That being said, having read the report, I'm glad I'm not in Alan Langlands
shoes having to account to parliament for the goings-on. It looks like it
might be a slightly difficult meeting!
Andrew
Dr. Andrew N. Herd MRCGP [log in to unmask]
Family Physician, Medical Adviser to Durham Health Authority
Lecturer in Primary Care, Durham University
Medical Editor, Practice Computing
-----Original Message-----
From: Jon Rogers <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: 14 March 1998 16:28
Subject: Re: Money blown on GP computers
>On Sat, 14 Mar 1998, Andrew Herd <[log in to unmask]> wrote on gp-uk
>>the chief prob with the production of version 3 is
>>that it is somewhat overdue? Or am I wrong?
>
>That doesn't seem to be the conclusion of the NAO report. All the
>Projects mentioned in my earlier message have been completed, as well as
>the "refinement project" requested by the Academy Information Group of
>the Royal Colleges in April 1994 to check that the new structure still
>met the information needs of the NHS.
>
>The GP Specialty Working Group identified a number of further
>refinements needed to allow smooth implementation of Version 3 in
>General Practice, including the GP subset and the Version 3 superset.
>That work was completed last year.
>
>What is really overdue is the decision to implement Read Version 3
>throughout the NHS, but in the aftermath of the problems at the NHSCCC
>prior to 1996, that is perhaps understandable.
>
>IMO it is remarkable, given the undoubted management difficulties
>between the NHSCCC and IMG prior to 1996 that so much was acheived. We
>undoubtedly owe many unsung people our heartiest congratulations.
>--
>Jon Rogers Tel: 44 117 950 7100
>Southmead Health Centre Fax: 44 117 944 5498
>Bristol BS10 6DF UK e-mail: [log in to unmask]
>
>GP and Member, North West Bristol Locality Commissioning Group
>Treasurer, Primary Health Care Specialist Group
>Chairman, GP Specialty Working Group, Read Codes
>Medical Advisor, AAH Meditel
>Vice Chairman, Avon Local Medical Committee
>Member, RCGP Informatics Group
>Member, Avon Health Strategic Advisory Group
>Member, National Association of Commissioning GPs
>
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