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6 April 2022

NHS England planning to develop a £240million ‘Federated Data Platform’

NHS England has announced plans to develop a £240million ‘Federated Data Platform’(FDP) via a prior information notice ahead of an
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26 August 2021

Building resilience in the cyber procurement process

Elizabeth Giugno from Crown Commercial Services explores how to build resilience and strengthen the cyber procurement process in healthcare.
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14 May 2021

NHS Digital denies conflict of interest over Accenture contracts

Two board members, who both previously worked for Accenture, were members of NHS Digital’s board when the organisation spent £33
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31 March 2021

New IT hardware framework ‘could save NHS £250m’

The Digital Workplace: Hardware Framework is designed to help NHS and public sector organisations purchase cost-effective IT hardware.
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12 February 2021

NHS overhaul: ‘Real opportunity’ for digital leaders to shape the future

The chair of Digital Health's CCIO Network has said government plans to overhaul the NHS provide "real opportunity" for digital
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8 February 2021

NHS overhaul: ICSs to be enshrined in law for more integrated care

The plans would see legislature introduced to ensure more joined-up, integrated care and reduced bureaucracy across the NHS in England.
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4 September 2020

NHS seeks supplier to continue Palantir’s work on Covid-19 data store

The platform is currently run by Palantir, which in July had it's contract extended four months. The procurement process for
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14 August 2020

New IT purchasing framework ‘could save NHS £75million’

The Digital Workplace Solutions Framework aims to help the NHS and public sector organisations procure cost-effective IT solutions.
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13 November 2019

Tech spending analysis suggests NHS getting burnt by IT mark-ups

One buyer in the NHS was found to have paid a more 900% mark-up on a single product, paying £8.41
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Procurement
9 October 2018

Outdated procurement processes are stifling NHS innovation

If we truly want a fast-moving and innovative NHS then procurement processes that lock out small and medium sized enterprises
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