Research and Markets: ICT Opportunity Areas in Primary Healthcare in England: Primary Care Trust and Clinical Commissioning Group Plans for Investment in 2012 and Beyond

DUBLIN--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/pdf6jj/opportunity_areas) has announced the addition of the "Opportunity areas in primary healthcare in England: Primary care trust and clinical commissioning group plans for investment in 2012 and beyond" report to their offering.

This report summarises the potential opportunities in primary healthcare in England. This overview of the market focuses on hardware, connectivity, clinical and non-clinical applications. This report is intended both for those currently working with primary healthcare clients, and those considering this market for the first time.

Introduction and Landscape

This report provides detailed data and analysis on opportunities in primary healthcare in England. It provides both tactical and strategic insights into the current plans of investment in 2012 and the future.

Bringing together Kable's research, modeling and analysis expertise in order to develop uniquely detailed market data. Allowing companies to identify the market dynamics that account for ICT market within primary care and which categories and segments will see growth in the coming years.

Key Features and Benefits

Primary healthcare opportunity areas in England. This report forecasts ICT spending across hardware, connectivity, clinical and non-clinical applications.

Key Market Issues

- Gain insight in areas of major growth within primary healthcare.

- Gain insight into the primary healthcare market in England.

- Information provided by 100 health organisations in England including 40 primary care trusts.

Key Highlights

- This report explores the ICT market in primary healthcare in England, its current state, its drivers and its evolution. It provides a current sizing of the ICT market and provides a forecast of expenditure for the next three years.

- The report explores investment in hardware, storage, mobile devices, videoconferencing equipment, local area networks, wide area networks and clinical applications.

Key Topics Covered:

1 Summary

2 Hardware

2.1 Storage

2.2 Mobile devices

2.3 Videoconferencing equipment

3 Connectivity

3.1 Local area networks

3.2 Wide area networks

3.3 Voice over IP

3.4 Virtual and private networks and remote and mobile working

4 Clinical applications

4.1 Patient administration systems

4.2 Picture archiving and communications systems

4.3 Ward and building access

4.4 Telehealth and telemedicine

5 Non-clinical applications

5.1 e-Procurement

5.2 Call centre

5.3 Back office applications

5.4 Business intelligence

6 Staff training

7 Methodology

Companies Mentioned

- Accenture

- Agfa

- Atos

- BT

- CSC

- Carillion

- Fujitsu

- GE Healthcare

- Healthcare Software Systems

- Kodak

- McKesson

- NHS

- Polycom

- Steria

- Tandberg

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