1. IT in Practice

2. IT in Practice • QOF – quality and outcomes framework • Read Codes – not just diseases • NHS Tayside Intranet • The Knowledge Network (e-library) • Useful Sites

3. IT in Practice • QOF – quality and outcomes framework • Basic set criteria • Management of clinic conditions & chronic disease • Examples are – Asthma, COPD Hypothyroidism, Mental Health, Coronary Heart Disease, Chronic Kidney Disease etc… • Also LES & DES

4. IT in Practice • Read Codes – not just diseases • Signs & symptoms • Treatments & therapies • Investigations • Occupation • Diagnoses • Drug & allergies

5. IT in Practice • NHS Tayside Intranet • Tayside Area Prescribing Guide • Central Vision • Clinical Sites • Administrative Sites

7. IT in Practice • The Knowledge Network (e-library) • Database links • Portals e.g GP • E-learning • Journals • Books • Guidelines • Patient Information

9. IT in Practice • Useful Sites • Travax • Dermnet • BNF • SIGN • GP Notebook • Patient.co.uk • Clinical decisions – Dynamed • Doctors.net.uk – toxbase, NICE & SIGN also equality & diversity module • E learning for Health – e-lfh.org.uk • E-guidelines