New Member: Advice
 

Hi folks,

My situation:
I’m currently taking a BTEC National Diploma in Programming, and I’ve got to do a software project. For the software project, what I have in mind is an Appointment system, which maybe later on I can sell?

The system will be the following:
The user will input all the patient information and everyday at noon, it will send a sms to the patients that have the appointment the following day to remind them of the appointment, time etc…

The program will be linked to a database where all the information and past records of the patient will be kept. The information can be editable.

Questions:
1) What does it require to make the system to send a sms? Do I need to get in touch with a mobile network?

2) How hard will this be to do? I only got 2 months or so to do it, so I’m starting earlier so I’ll be covered if I have any problems.

I would be glad if you can supply me with more information or if you have any advice to give me.

Regards.

Overall, not too bad, design the program other than the SMS, then you just have to figure out that bit, sure someone on here can probably tell you how to send SMS messages (just not me, although I might be interested to know).

How much information do you plan to store about patients (patients, does that come up with other issues, BTEC if I recall is a UK thing, which means you have patient confidentiality issues (potentially, been a long time since I had to look at the UK laws on that).