NHS Digital accused of conflict of interest over Accenture contracts
The digital body, which provides data and IT systems for the NHS, handed over 15% of its yearly budget to Accenture, with contracts worth around £33 million out of its total £218 million operating expenditure, according to its own 2018-2019 accounts. Former chair Noel Gordon and non-executive director Daniel Benton both held senior positions at Accenture and, according to the same financial report, also owned shares in the consultancy firm. Related Resource IT Pro 20/20: Understanding our complicated relationship with AI The 16th issue of IT Pro 20/20 looks at the very human problems ...
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