User friendly software is being developed to allow all Tayside General Practices their own customised patient oriented Web sites. Expert design will be provided and each site will be accessible on the Internet for patient use and the NHSiS Intranet for health professional access.

Anticipated Benefits

To Patients

• Universal access to good quality practice Web sites.

• Commerce-free display of Tayside General Practices.

• Extensive Internet links to non-commercial health Web sites eg. Charities, Department of Health, Royal Colleges, Patient Support Groups.

• Health Information attractive and accessible to teenagers.

To health professionals in Tayside

• "Hassle free" means to join World Wide Web.

• Training service for staff and inclusion of practice specific photographs.

• Catalyst to promote user friendly newsletters and practice web sites (Web sites can be printed to form an instant practice leaflet or newsletter).

• Web sites of high corporate quality suitable for NHSiS and Internet display.