Digital Health February 15, 2024
NHS England has suspended a new £300m framework to buy digital GP services after a “claim” was issue over the process, according to HSJ.
The digital pathways framework was supposed to drive a rapid move to “modern general practice”, HSJ reported, by connecting integrated care boards with approved suppliers for tools including messaging, consultations and care navigation.
A tender, which estimated the contract at £300 million, was closed in November following an earlier delay. HSJ state that last spring, NHSE said the framework should be “fully launched in August with supplier contracts awarded”, then in September that it was “due to be available by December”.
However in a message to suppliers this week, seen by HSJ, NHSE said the new...