Sysgroup Regulatory News (SYS)

26 Mar 2007 08:00

System C Healthcare plc26 March 2007 System C Healthcare wins major IT contract with Isle of Man Government DHSS System C Healthcare plc is delighted to announce that the company and itsproducts have been chosen by the Isle of Man Government Department of Health &Social Security (DHSS) to provide an island-wide healthcare IT service. System Cwill be installing software solutions both at the Nobles hospital in Douglas andthroughout the island's community services to provide a fully integratedClinical Care Support Service (CCSS) serving all care settings. The contract with the DHSS is a three phase framework contract with an estimatedvalue of £7.5m over seven years. The bulk of the software is expected to bedelivered in 2007/8. At Nobles' Hospital, on the outskirts of the Island's capital, Douglas, System Cwill be providing its MedWay Electronic Patient Record system to manage allclinical and administrative requirements. MedWay comprises an advanced PatientAdministration System (PAS) and a clinical workstation with test results,orders, clinical noting, correspondence, integrated X-Ray viewing and clinicaldata collection and analysis. System C will also be providing a range of integrated departmental solutionsincluding document tracking, maternity, pharmacy, theatres, prescribing andaccident and emergency. Its HealthData Manager suite will provide statisticaland management reporting facilities, and links to both new and existingspecialist systems will be provided using the Rhapsody interface engine. Thiswill enable clinicians workling across the island to be given access toelectronic care pathways via the CCSS. The community aspects of the CCSS programme will include social services,community (GP and Pharmacy services) and mental health applications as well asan ambulance system. All of the island's healthcare systems will be linked together using a singleconsolidated patient index and an island-wide electronic health record, allowingcare providers to view a consolidated and shared record of each islander'shealthcare details. A unique feature of the programme is the extremely tight integration of thirdparty products into the overall solution. Systems such as the Eclipse MaternitySystem are completely integrated with MedWay so that users can enter maternitydetails or view X-rays directly from MedWay screens. System C's founding director Markus Bolton said "This is an exciting projectwhich aims to facilitate closer working between all health and social careprofessionals on the island. It is also the first Electronic Patient Recordprocurement for some time and we are delighted to have won against such a largeand competitive field. System C has an excellent delivery record of these typesof systems and we look forward to bringing real benefits to patients, cliniciansand all health service users." System C Chief Executive, Ian Denley, commented, "We are delighted to have beenchosen by the Isle of Man Government. This reinforces the strength of our Medwayproduct and our group services and underpins market consensus products forecastsfor next year". Roger Godfrey, Consultant Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon at Nobles Hospital andclinical lead for the programme said "We chose System C because they understoodthe island's requirements and showed us a product set which closely matched whatwe needed. The way System C has integrated the various components of thesolution will allow us to bring on board different departments in a manageableway over the next couple of years. We are very pleased to have found such aproactive and knowledgeable partner." For further information please contact System C Healthcare plc Dr Ian Denley, Chief ExecutiveMarkus Bolton, Founding Director Tel: 01622 691 616 Maitland Emma BurdettRichard Farnsworth Tel: 020 7379 5151 Isle of Man Government DHSS Mr Roger Godfrey Consultant, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon, & Clinical Lead of the CCSS Project Tel: 01624 650 198 Allan PatersonDirector, Information Systems Division, Treasury Tel: 01624 685 523 Paul HarperDHSS Director, Strategic Information & Development Tel: 01624 685 050 Notes to editors: System C Healthcare plc (www.systemc.com), established in 1983, specialises inthe provision of information systems and solutions to the healthcare sector. Itsstaff have an average of 14 years' healthcare experience and can provide allaspects of systems design, development and deployment services. System C isfounded upon the belief that IT solutions, when effectively implemented, cansignificantly contribute towards improving patient care. System C is a specialist developer and supplier of Patient Administration andElectronic Patient Record Systems to the health service. The company's MedWayproduct is successfully installed at a number of NHS hospitals includingUniversity Hospitals Aintree, Swindon and Marlborough NHS Trust, TamesideHospitals NHS Trust and the Christie, one of the UK's leading cancer hospitals. System C has helped to install healthcare systems at over 130 NHS Trusts andoffers a wide range of services to Local Service Providers, the NHS andthird-party suppliers. These include programme/project/change management,design, build and test, implementation, training, data migration, interfacingand helpdesk/support services. Within the National Programme for IT (NPfIT),System C people have been involved in 75% of secondary care go-lives to date aswell as many GP, community, Single Assessment Programme and child healthdeployments. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange