NHS Trust is selected as Public Sector Project Finalist with
new communications network that transforms service delivery and
patient care
Lichfield –24 September, 2010. Nottingham
University Hospitals NHS Trust and NextiraOne, Europe’s
leading expert in communications services, are celebrating their
success as the Trust is named as a finalist in the BCS &
Computing UK IT Industry Awards. The Trust’s new
communications infrastructure, a Cisco-based advanced Medical Grade
Network designed, implemented and project managed by NextiraOne,
has been singled out in the Public Sector Project of the Year
category.
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Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust’s Medical Grade
Network, implemented in the Emergency Department in October 2009,
is delivering excellent results against the Trust’s
objectives in relation to clinical outcomes, patient experience,
staff satisfaction and value for money. It provides a platform for
further improvements and is destined to achieve ROI in under 14
months.
As lead communications consultants, NextiraOne worked with the
Trust’s ICT department to design the system and project
manage, as part of the Project Board, its installation and
implementation to incorporate secure, high performance fixed and
wireless networking.
The BCS & Computing UK IT Industry Awards are a platform for
the entire profession to celebrate best practice, innovation and
excellence. David Clarke, Chief Executive Officer, BCS, The
Chartered Institute for IT, says: “Congratulations to all the
finalists. They can be proud of their achievements. Their projects
and work showcase the professionalism that exists among IT
professionals and also highlight the value of IT today and the way
it touches so many areas of society.”
Robin Booth, Publishing Director of Computing comments: “I
would like to add my congratulations to the finalists. The UK IT
Industry Awards are rigorously judged and to be announced as a
finalist is a great achievement. I don’t envy the judges who
now have to decide the winners; it’s going to be very
tough.”
Ian Smith, Deputy Director of ICT Services at Nottingham
University Hospitals NHS Trust, said: “We are delighted to
have been recognised as a finalist for this prestigious award.
Every day within the hospital we experience the transformational
effect that this technology has on our service delivery and patient
care. We are happy to share this with others as an example of best
practice in communications technology within the healthcare
sector.”
Peter Smith, Account Director at NextiraOne said:
“Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust had a very clear
vision of what they wanted to achieve and we are proud to have been
a part of the journey of transformation that they have undertaken.
We congratulate the Trust on achieving this finalist status and
wish them well in the final judging.”
ENDS
About NextiraOne
Headquartered in Paris, NextiraOne are Europe’s leading
experts in communications services. The company designs, installs,
maintains and supports all of its customers’ communications
needs from voice to mobility, security and applications.
NextiraOne provides seamless, end-to-end communications solutions
working with the leading technology vendors in the industry to
deliver maximum business benefit to customers.
Discover more at: http://www.nextiraone.co.uk
and http://www.nextiraone.eu
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NextiraOne LLC
For more information:
Neil Moss
European Marketing Director
NextiraOne
Tel: +49 30 74107-6380
Sheila Lashford
Splash PR
Tel: +44 (0) 7986 514240
