NHSScotland, Outsourcing, Contract, Atos Origin
NHSScotland announces a £300 million outsourcing contract with the Atos Origin Alliance
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A new £300 million contract, signed today by the Minister for Health and Community Care, Andy Kerr, will provide NHSScotland with end-to-end delivery of its principal IT services for the next 11 years.
The Minister will also open Atos Origin’s new Data Center in Livingston, a stable and highly secure environment, which will house NHSScotland’s vital patient data.
NHS National Services Scotland (NSS), a non-departmental public body that works to support Scotland’s health and frontline patient care by delivering essential national and regional services to NHSScotland, negotiated the national IT services contract with the Atos Origin Alliance.
The Atos Origin Alliance, comprising Atos Origin, BT, IBM and Sopra Newell & Budge, is a unique partnership created to provide NHSScotland with the strongest team possible to support the Scottish Health Service of the future. Together, the Atos Origin Alliance has the capability to fulfill a wide spectrum of NHS requirements and the capacity to resource complex large-scale IT projects.
Mr. Kerr, Minister for Health and Community Care said “Currently, most health information is stored on paper files that are kept in different places. The services provided in this contract will help prepare the health service for the future and ensure that patient records are stored in a secure electronic environment.”
He added, “The Data Center will enable secure access to patient information 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and add a new dimension to the healthcare that can be provided to patients. For example, if someone requires emergency treatment out with their health board area, clinicians will be able to quickly find out if the patient is on any medication or has suffered an adverse reaction to any medication in the past.
This magnificent facility will enable the safe and reliable sharing of information across the NHS in Scotland and will provide the basis for a truly integrated health service.”
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