Within weeks of securing the lb3 billion Inland revenue contract, ICL South Africa parent, Fujitsu Services beat off stiff competition from EDS and Schlumberger-Sema to win a lb896 million contract to assist the National Health Service (NHS) in the UK in its drive to improve healthcare for patients in the South of England. The contract runs to 2013.
Fujitsu will introduce electronic patient records throughout the region, integrating existing electronics records where possible, and implementing new systems when appropriate. Training will be provided to ensure the full benefits of the system are realised.
"Authorised NHS staff, such as GPs or hospital clinicians, will have access to a patient`s NHS care record from any location in England, allowing healthcare workers to access the right information instantly, from hospital to surgery. This will make a real difference to clinicians by increasing the time they can spend on patient care," said David Courtley, chief operating officer of Fujitsu Services.
The changes will benefit 13 million patients and 256 000 NHS staff across seven strategic health authorities, 81 primary care trusts, 48 hospital trusts, 18 mental health trusts, 12 ambulance trusts and 1 938 GP practices.
Courtley continued: "Fujitsu has assembled the players needed to ensure the NHS derives the benefits it expects from his ambitious modernisation programme. We recognise that our role is to enable the Southern region to make the dramatic improvements in healthcare this programme envisages."
Richard Granger, director general of NHS IT, says: "I am delighted that we are now working with Fujitsu in implementing such an important element of the national programme for IT, which will provide every patient with an individual NHS care records. Fujitsu`s commitment to this project has been clearly demonstrated throughout the procurement process and I look forward to working with them to deliver a world-class solution to patients and healthcare professionals alike."
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ICL South Africa has been operating in SA since 1911 and has undergone constant change in line with industry and market developments.
ICL South Africa is part of the global IT services and solutions company Fujitsu Services Plc which is wholly owned subsidiary of Fujitsu Japan the third largest IT company in the world, with annual revenues of $38 billion and over 35 000 employees.
ICL South Africa has moved from being predominantly hardware focused to becoming an IT services and integration specialist, combining its in-house expertise with selected partners from the whole spectrum of the IT industry.
Headquartered in Johannesburg, ICL SA has offices in Pretoria, Durban, Cape Town and Port Elizabeth.
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