Commission Request Improvements

The commission request screen has turned out to be an extremely popular feature and, thanks to user feedback, it has developed tremendously since we first added it for Portsmouth back in 2014. It is particularly useful as a standard way of commissioning particular...

When is Refresher Training Due?

You might already know that e-Quip can automatically email nurses, training managers etc. to let them know that refresher training is due. That sounds pretty straightforward doesn’t it, but how do you actually work out when somebody needs retraining on a...

Version 3.6.0 Progress

Here’s a brief update on what’s in version 3.6.0 so far. The release will be in the spring so we’ve got plenty more ideas in the pipeline. Man-hours Report A new report has been added to the Quick Report feature.  The report shows a row for each...

GS1 and Data Matrix Labels

With the increasing popularity of GS1 data matrix equipment labels seem to be becoming more common. GS1 doesn’t mean that you have to use data matrix but I suppose that moving to GS1 makes people focus on things like equipment labelling. GS1 allows you to use...

Skipton Parkrun – 14/5/2016

Normally I indulge in Parkrun in the privacy of my own county (that’s Huntingdonshire, not Cambridgeshire). BTW: this isn’t “nationalism”, when I was a nipper, Huntingdon was in Huntingdonshire, just like Melton Mowbray was in Rutland. Somehow...

Model-Based Scheduling

Model-based PPM scheduling has been added to commission requests. The model screen now has a technical tab with a field named Preferred PPM Schedule. When using commission requests, once you select a model, if that model has a preferred PPM schedule then you will be...