ICG, an information technology company, which raises serious questions about the firm's ability to provide the sort of integrated service, melding advice on strategy and technology, which a growing number of clients are demanding.

ECONOMIST: Management consultants and their clients

Launched in 2002, it was meant to revolutionise the way technology was used in the health service by paving the way for electronic records, digital scanning and integrated IT systems across hospitals and community care.

BBC: The NHS's troubled relationship with technology