One of the administrative tasks in a hospital is to keep a record of the number of patients who loan out their equipment.
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1.0 Introduction One of the administrative tasks in a hospital is to keep a record of the number of patients who loan out their equipment. The patients may borrow equipment such as wheelchairs, crutches or even elbow collars depending on their injury. Some patients may still be in the hospital while others may be discharged. Records have to be kept of what is being borrowed, by whom, and when. It is also necessary to mention any equipment that is not available because it is being repaired. I have been asked to create a database to replace a manual one to record the necessary details and so that they can cut down on paper wastage and storage space. 2.0 Problems with Current System The current system to keep this sort of information is through lots of paper work and file organisation. Files of patients stored in the cabinets are manually stored and can cause misplacements...

