Confidentiality

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18 March 2004

Uncertainty shrouds EMIS negotiations

Almost two months after GP software market leader EMIS first publicly stated that the company would not sign contracts with Local
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9 March 2004

National programme says NHSmail was ‘unacceptable’

The National Programme for IT has said that the decision to terminate the £90 million contract with EDS for a
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4 March 2004

Parliamentary briefing paper sets out challenges for NPfIT

A new parliamentary briefing paper on the National Programme for IT has highlighted stakeholder involvement, communications, "imposing change on a
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29 December 2003

Disclosure: a key issue for Caldicott Guardians in 2004

The UK’s 1,000 plus Caldicott Guardians, champions for data protection in the NHS and social care, have a packed agenda
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2 October 2003

NPfIT launches patient and clinician advisory groups

The National Programme for IT (NPfIT) has launched two new consultative groups to help shape the future direction of the
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25 September 2003

UK Doctors Still ‘Out of Office’ to Patients Online

Email may be the most powerful new communications tool since the telephone. But despite its clear potential in health, the
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18 September 2003

Schlumberger-Sema Looks Set to Win E-Booking Contract

Schlumberger-Sema and its partner Cerner look set to emerge as the winner of the prestigious contract for a national electronic
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11 September 2003

ICRS Targets “Won’t Be Reached”

A pessimistic view of the chances of hitting targets for getting the Integrated Care Record Service (ICRS) up and running
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4 September 2003

NPfIT Contract Negotiations Get Tough

The long-term future of a key pillar of the Government’s modernisation strategy for the NHS depends on what increasingly resembles
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21 July 2003

Clinician Involvement Essential in IT Planning Says BMJ

The essential importance of involving frontline clinicians in the evolution of their workplace information systems is underlined this week in
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