The process of planning and organising the national programme is a major undertaking, with significant logistical and resource implications that requires careful planning. The experience gained from phase one of the national programme should be of assistance in the context of implementing this commitment. As part of an examination of the feasibility and implications of a rollout of the national programme, I understand that the health boards executive is planning to have an external review of phase one carried out during 2003. Other issues relating to the management of the national programme, in particular in the sphere of governance, are also being examined by the chief executive officers of the health boards.