Modernising healthcare - Is the NPfIT for purpose?

Journal of Information Technology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 248-256

  Mark, Annabelle L ^a,b  

^a MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b MUBS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health; NHS; NPfIT; Patient record; Theory; Transformation

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548206633     PISSN: 02683962     EISSN: 14664437     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jit.2000100     Document Type: Article

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