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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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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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Reader Comment: Planning… What Planning?

Last week E-Health Insider ran a report on leaked guidance from the National Programme for IT (NPfIT) to chief information
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Lockheed Martin Withdraws From National Programme

US technology giant, Lockheed Martin, has withdrawn from the procurement competitions being run by the NHS National Programme for IT
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No National Programme Funding for Local Projects

The director of finance for the National Programme for IT (NPfIT) has confirmed that local NHS organisations will receive no
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Placing XML at the Heart of Hospital Trust’s IM&T Strategy

Following E-Health Insider s XML in health feature two week s ago, Philip Firth, IM&T Strategy Implementation Manager at Wrightington,
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Kwo Aims to Make London World’s Best Health System

Everyone needs a goal. David Kwo, the man responsible for delivering 21st century IT to the NHS in London, certainly
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Full Clinician Involvement Key to Success – Reader Comment

In response to the recent debate in E-Health Insider about whether PDAs or tablet PCs offer the best device to
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XML Special Focus: Unblocking Beds

Bed blocking is an issue faced by every acute hospital. At Queen Alexandra Hospital in the Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust,
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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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