Tories issue warning over NHS computer contract

Many government contracts for NHS IT kept secret for commercial reasons, which means the Tories do not know whether they will face punitive tariffs or other barriers to renegotiation.

Mr. O'Brien acknowledged that trying to change the IT procurement can actually cost the public money in the beginning, although he insists that the move would be worth little.

He said: "Until you had sight of these contracts will not know the extent of

My renegotiation if it is free or cost free. Of

The main thing is that there will be saving. "

In the perspective of health data held by commercial companies, he has some questions about its safety. David Davis, a former shadow home secretary, has sharply criticized the plan.

Mr. O'Brien insists that the open source system can be more secure.

The rich keep the local systems for data scattered across the country are more certain that the information which the central monolith, "he said, noting that centralized IT management systems, such as HM Revenue & Customs" were included in spending large data.

The Conservatives said yesterday that they were sending "a clear signal of intent" to remove large parts of the NHS National Program for IT, business £ 12 billion plan to allow for electronic transmission and management of data centers.

Stephen O'Brien, shadow health minister, yesterday announced an independent review of NHS IT systems contractor it.

Promising an end to the work, centralized management of access to information, he said that the Conservatives would give patients greater control over their medical records, which may be held in web-based systems that are managed by companies like Google and Microsoft.

With respect to the renegotiation of local service contracts between contractors and the areas of the NHS, Mr. O'Brien, that some parts of the current system will be abandoned immediately.

Central "backbone" that connects all parts of the NHS and enable the patient data must be accessible from all corners of the service will be scrapped, said Mr. O'Brien, his review, says: It is a little demand for universally identified data access between the NHS health professionals.