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Accenture pulls out of £12.4bn NHS IT project
News One NHS IT director in the North East region, who did not wish to be named, told silicon.com there is a mood of "anger" within the NHS at the lack of progress. The IT director said: "Accenture have done absolutely nothing in the North East and for... [28 Sep 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 timetable for his departure has now been confirmed. [05 Dec 2007]
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. The prospects for the IT director-general's role will not become clear until a review... [15 Jan 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 in the process of... [15 Apr 2008]
Richard Granger's NHS IT legacy
News After five years in charge of the biggest IT project in the world NHS IT director-general Richard Granger has announced he is to step down later this year. The former Andersen and Deloitte management consultant came to the NHS IT post on the back... [18 Jun 2007]
Top IT job at NHS split into two
News The Department of Health advertised for a CIO to "focus on the big picture of delivering our overall IT vision" and a director of the IT programme and system delivery to "focus on managing NHS Connecting for Health and enhancing partnerships with... [28 Apr 2008]
MPs slam NHS IT delays
News NHS CEO Sir Ian Carruthers and NHS director general of IT Richard Granger were grilled on the Connecting for Health programme by MPs during a heated Public Accounts Committee (PAC) meeting at the House of Commons this week. [27 Jun 2006]
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. When asked by MPs at a Public Accounts Committee... [18 Jun 2007]
NHS hits 18,000 broadband connections target
News Richard Granger, director general of the NHS Connecting for Health programme, said almost 97 per cent of GPs and more than a million NHS staff are now connected to N3. Dr Mario Guarino, director of Kent and Medway Health Informatics Service, said... [08 Feb 2007]
The CIOs transforming government IT
CIO Analysis Eric Woods, government practice director at analyst Ovum, said: "The overall forecast is for double-digit growth over the next five years but that is fuelled by the big infrastructure projects. Back in the corridors of Whitehall, given the... [06 Jun 2007]
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. Top 10 government IT stories of 2007 All NHS hospitals now use Choose and Book while 90 per cent of GPs in England are also on the... [24 Jan 2008]
NHS IT spending will reach £12.4bn
News Director general of NHS IT Richard Granger added: "If this was easy it would have been done years ago. Another £337m will go on replacing core contracts that expire before the end of the 10-year period to 2014, and £3.4bn in expenditure by local... [16 Jun 2006]
Gov trumpets ePassports successes
News Speaking at a Westminster eForum, Stephen Harrison, director of Policy at the Identity and Passport service, said: "Biometric ID is not just about control it's about making life easier for legitimate travellers. [13 Jul 2007]
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 trusts across England as part... [27 Dec 2007]
The CIOs transforming government IT
Comment Eric Woods, government practice director at analyst Ovum, said: "The overall forecast is for double-digit growth over the next five years but that is fuelled by the big infrastructure projects. Back in the corridors of Whitehall, given the... [27 Jun 2007]
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