CSC has said that it anticipates its contract with the Department of Health (DH) to deliver electronic patient records will be extended by one year until June 2017, and that it will receive between £1.5bn and £2bn more as a result.

It also comes after Andrew Lansley, the health secretary, announced his intentions to scrap the £12bn NPfIT in September. The firm has revealed that it is confident that under the yet to be signed terms in a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the DH, its deal with the department will remain profitable, despite major delays in delivering software.