⊿ Point. {R} Glossary. ◢ Keyword: N. ◥ University. {q} PhD. {tr} Training. ⚫ UK. ⚫ England. ⬤ London. ↂ EndNote. ☗ MDX. MDX: PhD. ↂ Blogger. RSK666-0000120. NHS Connecting for Health. Former NHS agency On 31 March 2013, NHS Connecting for Health ceased to exist,[citation needed] and some projects and responsibilities were taken over by Health and Social Care Information Centre. History[edit] Contracts for the NPfIT spine and five clusters were awarded in December 2003 and January 2004.[1][2][3][4] It was planned that patients would also have access to their records online through a service called HealthSpace. NPfIT was said by NHS CFH to be "the world's biggest civil information technology programme".[5] In August 2018, NHS launched a healthcare finance innovation initiative to identify solutions which could streamline financial operations.[12] Structure and scope[edit] Reviews[edit] A report by the King's Fund in 2007 also criticised the government's "apparent reluctance to audit and evaluate the programme", questioning their failure to develop an ICT strategy whose benefits are likely to outweigh costs and the poor evidence base for key technologies.[19] Costs[edit]