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Joining Up Is Hard To Do

Technology has an important role to play in the realising the ideal of “joined up” public services, but progress has
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National Programme Names LSP and NASP Candidates

The National Programme for IT in the NHS has announced a “longlist” of 31 individual firms and consortia who have
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NHS Urged to Adopt EAN.UCC Standard

UK-based campaigning group, e.centre, has welcomed a ruling by the US Food and Drug Administration mandating the use of a
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National Programme ‘Mobilises’ for Delivery

The shape of things to come on NHS IT started to become clearer during the course of Healthcare Computing with
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‘Trust Me’, I’m the Director-General

NHS Director-General of IT Richard Granger this week used his first major public speech to make a personal appeal to
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PathNet System Picks Up Potentially Fatal Error in Its First 24 Hours

A new pathology information system detected a potentially fatal error within 24 hours of going live across two hospitals in
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Two Key Contracts Awarded to Consultants

Two vital contracts, covering technical and IT standards, and management of the National Information Programme, have been awarded to external
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Show Power To Deliver, Granger Tells Suppliers

NHS IT Tsar Richard Granger pledged this week that a new procurement strategy will be published in January 2003 and
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ComMedica Wins European Innovation Award

Innovative UK-based health IT firm ComMedica’s PIRILIS clinical information software has won the ‘best software Innovation’ category at the European
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Electronic Booking Shifts Up a Gear

A further 45 electronic booking programmes are to start as the NHS gears up to meet its target of making
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