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29 May 2008

Industry experts call for acute systems of choice

A range of politicians, industry analysts and experts have urged NHS Connecting for Health to use Fujitsu’s exit from the
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16 May 2008

NAO says care records service delayed until 2015

According to the National Audit Office NPfIT is unlikely to be completed before 2015.
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1 August 2007

‘Widespread concerns’ about NPfIT penalties

In a new survey NHS foundation trusts have reported ‘widespread concerns’ about the limited functionality of key systems  from the
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30 November 2006

MP “looking into” how NAO report was drafted

Commons Public Accounts Committee member and outspoken scrutiniser of the National Programme for IT, Richard Bacon MP, says he is
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20 November 2006

‘Engage, understand and manage’ says NAO report

More engagement, understanding and better management is needed, if the public sector is to successfully deliver new IT services, according
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30 October 2006

LSPs fail ‘acid test’ on PAS deployments

Delivery of the patient administration systems due to form the foundation for future electronic patient records in NHS hospitals has
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13 September 2006

iSoft’s Ā£82m upfront cash for existing IT revealed

Upfront payments totalling nearly £82m were made to health IT specialists, iSoft, in a complex deal which gave the company money
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5 September 2006

MPs prescribe ‘rescue’ plan for NHS IT project

The government has been urged to rethink its £12.4bn NHS IT project, and replace its current highly centralised national strategy
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31 August 2006

Implementation dates for hospitals continue to slip

An investigation by E-Health Insider has found that two-thirds of the 22 NHS acute trusts that were meant to be
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31 August 2006

Accenture winds down acute hospital trust work

Accenture, the local service provider for the NHS IT programme in the North-east and East of England, is winding down
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