Royal Free chief executive resigns
Andrew Way, the chief executive at the Royal Free Hampstead Hospital, which was plunged into financial crisis following installation of a new IT system last year, has resigned. The problems were so serious at Royal Free that, in October, all Cerner Millennium deployments in the capital by local service provider BT and NHS London under the National Programme for […]
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Government ‘remains confident’ in NPfIT
The Department of Health has said that it “remains confident in the potential of both Cerner’s Millennium and iSoft’s Lorenzo to work effectively” once development and testing are completed.
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Lorenzo software almost ‘ready’ for use
Senior NHS IT staff at two of the Lorenzo pilot sites have told E-Health Insider off the record that the initial version of the software looks promising and, subject to testing, is ready for use in the English NHS. Following months of testing, senior NHS managers from two of the three initial Lorenzo sites, told […]
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Nurses ‘losing enthusiasm’ for NHS IT reform
The number of nurses across the UK who believe in the benefits of IT reform in the NHS is falling, says the latest Nursix survey published by the Royal College of Nursing. Around 56% of nurses now say that IT reform is likely to improve clinical care and 49% agree that it will improve their […]
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iSoft’s financial troubles mount
Troubled UK health IT software firm iSoft was plunged into further financial crisis on Friday after it announced it had again delayed publication of its full year results because it had been unable to conclude negotiations with its banks. The indications are that iSoft has been unable to complete renegotiation with its banks while its […]
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Granger says NHS chief exec fully backs NPfIT
NHS IT director-general Richard Granger claimed this week that the service’s acting chief executive Sir Ian Carruthers is fully behind the programme and the investments needed to make it work. He also asserted said that the £6.2 billion investment programme will remain a top priority, irrespective of the financial crisis facing some parts of the health service. The upbeat […]
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