Sysgroup Regulatory News (SYS)

23 Nov 2007 07:01

System C Healthcare plc23 November 2007 Press release 23rd November 2007 System C Healthcare plc ("System C" or "the Company") Pre-Close Trading Update System C Healthcare plc (AIM: SYS), a leading provider of information solutionsand services to the healthcare sector, provides a trading update prior toentering into the close period in respect of the results for the six monthsending 30 November 2007, and confirms that it is on track to meet consensusmarket expectations for the full year. Trading is progressing well in both the professional services and productdevelopment divisions of the business. In particular, the National Programme for IT is gathering momentum with anincreasing number of successful deployments. System C's staff are working withNHS Connecting for Health (CfH) and Local Service Provider teams to support manyof the go-lives across the country. System C has extended its support into mostcare settings and is now working with acute, community and mental healthhospitals and with Ambulance and Primary Care Trusts. Its recent contract withCfH is progressing well and the Company is moving into many areas of deploymentsupport, including the new Summary Care Record and clinical systems deployment. The integration of IQ Systems Services Ltd, a company acquired in July 2007, hasbeen completed successfully and System C is already seeing the anticipatedbenefits of the synergies between both businesses from client, product andservices perspectives. System C's Chief Executive, Dr Ian Denley said: "We have worked hard expandingour client base over the last twelve months and we are performing well on all ofour contracts. We are working with Connecting for Health, Local ServiceProviders, the independent sector, third party systems suppliers, a wide rangeof NHS Trusts, and other healthcare providers such as the Isle of ManGovernment. The Board expects full year performance to be in line with consensusmarket expectations." System C will announce interim results for the period on 23rd January 2008. Notes to Editors About System C 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 15 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 recently won a £7.5m contract to supply MedWay to the Isle of ManGovernment. 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 the majority of secondary care go-lives todate as well as many GP, community, Single Assessment Programme and child healthdeployments. Website: www.systemc.com For further information please contact System C Healthcare plcJim Horsburgh, ChairmanDr Ian Denley, Chief ExecutiveAndrew Coll, Finance Director Tel: 01622 691 616 MaitlandEmma Burdett/Richard Farnsworth Tel: 020 7379 5151 Collins StewartMark Connelly Tel: 020 7523 8304 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange