The National Programme for Information Technology in the UK Health Service: Dependability Challenges and Strategies

摘要: The National Health Service (NHS) provides the majority of health-care in UK. Its main section, that for England, serves a population over 50 million, employs 40,000 general practitioners (family physicians), 80,000 other doctors, and 350,000 nurses, includes 300 hospitals. Programme Information Technology (NPfIT) is largest civil IT project world. (Estimates its total cost have ranged from £6.2 billion up to £20 billion.) This project, which was launched 2002, aims implement electronic care records all patients provide reliable secure information service, medical records, radiography, patient administration, etc., hospitals, practitioners' premises, NHS health professionals England will strictly-controlled access. Special Plenary Session an overview NPfIT, dependability challenges strategies. Speakers will, it hoped, include representatives Connecting (the Agency responsible NPfIT), profession, research community.