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	NPfIT issues rebuttal of EMIS's claims
		NPfIT does not accept this as that assumes that, following the award of contracts to the LSPs, NPfIT staff were in a position to direct the LSPs about with whom they should negotiate.
		NPfIT points out that this has not been an issue for over 200 sub-contractors in the programme, including other contracted GP system suppliers: "Which have been able to secure what they consider to be adequate insurance cover to protect their positions and comply with their contractual obligations."
		NPfIT says that there is genuine scope for EMIS to sub-contract with LSPs.
	www.e-health-insider.com /news/item.cfm?ID=982 (989 words)

	National Programme for IT - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The National Programme for IT (NPfIT) which is being delivered by the new Department of Health agency NHS Connecting for Health, is an initiative in the British National Health Service to connect England's 30,000 GPs to 300 hospitals, allowing access to all patient records by health professionals and patients.
		In an interview in The Times newspaper of August 16, 2004 [2], the government's own Information Commissioner expressed concern over this and other national IT projects, indicating that there was a danger of the country "sleepwalking" into a surveillance society.
		For instance, despite being called 'National' it has no links, planned or actual, to the equivalent system in Wales and there is no similar system yet proposed for Scotland; because Scotland and Wales are producing their own systems complying with the continuing trend of devolution of government reponsibilities.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/NPfIT (908 words)

	National plan fails to allay GPs' concerns (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		NPfIT All GPs will be offered a choice of IT systems to access the NHS Care Records Service [a system to be rolled out over the next six years which includes a national database of summarised patient records].
		NPfIT In the long term it is expected that the majority of the current plethora of existing systems will have to be replaced or integrated and it is likely that, owing to the large number of existing systems, some will not be integrated.
		NPfIT The national programme has been working with Emis and other existing system suppliers to ensure their GP and patient administration systems are NPfIT-compliant for the roll-out of Choose and Book [a system to be rolled out between now and 2006 which enables GPs to book hospital appointments online].
	www.computerweekly.co.uk /Article133256.htm (669 words)

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		The NPfIT said that key phases of software development, such as those that support Choose and Book systems, electronic transmission of prescriptions and some elements of the care record initiative, are now completed.
		NPfIT's response follows reported concerns that critical IT systems in London and the South were facing delays.
		"NPfIT and its suppliers are committed to work together with trusts to schedule system deployments in a realistic and sensible way and managing issues and risks appropriately.
	www.kablenet.com /kd.nsf/emailafriend?OpenForm&ParentUNID=71811B0DE4CB7E7980256FB2004EC778 (431 words)

	Good Relations - Home (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		NPfIT briefed Good Relations to run an outsourced press office to meet the high levels of media interest around the initiation and development of NPfIT.
		While NPfIT is ongoing, it has already achieved notable successes including more widespread, in-depth and positive reporting of its benefits to patients and clinicians.
		As the focus of the media relations activity shifts from the procurement of IT services towards engagement and the implementation of NPfIT, its key projects of electronic patient records, electronic appointment bookings, electronic transmission of prescriptions, and an upgraded NHS broadband network are achieving the recognition the programme deserves.
	www.goodrelations.co.uk /clients.asp?id=72 (496 words)

	National Programme for IT in the NHS (NPfIT) is at risk despite costing millions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The new National Programme for IT in the NHS (NPfIT) is at risk despite costing millions, because staff locally have been left feeling disengaged in the process, says a study in this week's British Medical Journal (BMJ).
		NPfIT - which will provide new information and technology systems, such as a centralised patient record that can be accessed across England - "promises far-reaching benefits for patients and throughout the NHS", say the study's authors.
		They found that, although the Government allocated an extra £2.3bn for NPfIT in 2002, there was uncertainty amongst staff about when NPfIT systems would be implemented in hospitals, and what funding would be provided to support this at a local level.
	www.news-medical.net /?id=12292 (493 words)

	EMIS and NPfIT - Facts Not Fiction (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The truth about EMIS and the National Programme for IT The NHS National Programme for IT (NPfIT) continues to be the subject of high-profile debate among clinicians, politicians and the media.
		In a recent interview, Richard Granger, Director General of the NPfIT, stated that the cost of the Local Service Provider (LSP) and Spine systems is approximately £11 per patient, per annum (excluding implementation and support costs estimated to be three to four times this amount).
		From statements like this it is clear why GPs are rightly concerned that they will be forced to replace or be prevented from having their preferred system of choice by discriminatory funding policies.
	www.emis-online.com /miscfiles/emis-and-npfit-facts-not-fiction.asp (729 words)

	Fujitsu man condemns NPfIT as failure \| Channel Register
		The government's pet technology project, the multi-billion pound NHS National Programme for IT (NPfIT), is in danger of failing, lacks the leadership required to stop it drifting off course, and is in danger of morphing into "a camel", according to a senior figure in one of the main contractors implementing the project.
		Rollerson described the process as a "gradual coming apart of what we are doing on the ground because we are desperate to get something in and make it work, versus what the programme really ought to be trying to achieve".
		He says that despite its enormous size, the NPfIT is being managed as though it is a small IT project, because that is what people are used to.
	www.channelregister.co.uk /2007/02/13/npfit_is_doomed (709 words)

	Health bosses tell trusts to refuse freedom of information requests about NPfIT deals (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The memo, which was issued in February and has not been withdrawn or updated since, goes on to suggest to strategic health authorities and trusts details of the clauses in the act which can be quoted to applicants when their requests for information are refused.
		A spokesman for the NPfIT said, "The memo issued to the NHS at the beginning of February was quite clearly marked as guidance.
		She added, "It seems anomalous for the NPfIT to suggest that all information potentially subject to the commercial interests exemption should be treated in the same way, and particularly that it should all be withheld from disclosure.
	www.computerweekly.com /articles/article.asp?liArticleID=137564&liArticleTypeID=1&liCategoryID=6&liChannelID=28&liFlavourID=1&sSearch=&nPage=1 (1393 words)

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		He added that the NPfIT only reflects the cycle of public sector bad practice and that here has been widespread neglect of the people and disciplines necessary for success, beginning with clarity of objectives, priorities and responsibilities.
		The NPfIT is regarded by both doctors and politicians as a plan which should be supported but it appears to say more about the Health Service's need for business change than the case for information technology as a solution to a much bigger problem.
		Delays in fulfilling NPfIT contracts are now starting to trigger non-compliance penalties for some of the partners and this now presents an opportunity to re-negotiate contracts.
	www.blogger.com /email-post.g?blogID=3355103&postID=110673268915031561 (787 words)

	Management Consulting Jobs, Consulting News, Articles & Career Information - Top-Consultant.com
		Simon Shilston, Founder of The Shilston Partnership, examines the correlation between the NPfIT in 2004, Modernisation Agenda in 2002/3, E-Commerce in 2001, CRM in 2000 and ERP in 1999 and the resulting war for talent in the marketplace.
		The NPfIT is a government-led initiative lasting years with financial penalties for the consulting firms if they do not deliver.
		The NPfIT is in fact so different that it is almost the opposite of what we have seen before.
	www.top-consultant.com /UK/news/Article_Display.asp?ID=1614 (1555 words)

	TPP - TPP & the NPfIT
		The National Programme for IT (NPfIT) is a £2.3 billion pound investment due for completion in 2013.
		NPfIT is one of the world's biggest ever investments in IT as it includes the cost of buying new systems, training and educating staff to help them adapt to new ways of working.
		This is an excellent opportunity for TPP to be part of an exciting nationwide project that will result in first class IT systems for the NHS and better care for patients throughout the country.
	www.thephoenix.co.uk /mainpages/NPfIT.html (121 words)

	MX (IT in Healthcare II) - March/April 2005
		The NPfIT, launched in October 2002, is seen as the key to realizing the NHS plan.
		The NPfIT is a very ambitious program, involving the investment of $11 billion between 2003 and 2010.
		At the core of the NPfIT is the creation of single-patient electronic records that can be accessed around the clock by every authorized healthcare professional in the NHS and by patients themselves.
	www.devicelink.com /mx/archive/05/03/howells.html (2120 words)

	Avoca - NHS NPfIT / CfH Data Migration Service (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Our Data Migration Service has been specifically developed for NPfIT / CfH, it takes the burden of migration work away from NHS staff and enables the risk of this critical path activity to be managed effectively.
		We are unique in having a library containing thousands of ready-made data rules produced for the DoH for the largest online analysis service to date and the accumulation of 10 years of working with NHS data, so do not have to create the hundreds of rules necessary for each migration for validation, cleaning and transformation.
		The result is a set of costs that accurately reflect the extent of the work and ensures that the client pays only for what is received.
	www.avoca.co.uk /data_migration.htm (793 words)

	GPs' support for IT plan falls sharply, study reveals (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Enthusiasm among GPs for the health service's national programme for IT (NPfIT) has declined sharply, raising questions about whether their full commitment to the multibillion-pound project can ever be achieved.
		But comments which accompany the survey show many clinicians think the NPfIT will not achieve its aims, and some believe it is doomed.
		A spokesman for the NPfIT denied that it was too late to gain the support of GPs.
	www.cw360.com /Article136598.htm (471 words)

	Suppliers appeal for greater NPfIT clarity - vnunet.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The pressure is mounting on the government's multibillion-pound National Programme for IT (NPfIT) to disperse the smoke and mirrors over where incumbent NHS IT suppliers will fit in as systems start developing.
		Suppliers are concerned they have not had full publication of NPfIT contracts which could help them understand where they fit into market.
		NPfIT has pledged to be more open with suppliers.
	www.vnunet.com /news/1159381 (492 words)

	National IT Programme: 1 Jul 2004: Written answers (TheyWorkForYou.com)
		The National Programme for Information Technology (NpfIT) is focused on transforming patient care within the national health service.
		The NPfIT will use world-leading technology solutions to enable NHS staff to treat and interact with patients more effectively and efficiently than ever before.
		However, the NpfIT is not expected to lead to a significant change in the overall numbers of staff.
	www.theyworkforyou.com /wrans/?id=2004-07-01.411W.6 (276 words)

	NPfIT placates EDS over cancelled £90m contract
		The National Programme for IT (NPfIT) has negotiated a settlement to its dispute with EDS over the sudden termination of the computing-services giant’s role as main contractor for email and directory services for the NHS.
		But the NPfIT abruptly cancelled the deal in February, leading to an £11m damages claim from EDS which had been expecting to run the service till 2013.
		The NPfIT has now appointed Cable and Wireless to take over EDS’s former role, though a continuity of service deal has been negotiated leaving EDS to continue providing the service until handover.
	www.bjhc.co.uk /news/1/2004/n40924.htm (171 words)

	NHS IT: life outside the National Programme (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Health is the fastest-growing of the sub-sectors in the UK public sector market and, although it is growing from a small base (around £470 million in 2003), it has attracted the attention of many S/ITS suppliers over the last couple of years.
		The much-touted £2.3 billion figure is 'additional' funding that has already been ring-fenced for the NPfIT and is due to be invested in four national centralised IT projects between 2004 and 2006.
		But we believe budget constraints and the pressure being exerted by the NPfIT team mean these cases are likely to be the exceptions rather than the rule.
	www.ovum.co.uk /go/content/c,45608 (567 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Challenges NPfIT appears to be one of a number of service improvement projects, and initiatives requiring people time and funding which will lead to resource limitation.
		There is interest in NPfIT but there is also concern about time required for NPfIT on top of everything else that is going on, and that people are involved in.
		NPfIT by itself is a significant challenge, without Agenda for Change and the Trust deficit to contend with.
	www.st-georges.org.uk /docs/boarddocs/January2005/TB(05)6.doc (2861 words)

	Newchurch Limited - NPfIT Compliance (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		It is anticipated that a significant number of non capable legacy systems will be NPfIT enabled using a compliance middleware solution, especially to satisfy the e-booking project requirements.
		Newchurch NPfIT Compliance Engine is exclusively focussed on migration of electronic healthcare data.
		The middleware layer adheres to information governance and data quality guidelines, to ensure that compliant messages are not just well formed/constructed but that their content is assured using comprehensive systemic and semantic data quality assurance routines.
	www.newchurch.co.uk /Technology/NPfIT_compliance.cfm (188 words)

	U.K.'s patient e-booking system falls behind schedule
		The NPfIT declined to be more specific about the problems with the Choose and Book system other than to say that the core technology for the system is now in place and has been tested to manage 500 million appointments a year.
		The NPfIT claims the system is secure but conceded that more needs to be done to engage the doctors and other staff who will use the technology.
		At the same conference, a hospital administrator who asked not to be named said that she and her group were having difficulty working out various kinks in the system due in large part to a lack of communication between all of the parties involved.
	www.networkworld.com /news/2004/1129ukspatie.html (1356 words)

	Seetec - NPfIT
		It will be the job of NPfIT to ensure solutions are found to achieve this and for software companies to deliver working, compliant modules.
		We are in the excellent position of working with the NPfIT team since the early stages of this project (only a small number of companies have had this opportunity).
		This project will allow prescriptions to be sent electronically from the patient's practice to their designated pharmacy, without the need for the patient to visit the practice.
	www.seetec.co.uk /seetec-324 (496 words)

	Response to Medix Survey, February 8 2005 —
		The Medix survey was conducted in the period after the appointment of these new clinical leads but well before their work has had the chance to penetrate at grass roots level.
		The new clinical leads are already building up momentum, developing new relationships between NPfIT and key clinical stakeholders and a range of approaches including joint activity with the British Medical Association.
		Over time NPfIT will bring about great improvements in the safety and efficiency of patient care and reduce the administrative burden on healthcare professionals.
	www.connectingforhealth.nhs.uk /newsroom/news-stories/080205 (282 words)

	NPfIT says availability key for compliant GP systems - vnunet.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		He was responding to uncertainty amongst GPs about what internal practice systems they will need to access NPfIT applications such as ebookings and electronic patient records.
		Under the GP contract agreed by the government earlier this year surgeries are guaranteed the right to choose which internal practice system they use.
		'At the nub of these issues are NPfIT demands for greater availability and the possibility that the levels of profit they enjoyed historically, relative to low levels of risk, are being eroded,' he said.
	www.vnunet.com /computing/news/2071096/npfit-availability-key-compliant-systems (522 words)

	e-Government: Doctors need enthusiasm re-ignited for NHS national IT programme says report
		Earlier findings of limited consultation, however, have continued despite a continuing strong (84%) view that consultation is important: only 5% say they have had adequate consultation and 70% that they have had none — not much of an improvement on the previous survey’s findings of 4% and 75%.
		Respondents cover a wide and well-balanced range of specialties and, in terms of grade, commitment and decade of qualification are a good representation of practising doctors on the GMC register, with a slight bias towards general practice.
		That and the large sample achieved are strong indicators that respondents represent the views of the wider population of doctors affected by NPfIT.
	www.publictechnology.net /print.php?sid=1534 (703 words)

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