Memorandum submitted by Robin Guenier
I wish to draw the Committee's attention to
a survey conducted by Medix UK plc, on doctors' views of the National
Programme for IT. It is available at: http://ixdata.com/reports/106620061121.pdf
I am particularly concerned to note that doctors
know very little about NPfIT and that there still has been very
little consultation with them about it (see Question 6a)—only
5% of respondents saying they have had adequate consultation.
Other points of particular concern are (a) doctors' increasing
criticism of the costs of the project and of how it is being implemented,
(b) GPs' limited support for Choose and Book (see question
8 in particular) and (c) doctors' continuing worries about the
confidentiality of patient records (see question 11).
20 November 2006
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