Highly acclaimed Strategic Market workshop
This workshop addresses UK healthcare IT opportunities and market prospects for the next five years
New IT Opportunities in UK Healthcare in 2006 - and Beyond
Radical changes are taking place in the NHS market for IT. The Treasury-sponsored Wanless Report identified the need for massive extra funding to kick start NHS modernisation. In practice, the National Programme for IT (NPfIT) has already awarded contracts of almost this amount to six large-scale IT service vendors for provision of:
- National infrastructure services and shared applications
- Local solutions for Hospitals and General Practitioners
As a result, we have seen a seismic repositioning of existing and new IT suppliers to the NHS in England - with significant impact on the rest of UK and Ireland.
Those who simply ‘wait and see’ are likely to suffer progressive market share erosion, while more aggressive and proactive players seek out new opportunities in the midst of structural market change.
This immediately throws up some crucial strategic questions for suppliers of IT systems and services:
- What is the scope for existing products?
- What are the future prospects for new entrants ?
- How relevant are UK developments internationally?
Although only in its early stages, it is already clear that the winners in this period of unprecedented change will be those with a clear view of the future and a clear marketing strategy to match. Delivering NHS IT - The Next Five Years is designed to help you achieve these.
Making the Most of NPfIT
Contracted spend for the NHS National Programme for IT (NPfIT) is £6.3 billion over 10 years - and each stage presents you with new opportunities:
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addresses local priority systems
giving you early IT opportunities at contract break points.
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| Stage 2 |
provides openings for you in application upgrades and linking local systems to the National Care Record System (NCRS)
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| Stage 3 |
emphasises renewal, allowing you to win orders for replacing or upgrading departmental and enterprise systems. |
AND THERE’S MORE. Despite major attention being paid to NPfIT in recent months, it represents less than 35% of the total anticipated NHS spend on IT. Shared financial services and local clinical systems, for example, are not included in NPfIT.
Get your company in position
IT is now set to transform the working practices of nearly all the NHS’ 1.3 million staff. To meet the need for informed perspectives on the rapidly expanding NHS IT market over the next five years, Silicon Bridge Research has developed a series of intensive analytical briefings, Delivering NHS IT - The Next Five Years. These briefings are specifically for existing and new suppliers of IT-based products and services to the NHS market.
Don’t miss the opportunity to get unique insights and advice
on how you can position your company to take advantage of
a level of IT expenditure unprecedented in the UK or Europe.
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