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News Some suggested that NHS director general of IT, Richard Granger, was using Sun as a bargaining tool to force Microsoft down on licence costs. If all Granger does is beat down Microsoft on price then well done Richard Granger," he said. [09 Dec 2003]
Leader: Is Linux really heading for the desktop?
Leader And before you could say $25 for a Linux desktop, NHS director general of IT, Richard Granger, announced on Friday that the health service is going to pilot Sun's desktop Linux package as an alternative to Microsoft across a million desktops... [08 Dec 2003]
£2.7bn NHS IT contracts awarded
News Richard Granger, director general of NHS IT, said in a statement that the contract terms will help ensure the delivery of the projects on time and budget. Granger has said that more funds will be needed beyond 2005 and analyst estimates put the... [08 Dec 2003]
NHS to begin Sun desktop Linux trials
News NHS director general of IT Richard Granger, said in a statement: "Our evaluation of the Java Desktop System holds the promise of allowing a greater share of NHS funding to flow directly towards improved levels of Patient Service. [05 Dec 2003]
NHS 'data spine' contract awarded
News Richard Granger, director general of NHS IT, revealed that details of the contract award will be announced next week while speaking at a Prince's Trust Technology Leadership Group event on Tuesday evening - but he remained typically tight-lipped... [26 Nov 2003]
SchlumbergerSema wins £64.5m NHS contract
News Richard Granger, director general of NHS IT, said he is confident the system will deliver best value because of the rigorous procurement process. SchlumbergerSema has, as revealed last month by silicon.com, been chosen to run the five-year £54.5m... [08 Oct 2003]
First winner in £2.3bn NHS IT to be unveiled
News Richard Granger, director of the NHS IT programme - who was named as one of silicon.com's top 50 Agenda Setters for 2003 - will formally announce the details on Wednesday morning. Getting the first major project underway will be a huge relief for... [07 Oct 2003]
Jobs beats Gates as most important man in tech
News This is borne out in the exclusion of the CEOs of well-known companies such as Cisco, Intel and Nokia and the presence of figures such as UK OGC's Peter Gershon, NHS IT tsar Richard Granger, Capita's Rod Aldridge at 26 and even India PM Atal... [02 Oct 2003]
NHS dismisses £2.3bn IT programme delay
News The delay will nevertheless be a blow to NHS IT director general Richard Granger, who is tasked with pushing the programme through at an incredible pace because of its importance as one of the Labour Party's key re-election policies. [30 Sep 2003]
5 years ago...UK government pumps £1bn into health service IT
News Now NHS IT czar Richard Granger is heading up a £2.3bn national plan that will hopefully finally see the development of a central electronic patient record system, e-booking and an NHS secure broadband network. [25 Sep 2003]
NHS IT watch
News The government appointed Richard Granger as the 'NHS IT Czar' to oversee the delivery of the programme and back in December he laid out his stall, saying suppliers must perform, or else. Richard Granger's draconian confidentiality clauses for... [22 Sep 2003]
Is Atos Origin first to win key NHS IT contract?
News A spokesman for Fujitsu declined to comment, citing the now familiar draconian confidentiality clauses imposed by NHS IT chief Richard Granger, aimed at stopping leaks of sensitive information. The NHS is close to choosing a preferred bidder for... [22 Sep 2003]
Confusion as EDS dropped from NHS IT bidding
News The NPfIT, which is handling the bidding process under the leadership of Richard Granger, claims there is no crisis but will not give reasons why two major suppliers have left the race for one of the government's largest ever IT programmes in the... [15 Sep 2003]
BT the outsourcer: 'It's not stupid for a customer to think we can run their infrastructure'
News It is a concept that has led some experts to compare ICT outsourcing to other fields, with NHS IT chief Richard Granger famously talking about suppliers learning more about project management from other groups such as civil engineering companies. [24 Apr 2003]
Are BT and C&W the NHS dreamteam - or the stuff of nightmares?
Comment Just over a month ago Richard Granger - the director of IT at the NHS or, put another way, the UK's highest paid civil servant at Europe's largest organisation - laid down a stark warning to suppliers: deliver, or else. [16 Jan 2003]
