It's still a problem!!

First, where did that last month go? It seems that time fly's by even faster these days and with my daytime job taking much more of my time I have fallen behind in updating this blog and the associated webs site.

It seems that I'm not the only one who runs out of time, that excellent Blog NHS Blog Doctor is taking a taking a break; with everything going on in his life we think he deserves one, we look forward to the return later in the the year.

To the subject of this post. There still seems to be many problems with the roll out of new IT systems into the NHS, although appearing a few weeks ago, this story is just one example of some of the issues that I hear from various contacts to the NHS Watch web site - which also needs an update.

Having worked in IT (not NHS related) for many years, I still find it amazing that many software developers still don't take into account real end user needs when developing systems.

It seems that the Milton Keynes NHS Trust and the Taunton and Somerset Hospital NHS Trust have experienced many problems with some of its newly IT systems. This comment...

Another integrated CfH NPfIT system

21 May 07 16:05

This article left me rubbing my eyes. Am I correct? A national programme computer application that isn't compatible with the national programme choose and book system? There are many hospitals running so called 'legacy' systems which are choose and book compliant for full electronic booking. So hospitals running none NPfIT patient administration systems are more compliant than those who do run NPfIT systems. And they want us to migrate to the none compliant system as soon as possible!!!!!!! At a cost of 12 billion quid!!!!! Its better than a scene from 'Yes Minister'.

to the main story seems to sum up many of the feelings about major issues with the NHS IT programme.

It's disappointing that Richard Granger has left the helm, yes he may have had his own particular way of working, but his departure may indicate that politics wants a positive story, what ever the cost to real end-user requirements, however the software system performs.

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