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Novosco completes first phase of major NHS trust deal

Pictured (L-R) during contract signing in 2018 are Ian Hooper, director of procurement and supply chain, and Roland Sinker, CEO, at Cambridge University Hospitals with Novosco’s strategic advisor Patrick McAliskey, managing director John Lennon, and client director Ellen Dickson.
Pictured (L-R) during contract signing in 2018 are Ian Hooper, director of procurement and supply chain, and Roland Sinker, CEO, at Cambridge University Hospitals with Novosco’s strategic advisor Patrick McAliskey, managing director John Lennon, and Pictured (L-R) during contract signing in 2018 are Ian Hooper, director of procurement and supply chain, and Roland Sinker, CEO, at Cambridge University Hospitals with Novosco’s strategic advisor Patrick McAliskey, managing director John Lennon, and client director Ellen Dickson.

BELFAST-based tech firm Novosco, has announced the completion of the first phase of a multi-million-pound project for one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK on time and on budget.

The IT service provider, which was acquired by German group CANCOM in a £70 million deal last October, is some 18 months into a £107m contract with Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust.

Novosco is currently managing IT infrastructure and support services for the trust, which runs Addenbrooke’s and The Rosie hospitals.

The Belfast firm confirmed this week that it has now completed the first phase of the contract, taking over the management and support of CUH’s IT systems and making the company the trust’s primary IT infrastructure service and support supplier.

Novosco’s managing director, John Lennon said: “We’re extremely pleased to have delivered operational service commencement on schedule and within budget, taking us into the second stage of the contract and the delivery of vital IT managed services.

“We look forward to working closely with the CUH team to support them by providing world-class IT services that will help the trust continue to deliver sustainable, efficient and effective care for its patients at Addenbrooke’s and the Rosie maternity hospital.”

CUH director of digital and chief clinical information officerm Dr Afzal Chaudhry added: “As one of the most digitally mature NHS trusts in the country, we continuously strive to embrace advancements in technology to support the provision of high quality patient care.

“Our partnership with Novosco will enable us to further develop and extend the capabilities of our digital services over the years to come, bringing further benefits to our patients and to our hospital staff and healthcare partners.”