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IT Learning Expectations competency based

This is a DOH list of expectations for Health professionals:

organise electronic information ( e.g. naming documents, setting up directories, moving files, renaming files )

use a word processor package to generate simple documents

enter and manipulate data on a spreadsheet

search a simple database

undertake searches and access relevant sites on the web

retrieve and download documents from various sources and transfer data from one application to another

explain the reason for electronic networking and give examples of its use in the healthcare arena

send, receive and acknowledge e-mail and attachments

identify examples of the use of information technology as an effective tool in the delivery and management of healthcare

evaluate the effective use of information systems in the NHS

discuss why different examples should be paper based or electronic

The following also need to be considered by some healthcare professionals:

	set up a modem and internet connection
	construct and deliver a computerised slide presentation
	describe the data standards that exist for relevant operational systems, accessing networks and networked information .

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