National programme says NHSmail was ‘unacceptable’
The National Programme for IT has said that the decision to terminate the £90 million contract with EDS for a national NHS email and directory service, just 18 months after it was signed, was taken because EDS was failing to deliver and take-up of the service too low. With the future of the NHSmail service […]
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Granger terminates EDS’s NHSmail contract
The National Programme for IT has terminated the £90 million NHSmail contract with Electronic Data Systems to provide email and directory services to one million NHS staff. Richard Granger, director-general of NHS IT, last week pulled the plug on the 10-year EDS contract for the NHSmail web-based email service. A national programme spokesperson confirmed to […]
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Hunt on for public sector IT tsar
The hunt is on for a person to take on to find the candidate to fill the “most influential role in UK IT", with the Government looking for a new head of e-government to replace the current e-envoy Andrew Pinder when he retires later this summer. This new role a super Government IT Tsar, or […]
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Dawn of globalisation in health IT, Granger tells HIMSS
ORLANDO, Florida – The NHS National Programme for Information Technology is drawing interest on both sides of the Atlantic, a phenomenon that Director General of NHS IT Richard Granger calls the dawning of globalisation in health IT, writes Neil Versel. “This is the first time someone else has done something that sits on scale with […]
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Microsoft denies ‘tailored software’ offer for NHS
Microsoft have denied weekend reports that they are to rewrite their core products on behalf of the NHS, but confirmed that they are in discussions with the National Programme for IT (NPfIT) on how the firm’s software can be best configured to support delivery of the national programme. Neil Jordan, head of healthcare for Microsoft UK denied a report […]
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BT awarded NHS broadband contract
BT has won the N3 (New National Network) contract to provide and manage a broadband network to link all NHS organisations in England, health minister, John Hutton, announced today. As had been widely anticipated, BT was chosen ahead Cable and Wireless for the N3 contract, which will see it act as integrator, rather than as a broadband service provider iteself. […]
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Calculating the final bill
Anyone who reads the Times will be familiar with their ‘dine out for a tenner’ deals. Top London restaurants offer cheap deals on stripped-down menus, while banking that once they’ve got you in the door and you’ve drunk your complimentary glass of fizz you’ll start ordering a la carte and racking up a big bill. […]
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EMIS dispute heats up
The dispute between EMIS and the National Programme for IT became increasingly heated this week with the EMIS National User Group encouraging members to write to their MP to express their concerns about the National Programme; and NHS IT Director General Richard Granger appearing to criticise EMIS’s systems. With almost 60% of GPs using EMIS […]
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South awarded to Fujitsu
The Fujitsu Alliance has been awarded the final Local Service Provider (LSP) contract for the South of England to deliver the NHS Care Records Service (NHS CRS) under the National Programme for IT (NPfIT)in England. The contract for £896 million, due to run until 2013, was announced today by health secretary, John Reid. The Fujitsu Alliance, offering IDX as its […]
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EMIS refuses to sign-up with LSPs
EMIS the largest supplier of GP systems in the UK has announced that it will not sign contracts in their current form with any of Local Service Providers (LSPs) appointed to deliver the National Programme for IT (NPfIT). Dr David Stables, medical director of EMIS, told E-Health Insider that EMIS remained “basically very supportive of […]
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