In line with the developments in technology and the use of the internet for e-commerce trading, the respondents were also asked their views as to whether they would use the internet for such purposes. The general views were mixed, some pharmacies stating that they would use it, whilst others were more hesitant, stating that the internet was still not secure enough and not quick enough for the transactions. Another party stated that the finance department may have problems with the internal audit using it (lack of papertrail), whilst another stated that they would use the NHSnet.