European Situation of the routine medical data collection and their utilisation for health monitoring: Euro-Med-Data Final Report to the D.G. Sanco, European Commission, Luxembourg

of the first meeting (http://www.ulb.ac.be/esp/emd/uk_bainbridge.htm); The effective use of information management and technology is at the heart of the strategy to modernise the NHS, with quality information seen as the key to improving patient care and public health.