All NHS IT programme articles – Page 8
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HSJ Knowledge
National IT programme glossary
NHS CfH: NHS Connecting for Health is the government agency that runs the national IT programmeNPfIT: the national programme for IT is responsible for digitising the NHSEnterprise-wide agreement: a deal for the whole NHS with a commercial software provider such as Oracle or MicrosoftGPSoC: GP systems of choice, a programme ...
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Comment
Michael White on data security
When I heard that young Tory thruster George Osborne warn that the fiasco over the two missing child benefit discs from HM Revenue and Customs will prove the 'final blow' to the British ID card scheme, I wondered what it might also mean for the NHS.
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News
NHS set for £13m net surplus despite rising levels of debt
The NHS is predicted to make a £13m surplus this financial year, according to the latest Department of Health forecasts.
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News
NAO quizzed on 'glowing' IT report
The National Audit Office has been told to continue to monitor the progress of the national programme for IT in the NHS after producing a report which surprised MPs with its positive conclusions.
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Comment
Michael White on politics
'Insiders already knew that the cash figure which health officials cite includes local IT costs which replace existing local IT costs'
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HSJ Knowledge
Under pressure
The national IT programme is in all sorts of trouble, with problems ranging from slow uptake to embattled suppliers. Andy Cowper looks for the silver lining and signs of progress
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News
Connecting for health: the good, the bad and the wobbly
The national IT programme is in all sorts of trouble, with problems ranging from slow uptake to embattled suppliers. Andy Cowper looks for a silver lining
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Comment
Richard Barker on why the IT programme is never going to come right
'NPfIT will never get back on track; it was never on track in the first place. It breaks every rule of project management - from scoping to delivery - and is patently failing to take into account the actual requirements of clinicians across the NHS.'
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News
NHS boards overlook IT benefits, says Granger
NPFIT Technology must reach 3-4 per cent of NHS spend, says guru
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News
Simple minds
A few things done properly - and soon - is the short-term strategy for the NHS IT programme.Can it deliver this time? Jon Hoeksma reports
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Simple minds
A few things done properly - and soon - is the short-term strategy for the NHS IT programme.Can it deliver this time? Jon Hoeksma reports
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Simple minds
A few things done properly - and soon - is the short-term strategy for the NHS IT programme.Can it deliver this time? Jon Hoeksma reports
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Simple minds
A few things done properly - and soon - is the short-term strategy for the NHS IT programme.Can it deliver this time? Jon Hoeksma reports
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News
From pillar to post
A troubled health authority told to radically rethink management and accountability issues is losing its chief. She will be a hard act to follow, says Alison Moore
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News
Think radically on debt, beleaguered HA told
A 'radical rethink of management and accountability issues' is needed at debt-ridden West Surrey health authority, according to a report by an independent advisory panel.