New IT local delivery plans due by September
Implementation of new NHS IT systems is to become a non-negotiable part of the local delivery plans (LDPs) of every trust and strategic health authority. Each local health community in England is required to submit a new integrated delivery plan by September. The new arrangements mean that NHS organisations will now have to give very […]
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A matter of trust
Richard Granger talks to EHI about NHS trusts’ responsibilities in the NPfIT and the story of the programme so far.
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Deputy CMO joins national programme
Deputy chief medical officer, Aidan Halligan, has joined the National Programme for IT, taking personal responsibility for delivering clinical engagement and for realising the benefits of improved decision making, quality of treatment and patient safety. The appointment was announced by health minister, John Hutton, on the opening day of Healthcare Computing 2004 in Harrogate. Dr Halligan […]
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Gershon says NHS national programme is inherently ‘risky’
Peter Gershon, chief executive of the Treasury’s Office of Government Commerce (OGC) has described the National Programme for IT (NPfIT) in the NHS as inherently risky and ambitious. The comments came as part of his oral evidence to the powerful House of Commons Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on purchasing and management of software licences in […]
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