Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC:NYSE), the Local Support Provider (LSP) for the NHS Connecting for Health North West and West Midlands Cluster, announced today the implementation of its largest Patient Administration System (PAS) to-date as part of the National Programme for IT (NPfIT), which is being delivered by NHS Connecting for Health, with over 1,700 users and support to the 6,000 plus NHS staff who work across three hospital sites.

The three NHS hospitals - Furness General Hospital, Royal Lancaster Infirmary (Lancaster) and the Westmorland General Hospital treat around half a million patient episodes a year across an area of 1,000 square miles. Already live with the iSOFT, (a software solution provider in the CSC Alliance) ORMIS Theatre System since last March, the new iSOFT PAS brings immediate benefits to staff and patients by allowing patient administrative information to be available simultaneously across these sites.

Close collaboration with the Trust’s staff, clinicians and managers led to this successful installation of one of the largest PAS systems to date in the NHS as part of National Programme. Five years worth of data for more than 500,000 patients have been transferred to this new system.

Kevin McGee, Chief Operating Officer, said: “This new system will enable the Trust to begin to deliver the electronic patient record. We are confident it will enable new processes that will benefit both patients and staff.”

Steve Fairclough, Head of Health Informatics, added that: "The success of this project is a testament to the hard working and dedicated NHS staff at all levels within the Trust. Particular thanks must go to the Health Informatics team. They have worked closely with our partners the CSC Alliance to deliver this important step towards our goal of an electronic patient record".

Ian Johnson, Account Executive for the CSC Alliance in the Cumbria and Lancashire area, praised the strong working relationship developed between themselves and the NHS: "The successful ‘go-live’ of this system has been the result of a strong working partnership between the NHS implementation team at University Hospitals Morecambe Bay and the local CSC Alliance team. The project was delivered on schedule with NHS staff able to benefit immediately from the new technology. It marks a major milestone for the implementation of the National Programme for IT in Cumbria & Lancashire and in the North West and West Midlands Cluster."


About CSC
Computer Sciences Corporation (NYSE:CSC) was founded in 1959 and is a leading global information technology (IT) services company, with headquarters in El Segundo, California. CSC provides customers in industry and government with solutions crafted to meet their specific challenges and enable them to benefit from the advanced use of technology. With approximately 80,000 employees, CSC provides innovative solutions for customers around the world by applying leading technologies and CSC’s own advanced capabilities. These include systems design and integration; IT and business process outsourcing; applications software development; Web and application hosting; and management consulting. CSC reported revenue of $14.6 billion for the year ending 30 December 2005. For more information, visit CSC’s website at www.csc.com

About the CSC Alliance
The CSC Alliance is the Local Service Provider for the North West and West Midlands Cluster supporting NHS Connecting for Health in the delivery of the National Programme for IT. The principal CSC Alliance members include leading global IT service provider Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC); iSOFT, whose healthcare application suite forms the core of the alliance’s software solution; Hedra, a public sector change management specialist; and Specialist Computer Centres (SCC), provider of both infrastructure and desktop management services. For more information about the CSC Alliance visit www.cscalliance.com.


About Connecting for Health
NHS Connecting for Health is delivering the National Programme for IT to bring modern computer systems into the NHS which will improve patient care and services. Over the next ten years, the National Programme for IT will connect over 30,000 GPs in England to almost 300 hospitals and give patients access to their personal health and care information, transforming the way the NHS works. More information about NHS Connecting for Health and the National Programme for IT can be found at connecting for health.


About University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust
Acute Trust serves a population of 350,000 within a geographical area of 1,000 square miles. Its patient catchment area encompasses South Cumbria and North Lancashire with approximately 5% of all patients coming from adjoining populations. In addition, the area has 17 million visitors a year, mainly to the South Lakeland area.

The Trust has three main hospital sites, two of which provide full District General Hospital facilities at Furness General Hospital (Barrow in Furness) and the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (Lancaster), with a smaller unit at Westmorland General Hospital (Kendal). All clinical specialties are available across the Trust with tertiary services provided in Manchester, Blackpool and Preston. For more information visit www.uhb.nhs.uk.