HC Deb 22 January 1992 vol 202 cc224-6W
Mr. Cousins

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the projects, the purposes, and the cost of his Department's use of the Coopers and Lybrand group since 1989.

Mr. Dorrell

A list of projects using Coopers and Lybrand Deloitte since 1989 and their purpose is shown in the table.

The total value of the consultancy contracts listed amount to £3,683,703. The cost of the individual contracts is subject to commercial confidentiality.

Project title Purpose
Health Service Indicators—Expert Systems. To carry out the development and integration of knowledge bases.
Cancer Screening Evaluation. To test and carry out a number of enhancements to the Cancer Screening Evaluation Model.
Expert System for Personal Social Service Indicators. To develop knowledge bases for the home and residential based care of the elderly.
Assistance with System Dynamics and Review of Waiting Lists. To conduct a review of the System Dynamics Model of regional waiting list behaviour.
Family Health Service Expert Systems. To amend the Expert System for the family Health Service.
DISS Call Off To assist in the development of a District Information Support System (DISS) in respect of internal contracting.
Billing and Invoice Study (DISS). Report on Billing and Invoicing as per "Working For Patients".
West Midlands Bridging System. Stage II (DISS). Developing and implementing application software for the invoice processing and contract management modules of DISS in West Midlands Region
NHS Administrative Register—Phase II and III Development of a user and operational requirement for an administrative register for the NHS
DISP (Developing Information Systems for Purchasers). Strategy and project management of development of DISP.
Investment Appraisal To determine what methodology to use in the revised Investment Appraisal guidance.
Computerised MDS for A & E Departments. Pilot trial to test 3 systems for their suitability
Strategy Development. Assist in the development of an IS Strategy for the NHS
DISS Study. Scoping study for District Information Support Systems.
HSI Database. Implementation of Health Service Indicators Database on Oracle.
DISS Project. Professional services in connecttion with the DISS project.
HSI Development. Development of the HSI package.
NHS Edifact. Evaluation/advice on the Data Interchange Standards.
Date Interchange Standards. Intermediate formats for DIS.
Bridging DISS. Provision of Help Desk for users of "Bridging DISS" software.
Date Encryption. Scoping study for the encryption of minimum data sets.
HSI Analysis. Analysis and interpretation of 1989–90 Purchaser Indicators.
Hospital Cost Arrangements. Procedures and systems.
Pricing in Two Hospitals. Development work.
Review of Drugs Expenditure. Forecasting models.
NHS Trusts. Leadership issues.
COMATAS. Review of promotions within the tobacco industry.
NHS Personnel. Measuring effectiveness.
First Wave NHS Trusts. Financial and information systems.
Second Wave NHS Trusts. Financial and information systems.
DISP Project. Technical author.
DH Central Accounting and Monitoring Systems Project. Project to carry out a feasibility study on the setting up of a computerised central accounting and monitoring system for DH.
Reviewing Financial Activities Project. Project to review the sufficiency of IDC's current financial activities, identify functions required and make recommendations on adequacy of procedures.
GMSO1 Project. Project for collating information in relation to the DH's GP Fund-holder Initiative.
OIS Project. Project for implementing Office Information Strategy.
The PHS9102 Project. Project to improve DH/PSNC information on recruitment, retention and motivation of community pharmacist as an input to annual pay negotiations.