Britain's $24B Health IT Scheme in Crisis

MPs call for urgent action by National Health Service officials to ensure that the department's IT upgrade is completed on schedule and patient care benefits.

"An influential committee of MPs has warned urgent "remedial action" must take place if the long-term interests of NHS patients and taxpayers are to be protected. The NHS' National Programme for IT is the largest single IT investment in the UK to date, with spending on the programme expected to hit £12.4bn over 10 years"

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