CfH 12.4bn
GP patient record system hits latest target
News NHS tech agency Connecting For Health (CfH) said the take-up of the GP2GP system since it was introduced last July has been fast, with two-thirds of surgeries with the necessary GP2GP-compliant technology now using it. [27 Feb 2008]
Confusion over Granger's NHS departure
News On announcing his decision to step down from his position running the National Programme for IT in the NHS and as CEO of Connecting for Health (CfH) in June last year, Granger initially indicated he would leave in... [15 Jan 2008]
Granger to depart NHS IT at end of year
News NHS IT director-general Richard Granger announced his plan to leave his role in charge of the National Programme for IT in the NHS (NPfIT) and Connecting for Health (CfH) in June and the timetable for his departure has... [05 Dec 2007]
Accenture pulls out of £12.4bn NHS IT project
News Accenture was awarded the two contracts to be the local service provider (LSP) for the Connecting for Health (CfH) programme in the East and North East regions back in 2003 but will now hand over the work to CSC, which... [28 Sep 2006]
NHS IT "sleepwalking towards disaster"
News The two MPs, Richard Bacon, Conservative MP for South Norfolk, and John Pugh, Liberal Democrat MP for Southport, are both members of the parliamentary spending watchdog the Public Accounts Committee that recently criticised progress on... [11 Sep 2006]
Watchdog to reprobe NHS IT
News That figure includes the £6.2bn for the main fixed-price IT contracts; £382m for new projects; £239m on additional services; and £1.9bn on other expenditure by NHS Connecting for Health (CfH) on centrally managed... [05 Sep 2006]
NHS IT spending will reach £12.4bn
News This includes £6.2bn for the main fixed-price IT contracts, £382m for new projects, £239m on additional services and £1.9bn on other expenditure by NHS Connecting for Health (CfH) on centrally managed projects and services. [16 Jun 2006]