Some information is available on the level of computer experience or skills in health professionals.
The majority of nurse graduates over the last 3 years have had exposure to computers as part of their course. Nurses graduating more than 3-5 years ago have had minimal exposure to computers during training. It will be a number of years before the majority of doctors entering the Family Medicine Programme have basic computer literacy skills from either their secondary schooling or undergraduate training. This will depend on the discipline and the respective needs in information management. In nursing, the focus may be on using hospital information systems and using a word processor for writing nursing care plans.