tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post7504786251835449435..comments2024-03-22T12:20:48.920+00:00Comments on open...: Que la Bête MeureGlyn Moodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04436885795882611585noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post-54132715553104073952008-10-30T10:14:00.000+00:002008-10-30T10:14:00.000+00:00In a nut shell they will make us all broke. Keep ...In a nut shell they will make us all broke. Keep well! pAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post-14466896049239915622008-10-29T21:40:00.000+00:002008-10-29T21:40:00.000+00:00I know, I know: one of the bees in my bonnet....I know, I know: one of the bees in my bonnet....Glyn Moodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04436885795882611585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post-40256854440750071312008-10-29T20:40:00.000+00:002008-10-29T20:40:00.000+00:00Yes, I follow your writings on it.Yes, I follow your writings on it.Dr. Roy Schestowitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04422170397340869575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post-80776477582093426192008-10-29T19:00:00.000+00:002008-10-29T19:00:00.000+00:00Thanks for the links - a staggering saga....that w...Thanks for the links - a staggering saga....that will be put to shame if they every try to implement ID cards....Glyn Moodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04436885795882611585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post-69698702638015425022008-10-29T18:30:00.000+00:002008-10-29T18:30:00.000+00:00I'm sure they're happy about those "Microsoft savi...I'm sure they're happy about those "Microsoft savings".<BR/><BR/><BR/>Costs for the NHS National Programme for IT continue to escalate<BR/><BR/>,----[ Quote ]<BR/>| The cost of the NHS's National Programme for IT has risen dramatically.<BR/>| Questions in the House of Commons to the Minister of State for Health<BR/>| Services, Ben Bradshaw, published in Hansard on the 1st of September, appear<BR/>| to reveal that BT will now be paid £1bn for supplying the national data spine<BR/>| for the NPfT, rather than the originally contracted fee of £620m.<BR/>`----<BR/><BR/>http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/115822<BR/><BR/>How Healthy are the Views of the BCS?<BR/><BR/>,----[ Quote ]<BR/>| This is very worrying: if Britain's leading computing institution thinks that<BR/>| Internet Explorer is the acme of safe, fast, standards-based browsing, it<BR/>| could probably do with some healthcare itself.<BR/>`----<BR/><BR/>http://www.computerworlduk.com/toolbox/open-source/blogs/index.cfm?en...<BR/><BR/>BCS to review NHS IT for Tories<BR/><BR/>,----[ Quote ]<BR/>| Shadow health secretary Stephen O'Brien MP has commissioned an independent<BR/>| report from the British Computer Society on what English health service IT<BR/>| should look like in five years' time.<BR/>|<BR/>| Beyond that patient-based records will form the basis of NHS informatics, no<BR/>| assumptions are being made, according the review's chair Dr Glyn Hayes, past<BR/>| chair of the BCS Health Informatics Forum.<BR/>`----<BR/><BR/>http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/08/22/bcs_nhs_it_review/<BR/><BR/>Chaos as £13bn NHS computer system falters<BR/><BR/>,----[ Quote ]<BR/>| A £13bn overhaul of the NHS records system has suffered so many problems that<BR/>| hospitals have struggled to keep track of people requiring operations,<BR/>| patients with suspected MRSA and potential cancer sufferers needing urgent<BR/>| consultations.<BR/>`----<BR/><BR/>http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2008/aug/10/nhs.computersystem<BR/><BR/>Related:<BR/><BR/>NHS chief explains NPfIT delays<BR/><BR/>,----[ Quote ]<BR/>| The chief executive of the National Health Service has told MPs that<BR/>| complexity and customisation have been the main causes in delaying England's<BR/>| National Programme for IT.<BR/>`----<BR/><BR/>http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/06/17/nicholson_npfit_delays/<BR/><BR/>NHS IT 'at least four years late'<BR/><BR/>,----[ Quote ]<BR/>| It will be at least 2014 - four years later than planned - before a single<BR/>| NHS electronic patient records system is in place in England, say auditors.<BR/>`----<BR/><BR/>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7403286.stm<BR/><BR/>NHS IT loses its interim head<BR/><BR/>,----[ Quote ]<BR/>| The project threatens to be the world's largest ever public sector IT<BR/>| project. Provider Accenture withdrew from it in 2006 and another key partner,<BR/>| healthcare records provider iSoft, got stuck in a lengthy takeover battle<BR/>| before being bought by IBA in October 2007. <BR/>|<BR/>| The £12bn project is already running late and has struggled to win the hearts<BR/>| and minds of healthcare professionals.<BR/>`----<BR/><BR/>http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/04/10/npfit_loses_head/<BR/><BR/>UK Gov department's IT spend is £2 billion over budget<BR/><BR/>,----[ Quote ]<BR/>| THE DEPARTMENT for Work and Pensions has admitted the true cost over-runs of<BR/>| its IT projects.<BR/>`----<BR/><BR/>http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/04/04/dwp-really-2bn...<BR/><BR/>Lawmaker blasts U.K. government on Microsoft policy<BR/><BR/>,----[ Quote ]<BR/>| "A member of Parliament of the United Kingdom has launched a stinging<BR/>| attack on the U.K. government's IT strategy, saying that it has given<BR/>| Microsoft too much control.<BR/>|<BR/>| John Pugh, who is a member of Parliament, or MP, for Southport and a<BR/>| member of the Public Accounts Committee, was speaking in an<BR/>| adjournment debate on Tuesday that he had called. The aim of the<BR/>| debate, he said, was to explore the alternatives to using Microsoft<BR/>| software, including open source."<BR/>|<BR/>| [...]<BR/>`----<BR/><BR/>http://www.news.com/Lawmaker-blasts-U.K.-government-on-Microsoft-poli...<BR/>http://tinyurl.com/2ashm2<BR/><BR/>Interview with Richard M. Stallman<BR/><BR/>,----[ Quote ]<BR/>| It is important to know this because we will always face pressure, from those<BR/>| who are powerful and would like to take away our freedom, to surrender our<BR/>| freedom—and they frequently offer us something attractive in exchange. For<BR/>| instance, B’liar wanted to abolish the Rights of Englishmen, and to serve his<BR/>| American master, Bush, faithfully; so he offered Britons “protection” from<BR/>| this or that, plus the imagined idea that he influences his master on their<BR/>| behalf through the “special relationship”.<BR/>`----<BR/><BR/>http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/articles/interview_with_richard_s...<BR/><BR/>iSoft in critical condition as NHS trusts seek alternatives<BR/><BR/>,----[ Quote ]<BR/>| The government's vision of an integrated computer system for the<BR/>| NHS is coming apart at the seams as NHS trusts are to start looking<BR/>| for alternative IT suppliers, The Guardian reports.<BR/>`----<BR/><BR/>http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/03/05/nhs_upgrade_alt/<BR/><BR/>Microsoft in the NHS<BR/><BR/>,----[ Quote ]<BR/>| Microsoft is one of the key technology firms in the £6.2 billion NHS<BR/>| IT programme. It is working particularly closely with iSOFT ...<BR/>`----<BR/><BR/>http://www.e-health-insider.com/comment_and_analysis/index.cfm?ID=69<BR/><BR/>Prescription for an I.T. Disaster?<BR/><BR/>,----[ Quote ]<BR/>| In 2002, the British government embarked on a $12 billion effort to<BR/>| transform its health-care system with information technology. But<BR/>| the country's oversight agency now puts that figure at $24 billion,<BR/>| and two Members of Parliament say the project is "sleepwalking<BR/>| toward disaster."<BR/>`----<BR/><BR/>http://www.baselinemag.com/article2/0,1540,2058194,00.asp<BR/><BR/>NHS computer boss failed IT exams<BR/><BR/>,----[ Quote ]<BR/>| Mary Granger is amazed that her son was put in charge of a £20bn<BR/>| project to transform the NHS's computer system. She is less<BR/>| surprised that his 'Connecting for Health' project is over-budget,<BR/>| behind schedule and threatening to become the biggest IT disaster<BR/>| in history.<BR/>`----<BR/><BR/>http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=35685<BR/><BR/>NHS Scotland pools budget for Microsoft savings<BR/><BR/>,----[ Quote ]<BR/>| NHS National Services Scotland forecasts it will save up to £8m over<BR/>| three years from a new procurement deal with Microsoft<BR/>`----<BR/><BR/>http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/10/30/scottish_nhs_microsoft_procur...<BR/><BR/>Accenture escapes £1bn penalty for NHS walk-out<BR/><BR/>,----[ Quote ]<BR/>| Accenture, the IT and consultancy firm has avoided huge penalty fees for<BR/>| withdrawing from the UK National Programme for IT (NPfIT).<BR/>`----<BR/><BR/>http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/09/29/accenture_nhs_penalty/<BR/><BR/>Accenture: NHS failure is 'track record for success'<BR/><BR/>,----[ Quote ]<BR/>| After months of negotiations, Accenture handed contracts worth £2bn over<BR/>| to rival Computer Sciences Corporation after getting paid just £110m<BR/>| for spending a third of the allotted 10 years on the job. Its hand had<BR/>| been forced by losses of $450m it was set to make on the deal this<BR/>| year.<BR/>`----<BR/><BR/>http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2006/09/28/accenture_failure_success/<BR/><BR/>CfH refutes computer failure claims<BR/><BR/>,----[ Quote ]<BR/>| "Very often they are not major incidents as such, but could be caused when<BR/>| a patient administration system is running slow or there may be problems<BR/>| with the local network. The severity level is attributed by the user and<BR/>| this is subsequently very often down graded or amended."<BR/>|<BR/>| Many of the incidents that have been reported by CfH include failure of<BR/>| the systems used by surgeons to see X-ray pictures on a computer screen<BR/>| in wards and operating theatres. On some occasions the system is believed<BR/>| to have crashed during an operation, forcing surgeons to suspend the<BR/>| procedure while a hard copy of the X-ray is found.<BR/>`----<BR/><BR/>http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/09/19/cfh_defends_itself/<BR/><BR/>NHS Direct all better<BR/><BR/>,----[ Quote ]<BR/>| NHS Direct is back online this afternoon after going on the sick<BR/>| with a server error earlier today.<BR/>|<BR/>| According to Netcraft, the Windows 2000 server at the bargain<BR/>| basement hypochondriac magnet modern, accessible public healthcare<BR/>| resource was rebooted today. See here.<BR/>|<BR/>| Whatever malady did for the box, it was "unexpected", as the message<BR/>| on the site explained for most of today.<BR/>|<BR/>| NHS Direct was unavailable for comment at time of writing.<BR/>`----<BR/><BR/>http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/01/10/nhsdirect_back/Dr. Roy Schestowitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04422170397340869575noreply@blogger.com