IT staff must adapt to outsourcing, say BCS
The British Computer Society (BCS) has published a report broadly welcoming the trend to outsource staff abroad, saying that the practice benefits the UK economy as a whole and IT professionals need to ‘upskill’ to keep up with the market. “The challenge for British professionals now is to gear up for the rapid globalisation of […]
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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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Widely-tipped Accenture wins North-east
Consulting, technology services and outsourcing specialists, Accenture, were widely tipped to win the local service provider contract for the North-east, Yorkshire and Humber region – and were duly appointed to take on the work today. Commenting on the £1.099 billion, 10 year contract award, Ian Watmore, UK managing director, said: “We are very proud to have […]
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Reader Comments: Consultants Bite Back
Last week we published comments from NHS IT managers giving their perspective on the National Programme for IT in the NHS (NPfIT) and its effect at local level. This week, management consultants have their say. A reader writes… Dear E-Health Insider, I am an independent management consultant who has been involved in a number of […]
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iSOFT Directors Sell Shares Worth £21.5m
Three founding directors of UK health software company iSOFT have made a total of £21.5 million by selling a tranche of shares to General Atlantic Partners as part of an investment deal, according to a 4 March report in The Times. In a 3 March financial release iSOFT said the sale of shares formed part of […]
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iSOFT Acquires Northgate Healthcare Business
Fast growing UK Health IT firm iSOFT has announced that it has agreed to buy rival Northgate Healthcare Business from Northgate for £33 million in cash. The Northgate Healthcare Business is a leading UK vendor of electronic patient record information systems to the acute sector of the NHS. According to iSOFT the acquisition will make […]
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DH Preparing £5 Billion IT Strategy
This week E-Health Insider provides an advance preview of the yet to be released, yet to be approved, draft implementation strategy, "Delivering 21st Century IT Support for the NHS". Two months ago Sir John Pattison announced at Harrogate that a new national strategy for NHS IT, based on common standards, new investment and a new […]
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