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Agfa selected as Accenture subcontractor to supply digital radiology solutions for NHS IT-project in England

Agfa-Gevaert has been selected by Accenture to provide digital radiology imaging management solutions to the North East and East clusters in England as part of Accenture’s work for the National Health Service’s Connecting for Health (CfH) program. The imaging services Agfa will provide include Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) and Computed Radiography (CR).

This contract extends Accenture’s work for CfH, the NHS’ long-term program to deliver an improved integrated care record service. The NHS program is considered to be the world’s largest government-sponsored rollout of healthcare IT solutions, and the North East and East clusters encompass 30 trusts made up of 75 hospitals that conduct approximately 10 million radiology exams per year.

The CfH program will integrate radiology images across England, ultimately allowing images stored in the North East and East regions to be transmitted and viewed digitally with Agfa’s IMPAX PACS solutions.

“With Accenture, we are poised to provide our customers with a strong blend of imaging & systems integration capability. We look forward to making a significant contribution to the Connecting for Health program and healthcare delivery in the UK,” says Philippe Houssiau, President of Agfa’s HealthCare business group. “The successful closure of the contract confirms Agfa as the leading supplier of PACS solutions in Europe.”

“This is an excellent example of how technology is helping to improve patient care by ensuring clinicians across the country have quick and easy access to patient x-rays and other digital scans,” said Ken Lacey, Accenture’s Health and Life Sciences Global Managing Partner.