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Furore over £31 billion figure for NPfIT

Health minister, John Hutton, today dismissed as ‘speculation’ figures that suggest total implementation costs for the National Programme for IT
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NPfIT procurement unfriendly for SMEs, says OFT

SMEs are being locked out of competition in many areas of public sector procurement, including the National Programme for IT,
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NPfIT: engagement on electronic referrals will wait

National engagement over electronic referrals will only come “when the time is right", namely when the system is fully operational,
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End 2005 will see NPfIT making a difference for all

National Programme for IT’s (NPfIT) director-general, Richard Granger has predicted that by the end of next year there won’t be
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Vision users told they cannot be forced to switch

The National Vision User Group (NVUG), the independent body that represents users of InPractice Systems Vision primary care system has
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Over 5,000 GP practices now ready for QMAS

The Department of Health have announced that over 5,000 out of the 9,000 GP practices in England are now able
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Aidan Halligan to leave NPfIT for top Irish job

Professor Aidan Halligan (right), deputy chief medical officer and joint senior responsible officer of the National Programme for IT (NPfIT),
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MedInfo 2004: a global view of health connectivity

Health IT leaders from England, Australia, Canada and the US met at the recent MedInfo 2004 conference to compare notes
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NPfIT to offer NHS staff temporary roles within LSPs

The National Programme for IT is planning a ‘Supplier Attachment Scheme’ (SAS) that will allow NHS staff to ‘temp’ for LSPs
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Trusts told to end local PACS procurements

All English NHS trusts have been told they must immediately end any PACS (Picture Archiving and Storage System) procurements after
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