TeesPath and CSW launch lab-links project
County Durham and Tees Valley Strategic Health Authority (CDTV SHA) has signed a contract with CSW to use its CaseNotes product to link together the information contained in the pathology systems locally. The aim is to reduce inefficiencies and improve access of information to clinicians. The contract, brokered through the local Clinical Network of Pathology services […]
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Microsoft and iSOFT announce global strategic alliance
Microsoft has signed a global strategic agreement with iSOFT, which will see the two firms work jointly to enhance iSOFT’s healthcare application, Lorenzo, and support joint development work on new products. A key part of the agreement is said to involve Microsoft providing support to iSOFT "to specifically package its solutions for delivery by third-party […]
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Uncertainty shrouds EMIS negotiations
Almost two months after GP software market leader EMIS first publicly stated that the company would not sign contracts with Local Service Providers there is still no indication of whether the current market leader in primary care clinical systems will participate in the National Programme for IT. Enquires by E-Health Insider over recent weeks to both […]
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BT awarded NHS broadband contract
BT has won the N3 (New National Network) contract to provide and manage a broadband network to link all NHS organisations in England, health minister, John Hutton, announced today. As had been widely anticipated, BT was chosen ahead Cable and Wireless for the N3 contract, which will see it act as integrator, rather than as a broadband service provider iteself. […]
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IDX predicts $1 billion revenues from LSP contracts
IDX Corporation has revealed that it expects to see revenues of $1 billion (£525 million) over ten years from its role as the principal clinical systems and related services provider for the London and South of England Local Service Provider contracts. The company has also briefed US analysts that while the contracts contain milestone […]
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EMIS dispute heats up
The dispute between EMIS and the National Programme for IT became increasingly heated this week with the EMIS National User Group encouraging members to write to their MP to express their concerns about the National Programme; and NHS IT Director General Richard Granger appearing to criticise EMIS’s systems. With almost 60% of GPs using EMIS […]
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Two LSP contracts announced, South delayed until 2004
The National Programme for IT this morning announced that CSC and Accenture are the winners of two of the three remaining local service provider (LSP) contracts, worth a total of £1,907m. The award of the final LSP contract, for the South of England, has been put back to January 2004 for unspecified reasons. A National […]
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Newcastle Hospitals awards Ferrania RIS/PACS contract
Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Trust has completed a pilot procurement of community-wide Picture Archiving and Communications Systems (PACS) and Radiology Information Systems (RIS), in a move designed to provide a template for National programme for IT (NPfIT) procurements in PACS/RIS systems. After a competitive procurement the trust has awarded Ferrania UK’s LifeImaging division a […]
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Granger secures commitment to fund NPfIT
Comment: Jon Hoeksma, E-Health Insider For Richard Granger, NHS IT Director-General, the announcement of the award of three key contracts to deliver the National Programme for IT (NPfIT), provides a vindication of his management of the procurement phase of the programme and hardball negotiation tactics with suppliers on pricing. Although the extra £2.3 billion pledged […]
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Widely-tipped Accenture wins North-east
Consulting, technology services and outsourcing specialists, Accenture, were widely tipped to win the local service provider contract for the North-east, Yorkshire and Humber region – and were duly appointed to take on the work today. Commenting on the £1.099 billion, 10 year contract award, Ian Watmore, UK managing director, said: “We are very proud to have […]
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