Cost of U.K. health IT project jumps by tens of billions

The price tag for upgrading the IT infrastructure of the U.K. National Health Service (NHS) could be three to five times higher than the original estimate when the project — billed as the world’s largest IT project — was launched two years ago.

The estimated 10-year cost (2003-2013) of the NHS’ National Programme for IT (NPfIT) now stands at between