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General Dental ServicesIMT Programme

• Programme Vision Blueprint
• Version 1.1

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Contents

• Introduction
• Defining a Programme
• Programme Vision
• Programme Blueprint
• Process
• Organisation
• Technology
• Information

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Introduction

• Background
• The White Paper Towards a Healthier Scotland
  stressed the importance of dental health and the
  need to tackle Scotlands poor record,
  particularly focussing on children. In response
  to this, the Action Plan Improving Oral health
  and Modernising NHS Dental Services was produced
  to meet the changing dental needs of the people
  of Scotland, of the nature of the services
  required, and of the professionals who deliver
  these services.
• The Action Plan brings significant changes and
  developments within Scottish Dentistry and offers
  challenges in implementing new IMT systems and
  processes at Dental practices within each NHS
  Board and centrally at a national IMT
  infrastructure level. The GDS IMT Programme has
  been commissioned to deliver the IMT objectives
  of the Action Plan.
• Purpose
• This document describes the vision of the GDS
  IMT Programme and outlines the blueprint of the
  future capabilities upon successful
  implementation of the Programme.

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Defining a Programme

• Defining a Programme is the second major process
  in the Managing Successful Programmes (MSP)
  methodology. Three of the principal outputs from
  the Defining process shape the overall Programme
  and build the case to progress, these are
• Programme Vision
• Programme Blueprint
• Benefits Management Strategy
• Vision An outward-facing description of the new
  capabilities resulting from programme delivery
• Blueprint A model of the business or
  organisation, its working practices and
  processes, the information it requires and the
  technology that will be needed to deliver the
  capability described in the Vision Statement
• Benefits Management Strategy A continuous
  management process running throughout the
  programme. It provides the programme with a
  target and a means of monitoring achievement
  against that target on a regular basis

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Programme Vision

• The vision of the GDS IMT Programme is of dental
  practices utilising a first-rate clinical system,
  communicating effectively within NHS Scotland for
  both clinical and business information flow
• Through effective partnerships with key
  stakeholders, and implementing an innovative and
  changing environment, the GDS IMT programme will
  provide the Dental community with the necessary
  IMT systems and processes resulting in the
  following benefits
• Enhanced quality of patient care
• Enhanced clinical communications, with all GDS
  dentists able to utilise the N3 network by
  February 2008
• A clinical IT system and infrastructure to enable
  seamless end-to-end business processes
• Modernisation and streamlining of payment
  services with 100 of NHS Committed practices
  able to submit electronic payment claims
• Dentists utilising and contributing to national
  E-Health programmes
• Expert local support and mentoring

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Programme Blueprint

• The Blueprint describes the future post-programme
  state in terms of Process, Organisation,
  Technical and Information

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Blueprint - Processes
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Blueprint - Organisation
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Blueprint - Technology
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Blueprint - Information
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