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23 Nov 2009 09:00

23 November 2009 Avia Health Informatics Plc Odyssey Products Purchased by New Local Health Board in Wales

AIM-listed Avia Health Informatics plc (AIM: AVIA) ("Avia" or "the Company"), the developer and provider of clinical decision support systems worldwide, announces that its subsidiary, The Plain Software Company Limited, has been awarded a contract from The Aneurin Bevan Local Health Board ("Aneurin Bevan LHB") to provide both the `Odyssey TeleAssess' and `Odyssey Reception' decision support tools to their service. This is the first contract win since the Company's shares were admitted to trading on AIM on 16 November 2009.

Odyssey Reception will be used by receptionists in their clinics. When taking out of hours GP calls, it will give them the ability to effectively and consistently prioritise calls and patients attending clinics. It also helps non-clinicians to identify potential emergencies in just a few seconds.

Most patients will then be passed to either a nurse or another healthcare professional for telephone consultation, supported by Odyssey TeleAssess.

Odyssey TeleAssess will be the first product to be introduced, aiming to ensure rapid, safe assessments and advice, with all applications embedded into existing patient administration software, connectivity into a familiar environment for users is ensured.

The Aneurin Bevan LHB was recently awarded the contract for the provision of Out of Hours care for Cardiff and Merthyr Tydfil. The service covers approximately 700,000 patients in South Wales.

Barry Giddings, Chairman, Avia Health Informatics, commented:

"We are delighted to have been awarded this contract by the Aneurin Bevan Local Health Board, which expands our presence in Wales even further. This initial contract, although modest in terms of the Company's revenue, is a strategic one and we expect the service to grow over the coming years as we work in partnership to develop and support the provision of healthcare throughout Wales.

"This is the first contract win since the move to AIM and we look forward to announcing more over the coming months."

Enquiries:Avia Health Informatics Plc Barry Giddings, Chairman 07770 747 818

Nigel Leavy, Finance Director 07966 013 421 Merchant John East Securities Limited (Nominated Adviser and Broker) Simon Clements/Bidhi Bhoma 020 7628 2200 Lothbury Financial (Financial PR) Gary Middleton/Michael Padley 020 7011 9411

For more information on Avia Health Informatics Plc please visit www.ahi-plc.com or for the Odyssey product range, please visit www.plain.co.uk

Notes to editors

Avia Health Informatics graduated to AIM from Plus on November 16th having completed the reverse takeover of Plain Healthcare. It is Avia's intention to grow the business both organically and by acquisition.

The Company produces a range of clinical decision support products under the Odyssey brand.

* Odyssey TeleAssess which supports telephone triage by nurses and the provision of up-to-date self-care advice; is also used to manage demand for clinical services in an efficient manner. Used by GP out of hours services, GP surgeries in-hours, ambulance trusts and the MoD. * Odyssey FaceToFace is used by nurse-led clinics such as NHS Walk-in Centres, GP-led Health Centres, Polyclinics, primary care centres and practices staffed by varying nurse grades. It's also used in prisons. * Odyssey Reception is utilised by non-clinical staff to prioritise patient queues and identify potential emergencies quickly and safely. It may be used by receptionists throughout primary care services. * Odyssey Gold a state-of-the-art combination product comprising some or all Odyssey variants: Reception, TeleAssess and FaceToFace merged into one, seamless solution. * Odyssey eCover allows health managers to commission health workers to work from home to provide emergency cover when needed. Securely held on N3 servers, its sophisticated security system allows access via domestic broadband. * Odyssey FirstAssess is being developed specifically for use in the Prison service to help improve healthcare in this challenging environment.

Odyssey products interact with leading GP patient administration systems and other key systems used by the NHS.