software’s customers go medieval!
TOWER Software and our customers had another fantastic European TRIM User Forum (EUROTUF) this year at Coombe Abbey Hotel in Warwickshire. Our 7th annual EUROTUF was heralded a unanimous success by all involved. The action-packed agenda included presentations from notable industry experts and TRIM Context customers and concluded with a charity Medieval Banquet in aid of Comic Relief.
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