End of NPfIT to be announced today
The National Programme for IT in the NHS is set to end in its current form, a ministerial statement will announce this morning.
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Bacon seeks NAO inquiry into BT deal
PAC member Richard Bacon has called on the National Audit Office to carry out an investigation into the £546m contract awarded to BT last year under the National Programme for IT in the NHS.
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St George’s suffers Cerner teething pain
St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust is facing teething problems with its installation of a Cerner Millennium hospital information system.
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London completes move to RiO 5.4
All 36 of the community and mental health trusts in London that opted to take the RiO electronic patient record have been upgraded to the latest version by local service provider BT.
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EHI Awards shortlist announced
The shortlist for the E-Health Insider Awards 2010 in association with BT has been announced. Thirty four entries have been shorlisted for the nine categories, from a record 213 entries. The winners will be announced at a black tie awards ceremony on Wednesday, 6 October, at the newly refurbished Grand Hall at the Grand Connaught […]
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Companies develop BI for RiO
CSE Healthcare Systems has partnered with health IT consultants, Apira, to develop a business intelligence platform within RiO.
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BT completes deals for 25 RiO sites
BT has finalised the contracts for the 25 RiO sites across the South of England that formed part of the extended contract that it signed with NHS Connecting for Health last year.
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Data published as Whitehall is reviewed
The Department of Health has confirmed that BT’s new local service provider deal for London is one of the contracts that will be reviewed by the new government to ensure value for money. A joint Treasury and Cabinet Office Efficiency and Reform Group, led by Paymaster General Francis Maude, is examining all new contracts worth […]
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Kingston CEO two times Cerner
Kate Grimes, the chief executive of Kingston Hospital NHS Trust, says its implementation of Cerner Millennium has “gone remarkably well” and provides a vital platform for the modernisation of services.
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Intel to expand Health Guide in Europe
Intel has announced plans to expand the use of its Health Guide home telehealth system in Europe to target patients with chronic conditions.
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