> Date: Mon, 4 Nov 1996 22:52:05 +0000
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> From: Paul J Scott <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: BMJ - Information in practice
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> >Can I commend the above article by Richard Smith in this weekends BMJ.
> >
> >He reviews the limited literature on doctors' information needs, and
> >shows the type, frequency and variations of such needs, and how people
> >address them (or don't!). Real food for thought...
> It is a very thought provoking article. However, for a review of the
> calibre that we expect from Richard Smith, it is a pity he did not spend
> some effort looking for unpublished work done on primary care data needs
> in the UK. There are several systems already available that are trying
> to give GPs the sort of data that they want, in a way that they can use.
>
> I hope his article will provoke the publication of research relevant to
> the majority of users of this List.
Some of this research, far from being unpublished, is available from
the Journal of Informatics in Primary Care, available on the Web at
http://www.ncl.ac.uk/~nphcare/PHCSG/Journal/index.htm
Enjoy!
Sheila
-----------------------Sheila Teasdale---------------------------
Editor - Informatics - The Journal of Informatics in Primary Care
http://www.ncl.ac.uk/~nphcare/PHCSG/Journal/index.htm
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