NHS chief exec pledges to help resolve CRS issues
NHS chief executive David Nicholson has told Milton Keynes Hospital NHS Trust that they can count on his full support in resolving the problems they encountered in April after going live with the Millennium Care Records System provided by Fujitsu. In April 79 members of staff from the trust signed a letter outlining their frustrations […]
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Delays continue on NPfIT local ownership programme
A review is underway to establish new priorities and additional requirements for the NHS National Programme for IT Local Ownership Programme (NLOP) with the results due to be reported to the NHS Management Board in June, E-Health Insider has learned. The review – known as the Butler Review – is being carried out to identify […]
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NHS chief exec pledges to help resolve CRS issues
NHS chief executive David Nicholson has told Milton Keynes Hospital NHS Trust that they can count on his full support to help resolve the problems they encountered after going live in April with a Cerner Care Records System provided by Fujitsu. In April 79 members of staff from the trust signed a letter outlining their frustrations at the Millennium […]
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NHS chief exec pledges to help resolve CRS issues
NHS chief executive David Nicholson has told Milton Keynes Hospital NHS Trust that they can count on his full support in resolving the problems they encountered in April after going live with the Millennium Care Records System provided by Fujitsu. In April 79 members of staff from the trust signed a letter outlining their frustrations […]
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NPfIT is a ‘high quality enabler’ says NHS chief
NHS chief executive, David Nicholson, has described the National Programme for Information Technology as “not fundamentally an IT programme, but a high quality enabler that will improve the way the NHS system operates.” Addressing the World Health Care Congress in Barcelona, Nicholson said that “really good progress has been made on NPfIT to date, but […]
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NPfIT ‘needs re-evaluating to be a success’
Connecting for Health must look at three key things – scalability, complexity and availability if the National Programme for Information Technology is to be a success, according to a panel of industry professionals. Speaking at the Healthcare Computing 2007 conference in Harrogate, the panel said that the size and complexity of the NPfIT programme had […]
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IT delays contribute to NHS trust deficits
Delays in implementing the National Programme for IT are listed by the influential Commons public accounts committee today as a factor leading to some NHS trusts plunging into the red. The PAC’s inquiry into financial management in the NHS found that in 2005/06 14 trusts asked the Department of Health for money to cover “costs incurred as a result […]
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NHS plan signals shift to local IT ownership
A sharp shift of responsibility for NHS IM&T in England from the centre to local organisations is signalled in the service’s new plan for 2007-8 published today. ‘The NHS in England: the operating framework for 2007-8’ was launched by NHS chief executive, David Nicholson, who says in his foreword: “We are devolving power from the […]
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More delays likely in PAS rollout, says Granger
A combination of the NHS’s financial troubles and problems with software, means that the installation of new patient administration systems in hospitals is likely to be further delayed, Connecting for Health chief executive, Richard Granger says in an interview. He admits that London’s local service provider, BT, is having difficulties finding any hospital in the […]
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Southern SHAs to pilot greater local ownership of NPfIT
The three strategic health authorities in the south of England are piloting a new model of governance for the National Programme for IT that will shift responsibilities from NHS Connecting for Health at the centre to the local NHS. The move is partly as a result of recommendations from the National Audit Office earlier this […]
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