NHS Misses Data-encryption Target
News That means data will not be fully protected until 10 months after NHS chief executive David Nicholson asked trusts to make the securing of personal data a priority. David Nicholson has sought and received assurances from the heads of all trusts...
[June 25, 2008, 9:01]
Denial Of Incompetence And Failure
Talkback The NHS's chief executive David Nicholson is very, very wrong to refute the concerns of the experts. In any commercial organisation his head would roll in the event of failure but in the NHS, with it's long, almost guaranteed, record of very...
[February 6, 2007, 15:26]
Transplanted Head To Review NHS IT
Blog Richard Granger's not gone, but there's a new NHS chief, David Nicholson, who wants to review the whole operation, according to the FT, who also have an interesting interview with Granger himself. Nicholson wants to make sure the NHS actually "owns...
[November 27, 2006, 13:56]
NHS Dismisses Calls For IT Review
News But the NHS's chief executive David Nicholson turned down the academics' latest challenge, after Thomas called for an independent review within two weeks. Nicholson denied that NPfIT was "wildly off course" and said there was "no evidence which...
[February 6, 2007, 11:12]
Two NHS IT Leaders Appointed
News NHS chief executive David Nicholson said: "The creation of these two roles enhances both the strategic management of information in the health and social-care system and the delivery of NHS Connecting for Health.
[August 7, 2008, 16:13]
Confusion Surrounds Granger's NHS Departure
News The review is part of NHS chief executive David Nicholson's wider examination of how the health service uses informatics and technology to improve patient care. Confusion surrounds the future of the job running the NHS's £12.4bn flagship IT...
[January 16, 2008, 11:19]
NHS Completes Rollout Of Digital X-ray Tech
News These calls have been dismissed by NHS chief executive David Nicholson, who said the care-record project is "vitally important" and will go ahead. The NHS has completed a project to rollout digital X-ray and scanning technology to health trusts...
[December 28, 2007, 8:18]
NHS IT Chief To Step Down
News There remain a number of challenges ahead but I firmly believe that the leadership of the programme by Lord Hunt, David Nicholson and my colleagues within CfH will ensure these hurdles are overcome. The head of the controversial £12bn NHS IT...
[June 18, 2007, 10:14]
Fujitsu To Return £67m To NHS
News But chief executive of the NHS, David Nicholson, questioned Hutchinson's appraisal, saying there had been debate over "what constitutes a contract change and what constitutes non-delivery of the contract".
[June 18, 2008, 8:46]
