Review of Connecting for Health imminent
Gordon Hextall, chief operating officer of NHS Connecting for Health has revealed that a review of the NHS National Programme for IT is to be carried out to bring it up to date with NHS policy developments and the impact of new technologies. Hextall said that it was five years since the original policy Information […]
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A new era of choice?
Sean Riddell, deputy managing director of EMIS, examines the current climate five months after the DH announced it would allow GPs a choice of systems in CfH.
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Over 1,000 new NHS IT systems deployed
Connecting for Health (CfH), the Department of Health’s IT agency, has said that just over 1,000 system deployments had been made in the NHS in England by the beginning of August. The headline figure appears, however, to be bolstered by the application of a very broad definition of deployment — including web-based applications and taking over the hosting of […]
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Practices under pressure to go with LSPs’ suppliers
Practices are continuing to face pressure to change to their local service provider’s preferred computer supplier despite an agreement three months ago that aimed to give GPs greater choice, say the leading user groups. Dr Manpreet Pujara, chairman of the National Emis User Group, is to write to all user group members following his concern […]
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Data migration hurdles detailed in leaked report
The complex task of transferring data from existing GP clinical systems into systems supplied under NHS Connecting for Health (CfH) contracts is costing twice as much and taking twice as long in the North East and Eastern clusters compared to London, a confidential report leaked to EHI shows. However, the report also found that the […]
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Systems choice was a ‘geographical absurdity’
Professor Mike Pringle, one of the clinical leads for the national programme for IT, has described the previous arrangements on GP choice of system as a "geographical absurdity" that had become a barrier to success. Professor Pringle said that last month’s decision to allow GPs to choose from a wider range of accredited systems was […]
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Practices to get choice of any LSP primary care system
In a major change of direction all GP practices in England are to get a choice between all the accredited practice systems offered by any of the four local service providers within the NHS National Programme for IT. In a double announcement the Department of Health will today confirm – as first reported by EHI […]
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Only six GP practices connected to NHS Spine
Only six GP practices are currently connected to the national spine, a month after a rapid roll out was expected to have started. The small numbers appear to reflect GPs’ continuing scepticism over whether LSP-hosted services provide additional flexibility and functionality or increased reliability. Accenture has not added another practice to its Spine-connected primary care […]
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EMIS looks set to sign for North West
E-Health Insider has learned that EMIS appears set to sign an agreement to become the alternative GP systems provider for the North West and West Midlands cluster of the National Programme for IT (NPfIT). The deal between EMIS with the local service provider (LSP) CSC Alliance (CSCA) is understood to be on the point of […]
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Waiting to connect
How soon will GP2GP transfer be possible? EHI Primary Care looks at progress so far, and how much of the NPfIT needs to be in place before it becomes operational.
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