No rational reason to make N3 a closed system
NHS IT director-general Richard Granger says there will be adequate controls on information passing over the new NHS network but that much of the network will be built across public switch equipment. Granger told the International e-Health Association conference in London on 16 October: “I can see no rational reason for not doing this.” He […]
News
Open Source: IT + GP Contract = Heady Cocktail
Roy Lilley, independent health policy analyst and author of “The New GP Contract – How to Make the Most of It!”, considers the cocktail created by mixing the new contract with 21st century IT. Will it leave us all shaken and stirred? Of itself, the NHS IT strategy is no great shakes. Overdue, yes, will […]
News
Making NHS technology more trial friendly
Like the rest of the health sector the pharmaceutical industry has been famously (or infamously) conservative about embracing new technology. IT companies have found themselves being eyed with suspicion and their solutions treated with great caution. However, according to one of the leaders in software for research trials, this is changing and the NHS should […]
News
Granger says firms will sign up to terms and conditions
NHS IT Director General Richard Granger, has rejected claims that the terms and conditions included in contracts for the National Programme for IT (NPfIT) are too onerous for bidders to sign up to, and stated that he is convinced firms will sign up to the arrangements. The most compelling evidence of this claim was […]
News
National Programme to sign first contract
Tomorrow morning Secretary of State for Health John Reid and NHS IT director-general Richard Granger will announce that SchlumbergerSema offering a Cerner solution have been awarded the electronic appointment booking contract for the NHS. E-booking will be the first major supplier contract for the National Programme for IT (NPfIT) to be let. As previously reported […]
News
NPfIT launches patient and clinician advisory groups
The National Programme for IT (NPfIT) has launched two new consultative groups to help shape the future direction of the programme. Healthcare professionals will be represented through the National Clinical Advisory Board (NCAB), while patients will have a voice through the Patient Advisory Board (PAB). With the first contracts for the national programme now only […]
News
Schlumberger-Sema Looks Set to Win E-Booking Contract
Schlumberger-Sema and its partner Cerner look set to emerge as the winner of the prestigious contract for a national electronic appointment booking system. The contract will be the first major systems procurement contract to be awarded by the National programme for IT in the NHS. Following the ‘de-selection’ last week of EDS from the e-booking […]
News
Reader Comments: Consultants Bite Back
Last week we published comments from NHS IT managers giving their perspective on the National Programme for IT in the NHS (NPfIT) and its effect at local level. This week, management consultants have their say. A reader writes… Dear E-Health Insider, I am an independent management consultant who has been involved in a number of […]
News
Reader Comment: Planning… What Planning?
Last week E-Health Insider ran a report on leaked guidance from the National Programme for IT (NPfIT) to chief information officers that there would be no allocations from the national programme to local NHS organisations beyond the current financial year. We asked readers how they are planning for implementation of the NPfIT locally, and what […]
News
Lockheed Martin Withdraws From National Programme
US technology giant, Lockheed Martin, has withdrawn from the procurement competitions being run by the NHS National Programme for IT (NPfIT) the company confirmed to E-Health Insider today (Friday, 29 August). A Lockheed Martin spokesperson stated: “I can confirm that we have withdrawn from the National Programme for IT.” He declined to answer any questions […]
News