Details of each management or computer consultancy awarded by the Department in 1987 are as follows:
| Management consultancy contracts |
| Firm |
Subject of assignment |
| Abbey Business Consultants |
General support |
| Abbey Business Consultants |
Family Practitioner Committee computing requirements |
| Abbey Business Consultants |
Development of General Practitioner/ Family Practitioner Committee links |
| Abbey Business Consultants |
Evaluation of system for Medical Practices Committee |
| Action Tech |
Medical Division clinical trial exemption project |
| Applied Systems Engineering; CSC |
Departmental Integrated Support Environment |
| Arthur Andersens; CSC |
Operational Strategy Services task force |
| Arthur Andersens; CSC |
End to End Architecture |
| Arthur Andersens |
Retirement Pension Forecast and Advice Service |
| Arthur Young |
General support |
|
Medicines Division—IT Strategy |
|
Medicines Division—Adverse drug reaction |
| Arthur Young |
Whole Unit Concept: internal staffing factors |
| Arthur Young |
Expert system for Korner-based performance indicators |
| Arthur Young; Systems Design; Enator; KPMG |
Review of forecasting, planning and control systems for local office network |
| Arthur Young; Dr. P. |
Good laboratory practice |
| Grasso |
|
| Atkins Planning |
Setting targets for the utilisation of NHS residential accommodation |
| D. E. Barnard |
Family Practitioner Services Data Communications |
| Firm |
Subject of assignment |
| Binder Hamlyn |
IT User Training |
| Binder Hamlyn; A. Holbrook |
Review of medicines laboratory at Edinburgh |
| BIS |
Development of an implementation methodology. |
| BIS |
Review of telecommunications. |
| Delia Bubby |
Programming: Operational Research Studies. |
| BT;CSC |
Family Credits. |
| BT Talks |
Strategy Data Network. |
| Campbell and Devore Associates |
Family Centres Inspection. |
| Cocking and Drury; Data Logic |
Operational Strategy implementation model based on APL. |
| Computer People South |
Dentists/Dental Estimates Board links software development. |
| Coopers and Lybrand |
Activity sampling in Social Security offices. |
| Coopers and Lybrand |
Health promotion and disease prevention—policy modelling. |
| Coopers and Lybrand; Queen Mary's Medical School; St. Mary's Medical School |
Integrated Review of Resource Allocation Working Party. |
| Coopers and Lybrand; Gallup; Logica; Sigma; Delgat |
Regional Organisation Scrutiny. |
| CRC (Commercial) |
GP computing support. |
| CSC; Falcon |
Local Office Project. |
| CSC |
Service Management. |
| CSC |
Strategy Product Assurance Group. |
| CSC |
Overall Management. |
| CSSL |
SR5 Information Centre. |
| Kay Curtis |
Upgrade of Primary Care system GP/ FPC links software development. |
| DEGW |
Accommodation study for occupation of Richmond Yard. |
| Deloitte, Haskins and Sells |
Proprietorial lead element of pharmacist proprietors notional salary. |
| Enator |
Aggregate Performance Indicators. |
| Enator |
Implementation of Regional Office By Office Package in six Social Security Regions. |
| Eosys |
Richmond Yard (communication implications). |
| Ernst and Whinney |
Investment Appraisal. |
| Ernst and Whinney |
FA/FB—Operational Project. |
| Ernst and Whinney |
Social Services Inspectorate—System Specification |
| Fabric Care Research Association |
Total linen management systems. |
| Grafton |
SR5 Information Centre. |
| ICL |
Mainframe Management System: Newcastle Central Office. |
| ICL |
Retirement Pension Project. |
| ICL |
Consultant (mainframe environment). |
| I.N.I. Systems |
Operational Strategy: Manpower Model. |
| Institute of Health Services Management |
Senior manager's pay structure plus analysis of backgrounds of Unit General Managers. |
| Institute of Manpower Studies |
Manpower Management Model. |
| Institute of Manpower Studies |
Staffing implications of Social Security Review. |
| Kings Fund College |
Advice to the national development team for people with mental handicap. |
| Kinsley Lord |
Management communications in the NHS. |
| KPMG |
Fincare campus. Development needs of the NHS finance function. |
| Linklaters and Paines; Rowe and Mawe |
Personal Pension Scheme model rules |
| Local Government Training Board |
Training of senior managers in Social Services |
| Firm |
Subject of assignment |
| Logica |
Telecommunications Network studies |
| Logica |
Implications of moving mainframe to Lytham |
| John McGee |
Facilitator for NHS Management Board on organisational strategies |
| MAS; IJK Research; CACI; Leicester University |
Advertising on smoking |
| Metron |
Interim system for Professional Information Requirements |
| MOM |
Asset register |
| Dr. A. T. Moore |
Pilot study in East Anglia, out-patient referral systems |
| Moss Price Computing |
Medicines Division Inspectorate— operational planning system |
| National Institute of Social Work |
One day seminar |
| Oxford RHA |
FPC Software Training |
| PA Management Consultants |
Management Information Systems for Regional Directorate |
| PActel |
SR5 Information Centre |
| Peat Marwick McLintock |
Integrated Strategic Planning |
| PHH Ltd. |
Transport fleet management and information system |
| Price Waterhouse |
Review of Central Council for Education and Training in Social Work |
| Price Waterhouse |
Service Management group |
| Price Waterhouse |
Waiting List initiative |
| Price Waterhouse |
YTS Feasibility Study |
| REL |
Strategy Security |
| Resources International; Ultra Comp. |
National Unemployment Benefit system |
| Richmond Associates |
Consultancy on accommodation |
| Drs. Rogers, Lockwood, Zermansky, Rose, Sandilands and Phillips (GPs) |
Review of prescribing publications and other work |
| Roundhouse Marketing; J.C. Barnett |
Action on prescribing |
| SIA |
SR5 Information Centre |
| Software AG |
SR5 Information Centre |
| Software AG |
FA/FB—Operational Project |
| Spicer and Pegler |
Performance Indicators expert system |
| Grant Thornton |
Domestic catering and laundry services |
| Touche Ross |
GP/FPC links trial evaluation |
| Touche Ross |
Dentists/Dental Estimates Board links trial evaluation |
| University of Keele |
Structures in pathology laboratory Service |
| WS Atkins |
Quality Assurance |
| WS Atkins |
Regional Liaison general IT support |
| WS Atkins |
Telecommunications: Wiring survey |
| Wootton Jeffreys |
Procurement guidance |