Government IT under fire (again)

UK Government spending on IT is under scrutiny again, with a new report from the Institute of Public Policy Research (IPPR) highlighting significant failings in the NHS National Programme for IT (NPfIT).

Public Value and e-Health claims that there are clear potential benefits of better use of IT in the NHS - but that there is very little evidence that it is making a difference.

IPPR warns that the programme could be undermined by a failure to consult properly with medical professionals, a lack of IT skills within the healthcare service and poor understanding of exactly what the heal

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