The NPfIT and England’s healthcare-IT market: an assessment
at year four
Market analyst Murray Bywater offers his reading of why it is
proving difficult to implement the National Programme for IT in the NHS in
England, the implications of the delays and current opportunities for
healthcare-IT suppliers.
ABSTRACT
Originally announced in 2002, the National Programme for IT in the NHS in
England is proving much more difficult to bring to fruition than originally
planned. This article reviews the real impact of the NPfIT on the UK
healthcare-IT market in light of announcements of significant delays in its
implementation.
Br J Healthcare Comput Info Manage 2006; 23(3): 20–2. |
