From f2edcbc0aa8a9c0c87b1f01892ba69e67b9ec228 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Stef Piatek Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2024 11:06:57 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Add more some context for the README (#69) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit 👋🏻 to anyone who's seeing this get done just before Let's Do Digital --------- Co-authored-by: Sarah Keating --- README.md | 21 ++++++++++++++------- 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 7aca7aa4d..3302bc2b7 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,6 +1,19 @@ # Emap -A monorepo for all core Emap functions +Experimental Medicine Application Platform (EMAP) produces a near real-time database +containing clinical data for research and dashboard development within UCLH. + +This is a non-operational “mirror” of a subset of UCLH data (historical and live). +The underpinning aim is to ensure that no clinical data are corrupted or destroyed during the interaction +between the research process and the hospital’s systems and that the systems are not compromised +(for instance, that they are not interrupted or slowed down by research enquiries). + +For more information about EMAP, please see the [docs](https://github.com/SAFEHR-data/emap/tree/main/docs) + +## Developer onboarding + +- How to [configure IntelliJ](docs/dev/intellij.md) to build emap and run tests. +- [Onboarding](docs/dev/onboarding.md) gives details on how data items are processed and the test strategies used. # Setup @@ -19,12 +32,6 @@ EMAP [your root emap directory] │ ├── [etc.] ``` -## Developer onboarding - -- How to [configure IntelliJ](docs/dev/intellij.md) to build emap and run tests. -- [Onboarding](docs/dev/onboarding.md) gives details on how data items are processed and the test strategies used. - - # Monorepo migration How were [old repos migrated into this repo?](docs/dev/migration.md)