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The cut-off-date for the Basel II legislation deadline is less than two years away. And it is not simply a matter of archiving all of your data and forgetting about […]

The plantaris tendon is a suitable structure for grafting and can be used in operations usually performed with grafts of fascia lata, over which it has several advantages. My object in this paper is first to state the relevant facts about the anatomy of the tendon, secondly to describe a method of removing it and thirdly to describe its use as a graft in the repair of hernia. ANATOMY The plantaris tendon is absent in 7.5 per cent of subjects, according to Gruber as quoted in Quain's "Anatomy"1 (1892). In a further proportion of cases it is too slender to be used as a graft in hernia repair, although it may be adequate for other purposes as a suture material. In 100 consecutive postmortem examinations I found the tendon absent or inadequate in 16. This constitutes the sole disadvantage of the proposed use of the tendon. The deficiency, however,

Unlike the enterprise IT environment, where data storage may be required for usually no more than a decade, the National Health Service throws up a unique storage challenge in terms of archiving data. The storing of patient records is for "life" which can mean up to 70-80 years or more. This long-term storage needs to be designed in such a way that any authorised users can still retrieve data as and when it is required. The NHS's multi-billion pound project to modernise the delivery of patient care in the Great Britain spells good news all round for physicians, nursing staff and patients alike. The project will see the computerisation of patient records, appointment bookings and prescriptions onto a central system known as "the spine" which can be accessed by healthcare workers across the Great Britain by 2006. The digitisation and centralisation of patient's records will give a real-time view of a patient's status in the system. This will ultimately help to provide more accurate information and more convenient channels for patients to use prescription ordering and appointment booking. Although the end of paper-based patient records may be nigh, the digitisation of these will create new challenges for the management, movement and storage of electronic data.