NHS agrees with need for NPfIT audit

It seems that the meeting between the head of Connecting for Health and the 23 professors that called for an independent audit of the programme was surprisingly productive:

At the meeting on 20 April between the six representatives of the 23 signatories and NHS Connecting for Health a constructive and fruitful dialogue occurred.

The representatives expressed their agreement with and support for the overall goals of the programme as expressed in the meeting. There was agreement that a constructive and pragmatic independent review of the programme could be valuable. The parties agreed to meet again to consider further details of how such a review might best be conducted and its terms of reference.