The Annual General Meeting of The British Standards Institution is planned to be held on Thursday 16 May 2019 at 389 Chiswick High Road, London W4 4AL. Formal notice of the meeting, including details of the AGM business, will be sent to members in due course.
An organization reaches digital maturity when it is no longer dazzled by theoretical possibilities but knows how to respond appropriately to the emerging digital environment. A new BSI paper authored by Professor Harold Thimbleby, Digital Maturity in an Age of Digital Excitement: Digital Maturity Goes Beyond Excitement to Quality, provides a guide to this area in the context of healthcare.
What can go wrong when first aid is needed in the workplace? In a poorly organized situation, people panic and scramble around trying to find the first aid kit, only to discover the contents are old and tatty or unsuitable. It may be that no one knows whom or where the appointed first aider is – or even whether there is one.
A new system of standards, the GP IT Futures framework, has been revealed by the Government in a bid to shake up the use of technology in the NHS, according to GOV.UK.
In business, a cool head is a very important asset. In times of crisis, an organization that can mount a smooth, professional and proportionate response will be one that minimizes impact on customers, negative press coverage and damage to the bottom line. In contrast, an organization that seems defensive and panicky will rapidly lose the faith of stakeholders.
Companies looking to implement ISO 9001:2015 often find that a key challenge is ensuring that their IT systems are up to scratch. Issues around the acquisition, supply, development, operation and maintenance of computer software sometimes need particular focus. Standard BS ISO/IEC/IEEE 90003:2018 provides guidelines for the application of ISO 9001 to computer software. What has changed in this recently updated edition?
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has made a series of recommendations to regulators and the UK Government to help tackle the 'loyalty penalty'.
Gambling companies in the UK have voluntarily agreed to a 'whistle to whistle' ban on television advertising and other measures, responding to political pressure.
