Report reveals electronic care records project failure
The Committee of Public Accounts believes that the initiative to create a fully integrated electronic care records system in the National Health Service (NHS) has been a highly expensive disappointment.
The report, 'The National Programme for IT in the NHS: an Update on the Delivery of Detailed Care Records Systems’ (HC 1070), finds that the central part of an ambitious £11.4 billion investment programme has not delivered its original vision despite costing over £7 billion.
Awareness should be raised for personal online protection
As online economic activity increases, the Government must increase public understanding of how to protect themselves against harmful software, 'Malware and Cyber Crime’ (HC 1537) discusses.
The Science and Technology Committee recommends that a campaign to prolong awareness of personal online security be aired on television to gain the widest possible exposure.
Implementation of electronic patient records delayed
A high cost initiative to record NHS patient care electronically is expected to be applied nationally five years later than originally planned as reported in 'The National Programme for IT in the NHS: an Update on the Delivery of Detailed Care Records Systems: Department of Health’ (HC 888).
The National Audit Office (NAO) reports that electronic care records systems are being put in place across the National Health Service (NHS) under the National Programme for IT at a far slower rate than anticipated and the core aim that every patient should have an electronic care record under the Programme will not now be achieved.
BBC makes progress with major IT project through in-house development
The BBC expects to complete its digital media programme by summer 2011 since terminating its contract with Siemens to implement the task in-house.
As detailed in the report 'The BBC's Management of its Digital Media Initiative’ (HC 808), the Digital Media Initiative (the Programme), initially contracted to Siemens with the intention of saving £17.9 million, made a loss of £38.2 million.
Online Government services examined
The Internet has become an important way of improving the delivery of public services. The Government spends an estimated £208 million a year on delivering services and related information online, such as the renewal of vehicle excise duty, the filing of tax returns and for the matching of applicants to jobs.
This Report from the Committee of Public Accounts, 'Government on the Internet: Progress in Delivering Information and Services Online'
(HC 143), follows on from a July 2007 National Audit Office Report on the same subject (HC 529, Session 2006-07).
Protection of private data inquiry reports
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This inquiry
‘Protection
of Private Data’ (HC 154) was prompted by the loss by HM Revenue &
Customs, in November 2007, of two CDs containing personal and banking
information belonging to all child benefit claimants.
Personal data security lapses identified
This Report
‘Information
Commissioner's Office: Annual Report 2006/07’ (HC 646) highlights the
various issues that surround freedom of information and personal data security.
ePassport chips have only 2-year warranty
This Report from the National Audit Office
'Identity
and Passport Service: Introduction of ePassports' (HC 152) examines the
Identity and Passport Service's project to introduce ePassports. An ePassport
contains an electronic chip and antenna, to store and transmit the passport
holder's digital photograph and biographical information to an electronic
reader. The chip also contains an electronic signature confirming the issuing
country and the integrity of the data to provide extra checks at border
control.
Gowers Review on importance of intellectual property
This Report examines the importance of intellectual property (IP) - ranging from patents, copyright and design to trade marks.
Government information websites to close
The Transformational Government strategy was laid out in
the 2005 publication
"Transformational
government: enabled by technology" (Cm. 6683), outlining a six year
improvement journey for public services.
This is the first
Transformational Government Annual Report, covering progress across the three
main themes of the strategy: customer-centric services, shared services and
professionalism.