Connecting for Health
NHS IT patient data to aid 2011 census
News The National Programme for IT (NPfIT) in the NHS - now called Connecting for Health - is one of several alternative sources of data which could reduce the amount of... [17 May 2005]
Scottish NHS IT deal up for grabs
News But the Scottish NHS IT programme is separate from the £6.2bn Connecting for Health NHS IT modernisation project headed up by Richard Granger in England. The Northern Irish, Scottish and... [13 May 2005]
NHS IT programme set to ditch failing suppliers
News The government has also revealed that the not so catchily titled NPfIT is to change its name to 'Connecting for Health', although it appears to have overlooked the fact there is already... [23 Mar 2005]
Microsoft hails "real progress" on improving security
News Microsoft also unveiled new security technology that will allow IT managers to prevent end users connecting to the corporate network unless their machine has the correct updates and security policies installed. [14 Jul 2004]
Twingo bingo: Cisco buying security start-up
News For example, Nokia is able to do a 'health check' of machines connecting to the network via SSL to protect the network from viruses and worms. Cisco Systems plans to buy security... [15 Mar 2004]
SchlumbergerSema wins £64.5m NHS contract
News The electronic booking system will be available to more than 30,000 GPs, connecting them to 270 hospitals. Speaking at the unveiling of the booking contract, Health Secretary John Reid said the system... [08 Oct 2003]
'Homeless hacker' to face federal hacking charges
News Because Lamo missed his connecting flight, he showed up after 9am - the scheduled time for him to surrender to federal authorities. During his time in custody, Lamo said, he was taken to a local hospital... [12 Sep 2003]
BT and C&W bag NHSnet upgrade contracts
News Further details can be found at http://www.nhsia.nhs.uk/nhsnet/pages/connecting/bandwidth/upgrades.asp . BT and Cable and Wireless have both won major contract extensions from the NHS Information Authority, which... [16 Jan 2003]
NHS goes big on IT
Comment What chance now a wireless LAN connecting Linux-based servers in a rural backwater revolutionising local patient care? At the centre of the debate on the UK's state health service is the belief that it... [18 Apr 2002]
It's tough being a cyborg
Comment In the east of England, there will be a "connecting communities" competition, in which the prizes will be free broadband. And finally, Buckfastleigh in Devon, previously famous only for its lethal... [21 Mar 2002]
Broadband Britain's millions: where the money will be spent
News Finally, in the east of England, there will be a "connecting communities" competition, for which the prizes will be free broadband. Buckfastleigh, the Devon town famous for the Buckfast... [19 Mar 2002]
BBC bans Palm and Psion
News BBC employees are to be banned from connecting their PDAs to the BBC's computers unless they run on the Microsoft Windows PocketPC 2002 platform. The email said reasons of security and unusually, the "exposure to users... [28 Jan 2002]
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