Alan said,
> apparently Hull Uni Medical Informatics people are running a pilot
involving ?40 GPs > and a couple of trusts.
>Anyone know more about this?
Indeed I do, the project is called SHINDIG, but like a good many things
seems to be dying a slow death due to a lack of that most essential of items
.... funding.
>From looking through the minutes of the last 3 meetings of the Management
Group, I'm not sure where you got the 40 GPs from?
Brief Summary:
Mtg : 7th March 1996
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GPs present : 1 + 1 apology
Trusts : 2
Training Event in Hull seen as worthwhile.
Mtg : 15th August 1996
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GPs present : 1 + 1 apology
Trusts : 2
Funding short, Pharmaceutical company to be approached
Mtg : 3rd October 1996
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GPs present : 0 + 2 apologies
Trusts : 1 + 1 apology
Pfizer offer support to the sum of 10K from next year
No further meetings so far :(
As far as I know, the system is only in place at one surgery and Trust and
the lack of funding makes it unlikely to be expanded. This project has been
running now since at least 1993, hardly ground breaking progress.
If anyone wants further details can I suggest they contact Dr P Grubb at
University of Hull.
Mick
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