So much for the Billions already wasted
"The MPs also called for new levels to encourage the adoption of new computer systems in healthcare. It said the independent watchdog the Care Quality Commission should include an assessment of the integration of information technology between primary care, secondary care, and the social care sector in its assessment of NHS Integrated Care Boards — organisations with responsibility for NHS functions and budgets."
If they hadn't decided they were going sell off all the patient data thus creating a public backlash, they could have implemented this twice already. Mind you, both attempts were probably so badly designed that only big business would have been able to extract data in bulk rather than doctors being able to see data for their current patient.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
