Fujifilm awarded RIS, PACS and VNA contract for Nor Bristol NHS Trust

Fujifilm awarded RIS, PACS and VNA contract for North Bristol NHS Trust

14.03.2013

Fujifilm is a pioneer in diagnostic imaging and information systems for healthcare facilities, with a range of constantly evolving clinically proven products and technologies designed to help medical professionals perform more efficiently and effectively. The company is pleased to announce that they have been awarded the contract to provide a radiology information system (RIS), picture archiving and communication system (PACS) and vendor neutral archive (VNA) for North Bristol NHS Trust. As prime contractors Fujifilm will provide a managed service together with strategic partners Healthcare Software Systems (HSS) and Acuo Technologies, part of Perceptive Software from Lexmark.

North Bristol NHS Trust provides hospital and community healthcare to the residents of Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset and is also a specialist regional centre for major trauma, neurosciences, plastics and burns, orthopaedics and renal services. It currently provides acute care from two hospitals - Frenchay and Southmead. From spring 2014, acute services will be centralised at a brand new state of the art £430 million hospital at the Southmead site.

The Trust is preparing to deploy the new systems by 30th June 2013. The RIS and PACS services will enable two key imaging systems to be replaced and upgraded, while the Acuo VNA will provide business continuity and support the Trust's long term strategy.

Marie-Noelle Orzel, Chief Executive at North Bristol NHS Trust, said: "This new IT system is another step enabling us to consistently provide a great service for our patients and their GPs, support Trust staff to cut out waste, and prepare us for our move into the new hospital at Southmead in spring 2014."

The new Fujifilm systems will provide key benefits for users and ensure the Trust can meet changes in demand. For example, the RIS system features voice recognition, which will enable GP reports to be processed more quickly and clinical processes will be sped up. New PACS functionality will provide a single viewing system and new tools for all users in the Trust.

Radiology and clinical staff from across the Trust chose the new system. Consultant vascular and renal transplant surgeon, Andy Weale, said: "As a non-radiologist I'm delighted to have been part of the team selecting this new PACS. The new system we have selected is intuitive to use and it will give clinicians on the ground the tools to get the maximum benefit from diagnostic imaging for their patients."

Consultant radiologist Eric Loveday, who led the procurement, said: We selected the new system after extensive consultation with users across the Trust. It will equip us with the most up-to-date, flexible and efficient system of any acute trust in the country.

General Manager of Fujifilm UK, Mark van Rossum, also commented: This is a significant opportunity for Fujifilm to work closely with North Bristol NHS Trust and provide the tailored services they need. We're excited to have been chosen to install our leading edge systems and look forward to a long and close partnership with the Trust.

Fujifilm pioneers in diagnostic imaging and information systems.

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