The
termination of Fujitsu's £895m contract to supply an
electronic patient record system to the NHS means health trusts
in the south and south-west UK may miss the December deadline to
comply with the national 18-week wait referral to treatment (RTT)
requirement, says healthcare
business
intelligence specialist Ardentia.
David Beeson, Ardentia's marketing director, said, "The
disruption to trusts as a result of the termination of the Fujitsu
LSP contract could hardly have come at a worse time, with the
December deadline for meeting 18-week wait RTT times now looming
large.
"At best, the difficulties surrounding the contract are going to
lead to further delays in providing the necessary system
upgrades."
