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TRANSFORMING OUR DIGITAL WORKPLACE
COVID-19 threw NMH digital workplace transformation projects into full throttle, in particular with the launch of Microsoft 365 (M365).
M365 lays the foundation for a modern digital workplace, enabling us to work securely in the ‘cloud’ from any location. It offers a wide range of applications, or tools, including Microsoft Teams (MS Teams) which NMH reached for as a starting point to keep us connected and united during lockdown.
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What is Microsoft Teams?
MS Teams is an online collaborative workspace that brings together team work functions – such as meetings, instant messaging, task-tracking, note-taking and file sharing – in one secure place. MS Teams can be accessed via a web browser or from an app on your preferred device.
MS Teams allows us to collaborate with people from other organisations, as hospital radiology teams found very useful.
Jess Ettema, Nelson Hospital Radiology Operations Manager (and early MS Teams adopter) says that she found the software easy and simple to use.
“We’ve connected with our wider networks, including the South Island DHB radiology group. We use it for all our video meetings and it saves us time being able to add updates directly into Teams prior to meetings,” Jess says.
MS Teams proved especially helpful during ‘peak pandemic’.
“Teams saved my inbox from being bombarded during COVID-19 as information was changing daily. It was so helpful to have a central point for all our communication and to be able share documents securely,” Jess says.
“We also now use Teams for our national radiology group in lieu of face-to-face meetings and it’s working well.”
Interested in using MS Teams?
All NMH staff have access to Microsoft Teams. Find out how to get started:
