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Sun awarded ‘tactical’ NHS desktop contract

The National Programme for IT (NPfIT) has concluded an evaluation project with Sun Microsystems over the potential use of Sun’s
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EDS given £9m compensation for NHSmail contract

EDS is to recieve £9m in compensation from the Department of Health for the cancellation of its 10-year contract to
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NHS University cancels ‘virtual campus’ procurement

The NHS University has cancelled the procurement for its ‘virtual campus’, the project that was meant to be the centerpiece
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First QMAS system fully approved in NPfIT pilot

The National Programme for IT have rubber-stamped the first clinical software system for use with the new Quality Management and
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The Quality Management and Analysis System (QMAS)

The quality and outcomes framework (QoF) is designed to reward practices for the quality of care offered to their patients
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Doctors’ support for NPfIT tailing off, says survey

A new survey has revealed that doctors’ support for the aims of the national programme has fallen to 54% from
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BT Syntegra names Axios Systems as help desk partners

Axios Systems’ assyst software has been selected by BT Syntegra as its help desk and IT service management system for
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Patients need access to electronic records, say academics

Patients can and should have access to their electronic health records, in order to keep them up-to-date and accurate, a
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Does Dr Robot usher in new era of metal medics?

From automated call-centre systems to car assembly factories, it seems that wherever you look, a robot is waiting to take
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BT to compensate NPfIT for missed N3 targets

BT has been asked to pay the NHS damages for missing two targets in the delivery of its N3 broadband
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