Fujitsu drops IDX for south of England
IDX Systems Corporation has today announced that it has agreed with Fujitsu Services to terminate their agreement under which IDX and British Telecom were to provide a ‘common solution’ clinical information system for the south of England under the NHS National Programme for IT. It is expected that IDX will, subject to contract agreement with […]
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Cerner in line for south contract
In the south of England plans have been drawn up since at least March on the basis that there would be a major change occurring in the supplier line-up for NHS National Programme for IT. These rumours were confirmed today when IDX issued a release to the US market announcing that it had reached an […]
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Minister launches patient ‘guarantee’ on records
The government has published a series of commitments in the form of a guarantee on how nationally held electronic health records will be used. Health minister Lord Warner said that the new rules will ensure patients keep control over access to their health records in the delayed national database of patient records known as the […]
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BT results show good returns on NHS contracts
BT have released their annual results, revealing generally good returns with regards to public sector contracts and a turnover of £77m in the past year from contracts with the NHS. Pre-tax profits across the group were £2.08bn, 4% up on the previous year. ICT revenues were up by 6% compared to the fourth quarter of […]
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N3 hits 6,000 installations milestone
More than 6000 GP surgeries are now connected to the NHS broadband, N3, NHS Connecting for Health has claimed; however, installation has not been without problems. In a written statement, an NHS CfH spokesman said: "As at 31 March 2005, there were 6036 commissioned sites which were supporting live traffic on that date. In addition, […]
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GP says clinical consultation not delivering
A GP involved in advising Connecting for Health has claimed the programme is being mismanaged with professional input ignored and that the Choose and Book software is potentially dangerous. Dr Nigel de Kare Silver, a GP in Neasden, north London, and IT lead for Brent Primary Care Trust, has outlined his concerns in an article […]
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iSOFT wins London deal for Radiology Information Systems
BT has awarded a £3.5 million contract to clinical IT firm iSOFT to provide Radiology Information Systems (RIS) for early deployment sites in London as part of the NHS National Programme for IT. Under the deal iSOFT will provide its Radiology Information System for use at six hospital sites in the capital. The software will […]
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Awards gallery
Photos of the winners and speakers at last week’s
E-Health Innovation Awards ceremony in London, organised by E-Health Insider and Intellect.
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E-Health Innovation Awards winners announced
Health technology projects that help diabetic patients, speed up results reporting for X-rays and scans and deliver vital information for organ transplant teams were among the winning entries in the first E-Health Innovation Awards 2005. The awards, organised by Intellect and E-Health Insider, have been designed to highlight the application and use of innovative ICT […]
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New deal to share responsibility for CRS delays
The National Programme for IT (NPfIT) has confirmed that it has signed "shared governance arrangements" with BT and Fujitsu, LSPs for London and the south of England, that will spread responsibility for the late running core NHS Care Records Service (CRS) between the three parties. A spokesperson for NHS Connecting for Health, the new agency administering […]
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