Government confirms NHS IT programme cutbacks

摘要

The Government's ￡12bn NHS IT programme is to be scaled back. Chancellor Alistair Darling confirmed the planned cuts in this week s pre-budget report. Ahead of the report, Mr Darling said he was determined to halve Britain's budget deficit over the next four years and, as a result, public spending would be "a lot tighter" than it had been in the past.