Oracle and Patech’s NHS Expertise Delivers Rapid Returns for NHS Trust

The Southern England based NHS Trust provides general, acute and emergency healthcare services to approximately 200,000 people and specialist services to a population of more than three million.  The Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre covers most of southern England, serving a population of 11 million.  Having achieved three stars in the NHS performance ratings in 2004 and 2005, the Trust was awarded Foundation Trust status in 2006.
 

Challenges

 Build upon achievements and successes gained from an integrated and automated finance and procurement system from a supplier approved by the NHS Scottish Framework

Achieve rapid implementation and fast user adoption without disruption to day-to-day business

Benefit from the services of an implementation partner with proven experience of installing, managing and upgrading Oracle solutions for NHS organizations cost effectively

Solution

Evaluated several suppliers and selected Oracle financial and purchasing solutions for their in-depth functionality, pre-configured NHS-specific options, and user-friendly front-end

Reconfirmed decision following on-site demonstrations from other Trusts who had used the implementation and management services of Oracle Certified Advantage Partner Patech

Worked with Patech to develop an interface between Oracle iProcurement and NHS Logistics to gain integration with the NHS Supply Chain

Taking advantage of Oracle’s facility for e-classification of items that synchronises with NHS E Class to compare the cost of goods and services purchased by different hospitals

Enabling managers to create managers to create spend reports and graphs using Purchasing Intelligence and bespoke reporting using Oracle Discoverer and allowing everyday users to view and interrogate them on-line using Oracle Discoverer Viewer

Using Patech’s Managed Service to provide on-going system management for maximum reliability and performance

Working with Patech to enhance functionality with additional Oracle solutions for financial and supplier management