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9 August 2006

MP calls for clarity on payments to iSoft

Following yesterday’s suspension of iSoft co-founder, Steve Graham, pending investigation of possible accounting irregularities, Richard Bacon MP, has called for
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3 August 2006

Staff cost savings claimed with e-rostering

The days of ward managers steeling themselves to work out staff rosters using pencils, paper and a large eraser may
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7 July 2006

London Cerner switch announcement imminent

NHS acute trusts in the capital will next week receive letters from BT notifying them that it has terminated its
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27 June 2006

NPfIT scrutinised by Public Accounts Committee

The Public Accounts Committee hearing into the NHS National Programme for IT yesterday heard that the £12.4bn programme is largely
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27 June 2006

CfH accused of ‘sham’ on clinical consultation

Perhaps the most unexpected part of the Commons Public Accounts Committee hearing on the National Programme for IT this week was the
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14 June 2006

Hewitt urged to block software switch in London

Patricia Hewitt, the health secretary, has been asked to block the possible move by BT to replace its software supplier
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24 April 2006

CfH may hand money back to Treasury

While many NHS trusts are thought to be struggling to achieve financial balance, NHS Connecting for Health, the Department of
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14 March 2006

Implementation schedule slips in South

The introduction of the NHS Care Records Service in the South of England is set to be delayed following a
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23 January 2006

CfH due for restructuring in DH shuffle

NHS Connecting for Health (CfH) has signalled that it will undergo restructuring later this year as part of a wider
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10 November 2005

EHI cited by Commons Public Accounts Committee

The Department of Health director responsible for the NHS National Programme for IT was taken to task last week by
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