NHS boss says IT programme at ‘pivot point’
David Nicholson has said the National Programme for IT in the NHS is at a ‘pivot position’ and that the DH would not tolerate continued delays.
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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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Fujitsu Siemens launches health tablet PC
Fujitsu Siemens computers has launched the ESPRIMO MA, a mobile tablet PC for the health sector.
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Hard Times?
What does this week’s pre-budget report mean for the NHS and its IT? Fiona Barr investigates.
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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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Auditors warn of NPfIT risk to southern SHAs
District auditors have warned NHS strategic health authorities in the south of England that the termination of Fujitsu’s contract as local service provider is a key risk for which they need to draw up contingency plans.
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‘Live Eight’ with Fujitsu until mid-2009
NHS trusts in the South of England may find themselves reliant on Fujitsu to provide key systems a full year after the firm’s NHS contract was ended.
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CfH clinical lead thinks future may be Lorenzo
NHS Connecting for Health’s clinical lead for hospital doctors has predicted that iSoft’s Lorenzo “could be used more” than Cerner’s Millennium in the future, as web-based technologies come to the fore. Responding to a question at this week’s Primis + conference in Nottingham, Dr Robert Pitcher confirmed that NHS organisations in the South were looking […]
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Competition begins to open up in the South
Competition for NHS IT business in the south of England looks set to become a lot more “flexible”, with trusts and strategic health authorities planning to take different approaches. Gary Cohen, executive chairman of IBA Health Group, the owners of iSoft, told E-health Insider that competition looks certain in the region, following Fujitsu being axed […]
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Fujitsu said to be preparing £700m LSP claim
Fujitsu may be preparing to seek up to £700m in compensation from the Department of Health for the termination of its £1.1 billion NHS IT contract in May. The Japanese company had its contract cancelled by NHS Connecting for Health after year-long contract re-negotiations to deliver new electronic patient record systems more flexibly broke down. Fujitsu […]
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