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RSS NHS CfHNHS IT switchover completed
News Accenture has completed the handover of the NHS IT systems it was running to CSC, following its decision to pull out of two big contracts that formed part of Connecting for Heath (CfH), the giant... [11 Jan 2007]
NHS: IT delays won't slow us down
News NHS Connecting for Health (CfH), which is in charge of the health service's National Programme for IT, insisted the project is "within budget, ahead of schedule in some areas and broadly on track in... [31 Jan 2006]
Troubled iSoft posts £14.6m loss
News The future of the troubled NHS Connecting for Health (CfH) software provider iSoft remains in doubt after the struggling UK software vendor announced it had recorded a loss for the last six months.iSoft... [12 Dec 2006]
NHS helpdesk opens for business
News The local service desks in London and the South switched over to the NHS Connecting for Health (CfH) Service Desk on Monday, completing a nationwide rollout that started on 15 December last year. The new... [16 Jan 2007]
NHS: 'No risk over smartcard sharing'
News NHS Connecting for Health (CfH) has admitted smartcards were shared between staff at a Warwickshire hospital but denied that this compromised the confidentiality of patient data. Late last week,... [05 Feb 2007]
NHS IT prescription glitch fixed
News NHS Connecting for Health (CfH) said it and supplier Accenture were alerted to "an issue" last Thursday at a GP practice that was using an NHS CfH GP IT system.... [12 Jun 2006]
Fujitsu ditches £896m NHS IT contract
News Negotiations between NHS Connecting for Health (CfH) and Fujitsu broke down over how much it would cost to alter the systems it has been deploying in the south of England. A spokesman for... [29 May 2008]
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... [16 Jun 2006]
Update: Crash hits 80 NHS trusts
News NHS Connecting for Health (CfH), the agency responsible for health service IT, said some priority services were restored last night, and "a number" of the 80 affected trusts and primary care trusts... [01 Aug 2006]
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... [05 Dec 2007]
NHS bans World Cup video streams
News Users of NHS computers will find that access to video and audio streaming of the World Cup, from broadcasters such as the BBC and TalkSport, will not be available, NHS Connecting for Health... [19 Jun 2006]
NHS IT chief warns against local budget cuts
News The financial meltdown in some healthcare authorities across the country will not hit funding for the rollout of the £7bn Connecting for Health (CfH) modernisation programme, according to NHS IT director... [25 May 2006]
NHS awards £41m support deal to Fujitsu
News NHS Connecting for Health (CfH) said the deal will allow the health service to get "professional, scaleable and consistent first-line support" for its applications. NHS organisations... [19 Apr 2006]
NHS IT delays laid bare by £1.8bn underspend
News It will be the fourth year in a row that NHS IT body Connecting for Health (CfH) has failed to spend all of its allocated capital funds, taking the total capital underspend for the agency since 2005 to... [02 Apr 2009]
NHS data centre repairs "almost complete"
News In a statement today, NHS Connecting for Health (CfH) said: "We can report the recovery of computer services in the North West and West Midlands of England is now largely complete. Earlier this week the... [02 Aug 2006]
