abstract:e-Booking is a project of the UK Governments 'e-Government' program which was driven by the publishing of the Gershon Review in 2004-5 by Sir Peter Gershon. The eGOV program aimed to introduce efficiencies in local government, cut back on costs and provide a simpler way of the public to interact with local government using new web communication technologies.
The new systems include an online booking system, e-prescriptions and fast computer network links between NHS organisations as well as the electronic records system.