The real costs of computerisation.
In the NHS hospital environment, people tend to be discouraged by the seemingly unsupported cost figures associated with IT. After the successful implementation of an IT system at the Wirral Hospital NHS Trust, IT Manager, Alan Spours, argues that cost figures have to be seen in the context of deliverable cost benefits and the ability of IT to offer significant returns in the form of improved levels of care.
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Wirral NHS Hospital Trust.
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