Designed to Care - Renewing the National Health Service in Scotland
Executive Summary

Implementation
19. Subject to the availability of Parliamentary time for the necessary legislation, our Implementation Plan is as follows:
  • First Health Improvement Programmes completed
March 1998
  • Boards consult on preferred configurations of Trusts
March 1998
  • All GPs in Scotland linked electronically
March 1998
  • First Trust Implementation Plans published
April 1998
  • Human Resources Strategy for NHS in Scotland
    published
April 1998
  • Acute Services Review reports, including
    recommendations on quality assurance
May 1998
  • List of key performance indicators published
July 1998
  • Report of Review of Resource Allocation published
December 1998
  • Scottish Health Technology Assessment Centre
    established
December 1998
  • Fundholding ends
March 1999
  • First Primary Care Trusts established
April 1999
  • Reconfiguration of Acute Hospital Trusts completed
April 1999
  • Unified funding stream for drugs and HCHS
    implemented
April 1999