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2013 Apr 30

fmfirst® survey PLACE edition

PLACE data collection software fmfirst® survey has been developed by Asckey Data Services Ltd to support trusts and patient assessors by simplifying the new Patient Led Assessment of the Care Environment (PLACE) data collection process. Replacing the former Patient Environment Action Team...

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2013 Apr 22

fmfirst and productivity improvements - free white paper

The NHS is facing continual pressure with increasing demands on its resources including an ageing population, technological advances and further calls for on-going efficiency savings. With growing media and public attention in relation to quality of patient care (including recent high profile CQC activity),...

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2013 Apr 17

fmfirst estates & facilities v.7.2

fmfirst® estates & facilities v.7.2 brings with it a range of system enhancements to the areas of: Asset Management; Task Management and Reporting functionality. Developed in conjunction with NHS users, our system updates reflect the current needs and realities of NHS facilities management....

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2013 Mar 19

Synergy 2013 UK Seminar

For those unable to attend this year’s Synergy conference, Data Access will be holding a one day training day on April 22nd and a one day seminar in Birmingham on April 23rd.  Software development, Business Intelligence, Reporting and delivering solutions on tablets are all on the...

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2013 Mar 19

VDF training day 22 April 2013

Visual DataFlex continues to maintain a strong presence in software development and is known for enabling very rapid development of Windows applications.  As part its ongoing development, very soon you will be able to develop applications for the web, just as quickly! The new Visual DataFlex...

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2013 Mar 1

PLACE update

EFM and PLACE update  EFM-Information Suite for the NHS Information Centre   Asckey were first awarded the contract to develop and support ERIC on-line in 1999 - the first in a series of modules that has grown to form today’s EFM-Information suite. Since its launch, the EFM...

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2013 Feb 25

fmfirst User Survey 2013

Contribute to the future development of Estates and Facilities Management software systems. fmfirst® has been developed `by our users for our users'. Our ongoing feedback groups and online forums and surveys ensure system development remains focused on user needs and targets.   fmfirst®...

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2013 Feb 14

Your latest CAFM news

This months newsletter contains your latest CAFM updates including: fmfirst®-cleaning; Data Access/DAI news; EFM/PLACE/VDF News; fmfirst® training dates 2013; fmfirst®-cleaning and the latest DMT integration news. Have your say today! The fmfirst® user survey aims to develop...

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2013 Jan 16

BBC report - paperless NHS by 2018

Going paperless `would save NHS billions' An article from the BBC Health website today examines Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt's call for the NHS to be paperless by 2018.  His statement comes following a PwC report which suggests that a `potential £4.4bn could be put back into the NHS by better...

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2013 Jan 15

fmfirst-estates and facilities training dates 2013

Diary dates - fmfirst®-estates and facilities 2013 Our 2013 fmfirst®-estates and facilities training dates are now available! Sessions are open to users looking to get the most from their fmfirst-estates and facilities system or for anyone who would benefit from a general...

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2012 Nov 30

Major Scottish expansion

Following the success of fmfirst®-estates and facilities at an initial three site installation that included Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Asckey have now been contracted to extend system usage to include all sites across the NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Health Board. The expansion project is...

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2012 Nov 15

NHS Information Centre news

Following a successful working partnership that began in 1999, Asckey have now been awarded an extension to continue to provide development and support to the NHS national estates and facilities management (EFM) service.  Access the full Information Centre press release for more details.  ...

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2012 Nov 1

Eclipse-fm® becomes fmfirst®-estates and facilities

Following our acquisition of Eclipse-fm® earlier this year and the subsequent launch of fmfirst®, there has been a steady flow of interest which has led to fmfirst® trials and installations across the country.  The transition is now complete and in autumn 2012, Eclipse-fm®...

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2012 Aug 17

Patient Environment Action Team (PEAT)

The Patient Environment Action Team (PEAT) system, developed and supported by Asckey, continues to support the annual PEAT assessments for the NHS.  The system, hosted via our own NHS N3 connection, has revealed that a larger proportion of English NHS hospitals are scoring higher for the patient...

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2012 Jul 31

Synergy 2013 - keep the date!

Next year’s Data Access developer conference is to take place on the 10-12 April in the USA. The venue - Music City, Nashville, Tennessee provides an amazing backdrop of entertainment, cuisine and fun. This valuable, information packed conference promises to leave you personally and professionally...

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2012 Apr 11

Eclipse acquisition

Asckey acquisition of Eclipse-fm® Following a period of intense negotiation, a deal has been struck between Asckey and the Healthcare Facilities Consortium (HFC) in which Asckey has acquired sole ownership rights for Eclipse-fm®, the leading asset and facilities management system used...

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2012 Jan 26

Visual Dataflex relaunch

Visual Dataflex v.17 has now entered the final beta testing stage and we are expecting full re-launch in early spring 2012. Visual DataFlex is an advanced software tool designed for developing database application software and is in use globally for building Web, Windows and Mobile...

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2012 Jan 25

Eclipse fm® user expansion at Ipswich

The Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust have recently expanded their Eclipse fm® license usage. By increasing their installation to a 25 concurrent user system, they are now able to facilitate wider use of the system across the Trust.  The expansion will enable the Trusts IT department to also...

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2012 Jan 25

Mobile Task Management from Asckey

Mobile capability is available as an optional module within our highly successful Eclipse-fm® Facilities Management software. Eclipse-fm® (now relaunched as fmfirst estates & facilities MTM (Mobile Task Management) gives NHS Estates & Facilities managers the ability to realise the...

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2012 Jan 25

Dudley PCT mobile user expansion

After an initial trial, Dudley PCT has just ordered a 25 user licence for Eclipse fm’s® new Android based Mobile Task Management (MTM) module. The expansion is part of a process to expand use of their Eclipse fm® installation to allow remote access for both Estates and EBME trades...

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2011 May 3

New Web App Server Licensing

New Workgroup Licence provisions meet the needs of small business and departmental web applications With the increasing emphasis on business applications delivered via Web Pages, much more easily available to a widely dispersed user base than the Windows desktop bound “Windows App”, Data...

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