Sysgroup Regulatory News (SYS)

7 May 2008 12:21

System C Healthcare plc07 May 2008 System C is appointed to new Framework Contract from NHS Connecting for Health System C Healthcare PLC ("System C") (AIM:SYS), the provider of specialist ITproducts and services to the healthcare sector, today announced that it hassecured its appointment to a framework agreement to provide a range of ITproducts and services to the NHS. The company was successful in all of the sixteen categories that it bid for, andnow holds framework contracts for its Patient Administration (PAS), maternityand A&E systems, as well as a wide range of clinical software. System C was alsosuccessful in its bid to provide associated consultancy services such asdeployment, data migration, training and interfacing for all of the above. The new Additional Supply Capability and Capacity (ASCC) framework contracts arefor a four year duration. They will allow NHS organisations and other NHS-fundedestablishments such as Independent Treatment Centres a faster and easier routeto procure IT systems and services from suppliers who have demonstratedexperience in the health sector. ASCC can be used to support both NationalProgramme for IT (NPfIT) related work and wider IT related projects. System C's CEO, Dr Ian Denley, said "The NHS has been in need of a dedicatedhealthcare framework catalogue for many years, so this is a very excitinginitiative from NHS Connecting for Health. Healthcare is an extremely complexarea, which demands dedicated products and specialist skills and knowledge." He added: "System C Healthcare is totally committed to fulfilling the needs ofpatients and healthcare workers in the NHS and other UK healthcare providers,and success in being appointed to the ASCC framework contracts is an importantstep in our plans for growth over the coming years. "I am delighted with the performance of our company in this bid process, andthat NHS CFH has, after its thorough procurement exercise, seen fit to includeour full range of products and services to the frameworks." Ends For further information please contact System C Healthcare plcDr Ian Denley, Chief ExecutiveJudi Holly, Business Development Director Tel: 01622 691 616 MaitlandEmma Burdett Tel: 020 7379 5151Richard Farnsworth Collins Stewart Europe LimitedMark Connelly Tel: 020 7523 8350 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. Itsteam of professionals has an average of 15 years' healthcare experience and canprovide all aspects of systems design, development and deployment services.System C is founded upon the belief that IT solutions, when effectivelyimplemented, can significantly 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 Group's MedWayproduct is successfully installed at a number of NHS hospitals including Noble'sHospital Isle of Man, University Hospitals Aintree, Swindon and Marlborough NHSTrust, Tameside Hospitals NHS Trust and the Christie, one of the UK's leadingcancer hospitals. System C has helped to install healthcare systems at over 150 NHS Trusts andoffers a wide range of services to the NHS, other healthcare providers andthird-party suppliers. Services 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. System C was successful in the following ASCC categories: • Patient Administration Systems (PAS)• Maternity systems• Ambulance systems• Urgent care (Accident and Emergency)• Theatres• Order communications and results reporting• ePrescribing• Pharmacy stock control• Social care• Integrated care pathways and care planning• Diabetes• Oncology services• Clinical integration and systems integration services• Respiratory care• Elderly care• Consultancy services The System C products in its ASCC submission include the Medway PAS andElectronic Patient Record System, Medway A&E, Medway results and ordercommunications and the maternity, diabetes and other clinical systems from CareRecords, the specialist clinical system supplier acquired from Huntleigh inJanuary this year. System C is also providing a range of specialist productssuch as ambulance and social care systems from carefully selected partnerorganisations. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange