21 May 2008

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

The National Programme for IT in the NHS: Progress since 2006 (16th May 2008)
Delivering the National Programme for IT in the NHS is proving to be an enormous challenge. All elements of the Programme are advancing and some are complete, but the original timescales for the electronic Care Records Service, one of the central elements of the Programme, turned out to be unachievable, raised unrealistic expectations and put confidence in the Programme at risk. Today’s progress report on the Programme by the National Audit Office concludes that the original vision remains intact and still appears feasible. However, it is likely to take until 2014-15 before every NHS Trust in England has fully deployed the care records systems, four years later than planned.
Click here for Vol. I
Click here for Vol. II
Click here for Executive Summary

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