The National Health Service Executive (NHS Executive) is an integral part of the Department of Health. It advises Ministers on the development of NHS policy and is responsible for the effective management of the NHS. The logo of the NHS. (The logo used for NHS Scotland is different). ...

The functions of the NHS Executive are provided through the Headquarters (mainly in Leeds and London) and eight regional offices. The Information Management Group (IMG) is part of the NHS Executive made up jointly of civil servants and NHS staff. The IMG form part of the Human and Corporate Resources Directorate, represented on the NHS Executive Board by Ken Jarrold. Their aim is to improve the ability of the NHS to harness and benefit from the management of information and the use of information technology. One of their key objectives is to promote and implement the NHS Executive's national Information Management and Technology (IM&T) Strategy. The IMG work with other parts of the NHS Executive and wider Department of Health to identify and secure the information technology implications of national policy initiatives.

Main Offices

NHS Executive London HQ

NHS Executive, Department of Health, Skipton House, 80 London Road, London, SE1 6LH, United Kingdom

NHS Executive Leeds HQ

Medical Education Unit, Quarry House, Quarry Hill, Leeds, LS2 7UE, United Kingdom

Tel:(+44)113 254 5000

Regional Offices

NHS Executive Eastern

R & D Directorate, Capital Park, Fulbourn, Cambridge, CB1 5XB, United Kingdom

Tel:(+44)1223 597 606 Fax:(+44)1223 597 716 Web:http://www.rdeastern.nhs.uk/

NHS Executive North West

930-932 Birchwood Boulevard, Millennium Park, Birchwood, Warrington, WA3 7QN, United Kingdom

Tel:(+44)1925 704 267 Fax:(+44)1925 704 241 Web:http:/www.doh.gov.uk/nwro/rddnwro.htm

NHS Executive Northern & Yorkshire Regional Office

R & D Directorate, John Snow House, Durham University Science Park, Durham, DH1 3YG, United Kingdom

Tel:(+44)191 301 1451 Fax:(+44)191 301 1473 Web:http://www.doh.gov.uk/rddnyro.htm

NHS Executive South East

Research & Knowledge Management Directorate, 40 Eastbourne Terrace, London, W2 3QR, United Kingdom

Tel:(+44)20 7725 2525 Fax:(+44)20 7725 2679 Web:http://www.doh.gov.uk/research/london/index.htm

NHS Executive South West

R & D Directorate, Westward House, Lime Kiln Close, Stoke Gifford, Bristol, BS34 8SR, United Kingdom

Tel:(+44)117 984 1750 Fax:(+44)117 984 1751 Web:http://www.doh.gov.uk/research/swro/

NHS Executive Trent

R & D Directorate, Fulwood House, Old Fulwood Road, Sheffield, S10 3TH, United Kingdom

Tel:(+44)114 2820476 Fax:(+44)114 2820396 Web:http:/www.netlink.co.uk/users/nhstrent/trentrd/rd.html

NHS Executive West Midlands

R & D Directorate, Bartholomew House, 142 Hagley Road, Birmingham, West Midlands, B16 9PA, United Kingdom

Tel:(+44)121 224 4658 Fax:(+44)121 224 4668 Web:http://www.doh.gov.uk/research/wmro/

NHS Executive Anglia & Oxford

6-12 Capital Drive, Linford Wood, Milton Keynes, MK14 6QP, United Kingdom

Tel:(+44)1908 844 483 Fax:(+44)1908 844 477

References

History and Background to the GHIFT Project. NHS Information Authority, CHIME, Royal Free & University College Medical School, 1999.

FAST (Foundation for Assistive Technology). 2005

List of NHS Executive Regional Office Primary Care Contacts. 2005

Informing Health Care. NHS Regional Librarians Group. 2004