[IEEE-bhpjobs] woes in UK program to develop electronic health records

[esther L]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/05/31/nfarce231.xml&sSheet=/news/2006/05/31/ixuknews.html

Computer plan for NHS two years late and three times the cost
Nic Fleming Medical Correspondent
(Filed: 31/05/2006)

The core of a £20 billion scheme to computerise the NHS is at least two 
and a half years behind schedule.

Lord Warner, the health minister, said plans to create electronic 
medical records for 50 million NHS patients, due to have begun last 
year, will not be implemented until late 2007 at the earliest.
  	
Lord Warner
Lord Warner: The scheme will not be introduced until 2007 or 2008

Lord Warner also said the real cost of the NHS programme for IT (NPfIT) 
was likely to more than three times the previously stated £6.2 billion 
total - something admitted .....


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