http://www.silicon.com Results for NHS CfH en-us http://www.silicon.com/i/s/feeds/simple_logo.gif http://www.silicon.com 124 50 News feed from silicon.com http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39444917,00.htm The Department of Health (DoH) is in talks over what should become of the Connecting for Health (CfH) name after the agency's head Martin Bellamy departs at the end of this month. Staff will be given a number of options for how the brand will be... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:44:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39444425,00.htm Ken Lunn, NHS Connecting for Health's director of data standards and products, said earlier in June that the organisation is agnostic toward open-source software, and that CfH is helping develop such software for medical terminology editing and... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 22 Jun 2009 08:49:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39432530,00.htm GS1 UK, a not-for-profit organisation with promotes data standards for supply chains, has been supporting the Department of Health's (DoH) 'Coding for Success' policy through initiatives with several NHS agencies including NHS Connecting for... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 20 May 2009 09:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39415319,00.htm It will be the fourth year in a row that NHS IT body Connecting for Health (CfH) has failed to spend all of its allocated capital funds, taking the total capital underspend for the agency since 2005 to almost £1.8bn. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 02 Apr 2009 14:30:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39403065,00.htm After years of delays and rising costs on the National Programme for IT (NPfIT), the body which oversees the programme, Connecting for Health (CfH), will see its remit reduced to supporting a new organisation overseeing health technology, the... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 09 Mar 2009 11:27:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39328119,00.htm A spokesman for CfH said: "Collectively, the early adopter trusts, strategic health authorities, NHS CfH and CSC recognise the need to achieve the necessary quality criteria for go-live and view this as more important than a particular date. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 10 Nov 2008 12:09:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39285824,00.htm A spokesman for Connecting for Health (CfH), the body responsible for delivering NHS IT systems, said it had nothing to add to the figures. Fujitsu Services has sent a Procedure Initiation Notice to NHS CfH as the first step in the process... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 10 Sep 2008 11:20:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39256999,00.htm Connecting for Health (CfH) said the NHS was also looking at using RFID tags to track shipments in NHS logistics and to improve other services. The AIDC has been set up by CfH with standards organisation GS1 UK in conjunction with the National... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 09 Jul 2008 13:01:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39250902,00.htm Many trusts will be unable to meet the local targets as set by strategic health authorities (SHAs) as they had been told not to begin the work until Connecting for Health (CfH), the body co-ordinating NHS IT, procured an encryption package - which... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:57:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39236053,00.htm Negotiations between NHS Connecting for Health (CfH) and Fujitsu broke down over how much it would cost to alter the systems it has been deploying in the south of England. A spokesman for CfH said: "Regrettably and despite best efforts by all... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 29 May 2008 14:24:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39221435,00.htm Connecting for Health (CfH), the NHS body responsible for delivering the £12.7bn overhaul of NHS IT including SCR, says the system will not be rolled out until an advisory group reviews any changes that are needed in light of the report. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 14 May 2008 17:04:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39170198,00.htm NHS tech agency Connecting For Health (CfH) said the take-up of the GP2GP system since it was introduced last July has been fast, with two-thirds of surgeries with the necessary GP2GP-compliant technology now using it. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 27 Feb 2008 15:27:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39169687,00.htm On announcing his decision to step down from his position running the National Programme for IT in the NHS and as CEO of Connecting for Health (CfH) in June last year, Granger initially indicated he would leave in October last year. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 15 Jan 2008 16:39:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39169375,00.htm NHS IT director-general Richard Granger announced his plan to leave his role in charge of the National Programme for IT in the NHS (NPfIT) and Connecting for Health (CfH) in June and the timetable for his departure has now been confirmed. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 05 Dec 2007 13:10:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39168010,00.htm Eight software companies are to be awarded contracts by NHS Connecting for Health (CfH) as part of an initiative to offer GPs a greater choice of clinical tech. GPSoC was announced in February and is designed to make sure patients see the full... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 31 Jul 2007 16:32:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39167919,00.htm Chard said the Connecting for Health (CfH) business case for the upgrade suggested NHS organisations could save around £6m per year on internal calls using the network. With 70 per cent of NHS call charges coming from landline to mobile calls, CfH... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 23 Jul 2007 14:46:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39167855,00.htm Connecting for Health (CfH), the NHS national IT upgrade programme, has renewed its custom licence agreement with Microsoft covering the provision of desktop services over the next three years. CfH has also agreed with comms provider Cable... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 16 Jul 2007 16:16:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/itpro/0,39024675,39167531,00.htm There remain a number of challenges ahead but I firmly believe that the leadership of the programme by Lord Hunt, David Nicholson and my colleagues within CFH will ensure these hurdles are overcome. The head of the £12bn NHS IT modernisation... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 18 Jun 2007 08:50:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39167189,00.htm One government project that has been heavily criticised in terms of missed deadlines and inflated costs is the troubled NHS National Programme for IT (NPfIT), which is overseen by Connecting for Health (CfH). editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 18 May 2007 09:08:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39165903,00.htm Senior clinical architect at NHS Connecting for Health (CfH), Dr Mike Bainbridge, said the MCA is something the organisation is seriously looking at. He told silicon.com CfH is looking at the implications of using the MCA on infrastructure - such... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 21 Feb 2007 15:20:03 +0000