Updated: Feb 1, 97
PRIMSIFT

Strategic investigation needs in improving information services in primary and community area

Project Code: 18006-06 Project value: 200 KECU EC contribution: 200 KECU No of partners: 3 No of countries: 3 Duration: 24 months

Contact Anthony Randall University of Oxford Dept. of Public Health and Primary Care ICRF General Practice ResearchGroup Radcliffe Infirmary, Gibson Buildings Woodstock Road, Oxford OX2 6HE, U.K. Tel.: +44-1865-31.91.23 / 24.44.28 Fax: +44-1865-20.09.85 E-mail: randal@uk.ac.oxford.vax

This study was commissioned help identify the current implementation and future need for telematics in the Primary and Community Health Care sectors, and to examine the barriers to progress in the field. In common with the emerging philosophy of the EC, the emphasis was on users, to answer criticism that much of the development of telematics had been driven by technology. The study is qualitative rather than quantitative, concerned with the interviewees perception of the world rather than that of the researchers. It provides a view from the "inside" rather than the "outside", to elucidate how the field of telematics is seen in Primary and Community Care and how decisions are made regarding needs and implementation. Six countries were chosen for study and include a mix of Southern and Northern states: Denmark, Holland, England, France, Italy and Spain. The study has given answer to the questions: who wants to communicate with whom; what do they want to communicate; what are the benefits of telematics; and what are the main issues associated with telematics.

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