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NHS Northamptonshire Becomes First Health Client to Adopt SunGard’s Aspireview Performance Management Solution
February 12, 2010 — London, UK
NHS Northamptonshire has become the first health sector organisation to adopt SunGard Public Sector’s Aspireview Performance Management solution.
NHS Northamptonshire is leading a county-wide effort to increase the Quality, Innovation, Productivity and Prevention (QIPP) of the services received by its patients. Aspireview will allow NHS Northamptonshire to track the changes and help drive these improvements for its population. NHS Northamptonshire will also use Aspireview to deliver key performance indicators to help keep its position as one of the top performing Primary Care Trusts in the Country.
Paul Birch, Associate Director of Performance and business intelligence at NHS Northamptonshire, said, "Aspireview provides us with an excellent solution to support our performance teams so they can focus attention where it is required. The tool assists us in our proactive approach to managing performance and underpins our cycles of continuous improvement.” NHS Northamptonshire is responsible for commissioning Healthcare services for 685,000 citizens across Northamptonshire. Its main aims are:
• To reduce overall mortality - adding years to life
• To help people to live healthier lives and improve their well being - adding life to years
• To improve patient satisfaction with NHS services
Matthew Spilsbury, Programme Support Manager for cancer at NHS Northamptonshire, added: ''Aspireview brings our various strands of performance management together in one central place enabling staff to gain immediate access to vital information.”
Ray Fielding, CEO of SunGard Public Sector’s Aspiren business unit, commented: "We are delighted to move into the health sector with the signing of our first customer, NHS Northamptonshire. Our innovative technology has complemented NHS Northamptonshire’s aims to drive service delivery with exceptional results."
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