£575m SPfIT benefits yet to be realised
The Southern Programme for IT will cost nearly £1 billion by the end of the programme, but had reaped just £27m in benefits by March last year.
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NPfIT to cost £10 billion
The final cost of the National Programme for IT in the NHS is expected to be more than £10 billion.
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Trusts meet PACS exit deadline
England’s PACS transition programme was due to hit its first big deadline yesterday, with the successful exit of 84 trusts from their national picture archiving and communications system contracts.
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RiO trusts to choose new suppliers
Thirty community and mental health trusts in London and the South expect to complete ‘mini-competitions’ to choose new electronic patient record system suppliers by the end of this year.
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98 per cent of NPfIT benefits unrealised
Ninety-eight per cent of the estimated benefits of several high-profile National Programme for IT programmes are yet to be realised, according to the National Audit Office.
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N3 gets PSN certified

Dalton leaves NHS CB for BT health job
The NHS Commissioning Board has announced that its chief operating officer and deputy chief executive, Ian Dalton, will be leaving to work for BT.
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BT lands Cornwall outsourcing deal
Cornwall Council has voted in favour of outsourcing telehealth and telecare services to BT as a part of a shared service programme it hopes will generate jobs.
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Halkerston to lead BT Health
Judith Halkerston is taking over as interim president of BT Health, following the departure of Huw Owen.
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Cerner appoints BT’s Dr Whatling
Cerner has appointed Dr Justin Whatling from BT to lead its European healthcare transformation services as senior director strategic consulting.
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