§ Lord Clarke of Hampsteadasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will publish the report commissioned from Professor Protti by the Information Policy Unit and the National Health Service Information Authority on issues of implementing information for health. [HL4667]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health (Lord Hunt of Kings Heath)Professor Denis Protti of the School of Health Information Science at the University of Victoria, British Columbia, was commissioned by the Department of Health to provide an independent assessment of the progress with electronic record development and implementation. He also considered the emerging issues around implementation of the NHS information strategy in general.
The final report is published on the Department of Health website www.doh.gov.uk/ipu/whatnew/prottireport.pdf and copies placed in the Library.