at the moment you can sign onto your clinical system with your password but when it goes 'live' these will be superseded by the smartcard - so if you forget it or the spine is down (as it has been about 3 times a week lately) you're stuffed
Roger
In an email dated 17/6/2005 5:49:25 pm GMT Daylight time, Tim Heywood <[log in to unmask]> writes:
>what happens if you forget your card one day? wallet gets stolen etc?
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "kupton" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Friday, June 17, 2005 5:40 PM
>Subject: Re: NOT disConnecting from Health
>
>
>> I have my card but no way of using it, maybe that is because BT haven't
>yet
>> reappeared to put right what they wrecked when they supposedly were
>> connecting us to our high speed link, we were left with no computers as
>they
>> just shoved something in disconnecting half of our network. We put it back
>> together eventually but we have no high speed link I don't think.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Roger Gardiner" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Friday, June 17, 2005 12:59 PM
>> Subject: Re: NOT disConnecting from Health
>>
>>
>> > One of the things with smart cards is that if you leave the terminal you
>> > are supposed to remove it so that you are disconnected from your
>clinical
>> > system and the spine.
>> >
>> > Imagine my surprise on entering the surgery to see the receptionist
>> > working two computers, both running the clinical software and connected
>to
>> > the spine (this ws before it went down again).
>> >
>> > Apparently 'You just put the card in one and then take it out to log
>into
>> > the other one'
>> >
>> > I then logged in using my card, took it out and remained able to access
>> > the spine and clinical sofware.
>> >
>> > Roger
>> >
>> > In an email dated 16/6/2005 12:50:30 pm GMT Daylight time, Geoff
>Schrecker
>> > <[log in to unmask]> writes:
>> >
>> >>So the great day arrives. Man form PCT equipped with laptop and smart
>> >>card printer arrives and sets up shop in one of our offices to get us
>> >>all signed up for spine implants.
>> >>
>> >>Guess what, the network he needs to access for registration is down.
>> >>Well, he isn't entirely surprised, as his morning session at another
>> >>practice had to be cancelled as the network was down then too.
>> >>
>> >>Really gives supreme confidence in their ability to maintain a useful
>> >>system.
>> >>
>> >>Cheers Geoff
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
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