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EDS ‘De-selected’ from E-Booking Contract

The National Programme for IT (NPfIT) has confirmed that EDS has been deselected from procurement competition for a national electronic
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Reader Comments: Consultants Bite Back

Last week we published comments from NHS IT managers giving their perspective on the National Programme for IT in the
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NAO Begins Review of National Programme

The National Audit Office has begun reviewing aspects of the £2.3 billion NHS National Programme for IT (NPfIT) after having
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Major Study of Healthcare IT Benefits Announced

A leading US policy think tank is to conduct a study to determine how much patient care could improve and
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Dr Gwyn Thomas: The NHSIA as a Service Provider

Understanding the complex shifting relationship between the NHS Information Authority and the National Programme for IT (NPfIT) in the NHS
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US SNOMED Licence Raises Questions Over NHS Deal

A $32.4m contract signed by the College of American Pathologists (CAP) and the US National Library of Medicine will make
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Orkney Chooses PARIS to Integrate Care

The Orkney Islands Council Community Social Services Department and NHS Orkney have announced that they will work in partnership to
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Major Grants to Develop ISABEL Decision Support Tool

Funding totalling £127,000 over three years has been awarded by the Department of Health to develop the ISABEL paediatric diagnosis
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ETP Pilots Ended for 5,000 Patients

The two remaining operational pilots for electronic transfer of prescriptions ETP are to be ended by the Department of Health
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Safety Gains Available from IT

IT can substantially improve the safety of medical care but few of the technologies likely to achieve this are implemented,
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