The husky that came back to bite
EHI editor Jon Hoeksma says transparency is needed on how Fujitsu came to exit NPfIT and then win £700m if we are to avoid such an epic waste of taxpayers’ money in the future.
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NHS CfH boss Bellamy to depart
Martin Bellamy, the head of NHS Connecting for Health, is to leave his position as director of programme and systems delivery for a new position at the Cabinet Office.
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Gordon Hextall to leave CfH in April
Gordon Hextall, chief operating officer of NHS Connecting for Health, is to leave the agency at the beginning of April after five years with the troubled healthcare IT agency.
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That was the year that was…
Ex-NHS IT boss Richard Granger joins KPMG
Richard Granger, the former-head of NHS Connecting for Health, has returned to the world of consulting. E-Health Insider understands that Granger will join KPMG’s Global Health Practice as a partner. KPMG’s Global Health Practice is based in Australia. Granger’s new appointment was informally announced yesterday at an e-health conference in Melbourne, Australia. KPMG has yet […]
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Tough at the top
Christine Connelly and Martin Bellamy will have plenty on their desks when they take over the top jobs in NHS IT in mid September. Lyn Whitfield reports.
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New leaders for NHS IT
The Department of Health has announced Christine Connelly as the first chief information officer for health and named Martin Bellamy as director of programme and systems delivery, leading NHS Connecting for Health. The new appointments follow the departure of Richard Granger as director general of NHS IT in January and a review of NHS IT […]
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Lorenzo software almost ‘ready’ for use
Senior NHS IT staff at two of the Lorenzo pilot sites have told E-Health Insider off the record that the initial version of the software looks promising and, subject to testing, is ready for use in the English NHS. Following months of testing, senior NHS managers from two of the three initial Lorenzo sites, told […]
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Wanted: someone to lead on NHS IT
It might be one of the biggest civil IT projects on the planet, but the Department of Health appears to be having problems finding someone willing to lead it.
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Richard Jeavons to leave Connecting for Health
Richard Jeavons, Connecting for Health’s head of service implementation is to leave the agency before it implements its key detailed electronic record systems. Two weeks ago at a DH press conference Jeavons said detailed electronic patient record systems would after repeated delays begin to be deployed by the summer. Jeavons, a highly experienced NHS […]
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