‘Lessons to be learned’ for NHS following PAC report into digital challenges
NHS Providers have said there are “lessons that can be learned” for the NHS after a report into the challenges in implementing digital change was published.
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PAC criticises NHS’s lack of action on WannaCry measures
The NHS has been criticised by MPs not taking enough action to improve cyber security measures following 2017’s WannaCry incident.
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Public Account Committee slams NHS for ‘shoddy handling’ of clinical correspondence
NHS England’s loss of clinical correspondence has been labelled “one of the biggest failures in the NHS in recent history” by the Public Accounts Committee.
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NHS leaders accused of ‘pie in the sky’ finance plans
The chair of the PAC has accused NHS leaders of “making pie in the sky assumptions” about the health service’s ability to close its funding gap, after the NAO concluded its finances were not sustainable for the third year running.
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GP IT system failings force govt review of Atos contracts
The Cabinet Office will review all of the government’s high-value technology contracts with Atos following serious failings identified with the company’s development of the GP Extraction Service.
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Fujitsu case still going – and could last another two years
The Department of Health’s dispute with Fujitsu over the company’s exit from the National Programme for IT in 2008 was not resolved in 2014, is still ongoing, and could last another two years, according to a news agency.
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PAC slams GPES failures
Whitehall is continuing to fail to learn from IT disasters, the Public Accounts Committee has concluded in a report that also makes stinging criticisms of the organisations involved in the late, over-budget and under-performing GP Extraction Service.
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PAC doubts e-referrals success
The Commons’ public accounts committee is “sceptical” about NHS England’s ability to fully utilise the e-referrals service.
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NAO raises social care alarm
The National Audit Office has raised questions about whether the government’s drive to integrate health and social care will save money and improve services.
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DH says it did not mislead the PAC
The Department of Health says it did not mislead the Public Accounts Committee about the publication of the final benefits statement on the National Programme for IT.
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