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News The NHS announced in April that it would split the old NHS IT director general role in two following the departure of the previous holder of the post, Richard Granger, at the beginning of the year. The Department of... [07 Aug 2008]
NHS head defends major IT delays
News The two £200,000 per year posts will fill the IT director general post vacated by Richard Granger in January this year. The head of the NHS has defended delays that have kept a key system from going live in the £12.7bn... [18 Jun 2008]
Top IT job at NHS split into two
News IT at the NHS will now be overseen by two £200,000-per-year executives, as compared to the previous single £280,000 IT director general post - filled by Richard Granger until January this year.silicon.com Public Sector [28 Apr 2008]
NHS CIO jumps ship
News Matthew Swindells was acting as interim boss of the £12.4bn National Programme for IT (NPfIT) following the departure of NHS IT director general, Richard Granger, at the beginning of the year. The department is currently... [15 Apr 2008]
NHS IT savings predicted to hit £1.14bn
News It also lost its leader, Richard Granger, late last year. The £12.4bn national NHS IT project will save the health service £1.14bn by 2014, a government report claims. The first annual Benefits Statement published by the... [13 Mar 2008]
NHS online referrals hit six million
News Richard Granger, the director general of NPfIT is due to step down later this year, leaving a significant legacy. The NHS online referral system, Choose and Book, has recently passed six million patient appointments made... [24 Jan 2008]
Confusion over Granger's NHS departure
News Confusion surrounds the future of the job running the NHS' £12.4bn flagship IT programme and the timetable for the departure of director-general Richard Granger. On announcing his decision to step down from his position... [15 Jan 2008]
NHS completes Pacs digital x-ray project
News Richard Granger, director-general of the NHS IT programme is due to formally step down from his role at the end of this year. The NHS has completed a project to rollout digital x-ray and scanning technology to health... [27 Dec 2007]
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]
Are you a CIO 2.0?
News Kost added the only true government CIO 2.0 in Europe is the director general of IT for the NHS, Richard Granger. The role of the government CIO is evolving, becoming less about merely supporting organisations and more... [07 Nov 2007]
Surprise bidder makes a play for iSoft
News The late delivery of Lorenzo has been widely identified as a thorn in the side of the NHS' National Programme for IT (NPfIT), causing the departure of consulting giant Accenture from the project and quite possibly contributing to the... [23 Jul 2007]
How will IT fare under Gordon Brown?
News Earlier this month Richard Granger announced his intention to stand down as head of the NHS IT. How will public sector IT fare under the UK's new Prime Minister? IT chiefs and analysts predict some key differences... [28 Jun 2007]
The Weekly Round-Up: 22.06.07
Round-Up When Granger eventually steps down later this year he will leave behind a legacy of outspoken leadership and some memorable quotes. Also moving on, though not exactly shuffling off this mortal coil, is Richard... [22 Jun 2007]
Brampton Factor: Public sector woes
Comment While it may be unreasonable to expect someone like Granger to commit to more than five years in a post, the civil service has long had a problem with moving project managers more quickly than projects are completed. [20 Jun 2007]
Top 10 Richard Granger quotes
News NHS IT director general Richard Granger announced he is to quit the post later this year after five years in charge of the world's biggest civilian IT project - the £12.4bn national NHS IT programme. Always outspoken and... [18 Jun 2007]
