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NHS brushes up on Itil
Case Study NHS IT delivery organisation Sussex Health Informatics Services (HIS) has implemented an extensive Itil (IT infrastructure library) training programme for staff and kept costs down by partnering with the training company to resell places on the... [11 Jun 2008]
NHS Direct gets government cash boost
News NHS Direct - the UK health service's telephone helpline - has received an extra boost in the form of government funds. Speaking yesterday in the House of Lords, health minister, Baroness Hayman, said an extra £10m will be poured into the existing... [03 Feb 1999]
NHS stalling puts Microsoft licence savings under threat
News A government deal with Microsoft to save taxpayers £100m on software licences could miss its target because major departments such as the NHS and Inland Revenue are delaying signing up to the new terms. [05 Nov 2003]
NHS bans World Cup video streams
News The NHS is giving football-loving doctors the red card, barring World Cup video and audio streams from its network to make sure they don't clog up its bandwidth and delay the delivery of vital health data. [19 Jun 2006]
NHS trusts to save £5.5m from outsourcing contract
Case Study NHS trusts in the North West of England have streamlined their document and print management services. As part of the contract, Xerox is providing core office functions to eight NHS trusts, such as copying, faxing, printing, scanning, storage and... [14 Sep 2007]
NHS IT spending will reach £12.4bn
News Spending on the giant NHS IT modernisation project is likely to reach £12.4bn by 2014, according to the National Audit Office (NAO). This includes £6.2bn for the main fixed-price IT contracts, £382m for new projects, £239m on additional services... [16 Jun 2006]
NHS lures private sector IT advisors
News Three IT strategists have been appointed to the NHS (National Health Service) Information Authority to help set up a network of electronic records for GPs and patients. Grant Kelly, chairman of the British Medical Authority's GP committee, said... [29 Apr 1999]
NHS appoints IT supremo
News The UK health service has found a leader for its recently formed national IT division - the NHS Information Authority - which will spearhead its electronic patient records scheme. Chief executive of the NHS Executive, Sir Alan Langlands, said... [23 Mar 1999]
NHS IT under 24-hour surveillance
Case Study The University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust has started monitoring its software systems to predict problems and avoid outages. The NHS Foundation Trust runs two hospitals in the Birmingham area which together provide more than 553,000... [20 Mar 2007]
CIO Essentials: Data breaches, NHS and network abuse
News Atos Origin NHS contract not in best of health Being director of IM&T in the NHS I read all articles on NHS IT with a mixture of interest and apprehension - is this going to be a 'programme hits problems' article or an 'NHS Trust reaps benefits... [24 Apr 2007]
NHS re-tenders terminated £90m EDS deal
News The NHS is looking to slash the cost of its central secure email and directory service (EMDS) after controversially ditching EDS from the £90m contract last month. The NHS has gone to mediation in its dispute with EDS after it terminated the... [06 Apr 2004]
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. NHS CfH said in a statement: "The GP practice highlighted that out-of-date repeat... [12 Jun 2006]
NHS on target in Y2K check-up
News The NHS is on target with its millennium preparations, according to its latest monitoring report. The report - published every two months - reflects the state of IT in the NHS as at the end of July this year. [14 Sep 1999]
NHS takes business lessons from electronics firm
News The NHS is being encouraged to learn about better business and IT strategies from a Loughborough-based electronics company. Datalink Electronics has been selected as a good role model under the NHS Beacon programme, which aims to help modernise... [21 Jul 1999]
NHS helpline moves onto the Net
News NHS Direct, the UK Department of Health's (DoH) 24-hour medical helpline, is to move onto the Internet this autumn. More than 200 access points will be set up in libraries, post offices, GP surgeries and other public areas, giving people access to... [07 Jul 1999]
