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RSS npfit in newsHealth trust abandons NHS care record upgrade
News The Trust said it terminated the implementation because it had lost confidence in the delivery of the system following Fujitsu's exit as the provider delivering the National Programme for IT (NPfIT) in the south of England.silicon.com Public Sector [22 Jul 2008]
Gov't slams Fujitsu's "core contract" NHS IT failings
News Health minister Ben Bradshaw said Fujitsu was unable to fulfil vital elements of its "core contract" to provide part of the £12.7bn National Programme for IT (NPfIT). Fujitsu Service's £896m NHS IT contract was terminated because of its inability... [26 Jun 2008]
NHS broadband network speeds patient diagnosis
News The Kent and Medway Community of Interest Network (Coin), which launched this week, runs on the NHS' N3 broadband network - part of the £12.7bn NHS IT modernisation programme, the National Programme for IT (NPfIT). [18 Jun 2008]
NHS head defends major IT delays
News Six years into the national NHS IT programme (NPfIT) the Lorenzo care records systems have still not gone live anywhere in the country, leaving health trusts in the North, Midlands and the East to rely on interim systems while they wait for... [18 Jun 2008]
Fujitsu to pay back NHS £67m
News The service provider, which had its contract to deliver part of the £12.7bn National Programme for IT (NPfIT) terminated last month, owes the money out of £143m it received from the NHS in advance payments.silicon.com Public Sector [17 Jun 2008]
IT swallows a quarter of NHS cash budget
News The spending spike coincides with the launch, in 2002, of the £12.4bn National Programme for IT (NPfIT) to revamp NHS IT systems.silicon.com Public Sector The cost of the NPfIT is already more than double that of the original £6.2bn estimate, with... [09 Jun 2008]
Fujitsu ditches £896m NHS IT contract
News BT or CSC is thought to be favourite to take over responsibility for the National Programme for IT (NPfIT) in the NHS in southern England but Fujitsu will continue to run the existing systems until its successor is appointed.silicon.com Public Sector [29 May 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. Find out what Richard Granger's legacy has been after... [15 Apr 2008]
NHS online referrals hit six million
News Choose and Book is one of numerous tech projects under the £12.4bn NHS National Programme for IT (NPfIT). Richard Granger, the director general of NPfIT is due to step down later this year, leaving a significant legacy. [24 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 now been confirmed. [05 Dec 2007]
MPs slam NHS electronic care record delays
News The MPs criticised Connecting for Health, the agency responsible for the National Programme for IT in the NHS (NPfIT), for a lack of local involvement in the care record project. Despite the problems the report said the local care records can... [13 Sep 2007]
Wanless calls for NHS IT review
News The new report claims that despite the increased level of investment in IT in the health service, the problems and delays with the National Programme for IT (NPfIT) in the NHS have the potential to seriously undermine the productivity gains... [12 Sep 2007]
GPs to get greater tech choice
News GPSoC was announced in February and is designed to make sure patients see the full benefits of technology upgrades made through the NHS National Programme for IT (NPfIT). The NPfIT projects supported by the first contacts include the electronic... [31 Jul 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 decision of... [23 Jul 2007]
NHS claims IT success
News He cited the Picture Archiving and Communications Systems (PACS) as a "very significant success" of the National Programme for IT (NPfIT) in bringing about efficiency gains. Speaking at a joint session of GC Expo, Smart Healthcare and Procurement... [14 Jun 2007]
