NHSnet in Scottish primary care: lessons for the future.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate the primary care communications initiative, which introduced NHSnet to primary care in Scotland.

Design

Semi-structured telephone interviews, postal questionnaire.

Setting

All 15 Scottish health boards, random sample of 1 in 3 of all Scottish general practices.

Participants

Information management and technology managers of health boards, 355 practice managers in the general practices.

Main outcome measures

Variations between health boards in styles of project management, means of connection to NHSnet, costs to general practices, and training provided. Practices' levels of participation in initiative, initial use of NHSnet, and factors acting as incentives and disincentives to use of NHSnet.

Results

99% of Scottish general pra

SUBMITTER: Willmot M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC27497 | biostudies-literature | 2000 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature