NHS IT chief rejects fears on patient records deal
29 August 2012
The decision to drop a supplier for a national electronic patient records project is neither a surprise nor a disaster, according to the NHS’s IT chief
Richard Granger, NHS IT director-general, said the decision by Fujitsu – one of the main contractors on the project – to ditch software company IDX was not entirely unexpected.
Fujitsu ended the partnership last month, claiming IDX was late with the software, which was intended for trusts in the south of England.
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