NHS boss puts programme tender on table
NHS chief executive David Nicholson told MPs on Wednesday that the Department of Health is going to tender for alternatives to the iSoft Lorenzo and Cerner Millennium care record systems.
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Insider view: Jon Hoeksma
A shake-up at the top of NHS IT will see power shift from NHS Connecting for Health to Whitehall, says E-Health Insider editor Jon Hoeksma.
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CfH stripped of key roles and reorganised
In a major shake-up of health service IT, key leadership roles are to be moved directly to the Department of Health.
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NHS boss flew to India to check iSoft progress
David Nicholson has continued to take a hands-on role in the multi-billion pound NHS IT programme, flying to India to meet one of the companies developing its key electronic patient record software.
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Insider view: Jon Hoeksma
E-Health Insider’s editor says the Public Accounts Committee’s latest report shows its time to take some tough decisions about NPfIT.
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Insider view: Jon Hoeksma
E-Health Insider editor Jon Hoeksma on the Operating Framework and the future of the National Programme.
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Connelly promises clarity by year end
Christine Connelly, the new chief information officer for health, has denied reports that the National Programme for IT in the NHS is grinding to a halt and promised progress by the end of the year.
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Keogh outlines priorities for new head of IT
NHS medical director Sir Bruce Keogh has stepped down as the Department of Health’s interim director general for informatics and handed over to new chief information officer for health, Christine Connelly. But the architect of surgical outcome reporting in the UK has pledged he will remain involved in NHS informatics. Sir Bruce and Connelly were […]
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Tough at the top
Christine Connelly and Martin Bellamy will have plenty on their desks when they take over the top jobs in NHS IT in mid September. Lyn Whitfield reports.
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