MPs condemn NHS IT
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| "The fundamental error made when setting up the programme was to assume
| that centralised procurement of single systems across the NHS would be more
| efficient than local decision-making guided by national standards," they
| (members of parliament) said.
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| "Finally, the use of one or two major software suppliers kills innovation,
| progress and competition."
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/09/08/mps_condemn_npfit/
This is an ongoing affair. The NHS IT systems is a sordid mess where
interopeability and communication is an impossibility. Everything is handled
in hard copy form.
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