Hampshire and Isle of Wight CCGs award GP IT support services to HC and NHS Arden & GEM CSU

Ringwood, April 2021 – Healthcare Computing, in partnership with NHS Arden & Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit (Arden & GEM), has been appointed to provide GP IT support services for seven Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCG) serving populations throughout Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

The award of a five-year contract, which follows a competitive tender process, will see Healthcare Computing support the CCGs in meeting their ambition to ensure that local GP IT service provision arrangements are responsive to and reflect local needs and requirements. This will also include supporting the health economy to deliver a Primary Care Digital Roadmap that responds to targets set out in the NHS Long Term Plan, GP Forward View an 19/20 GMS contract.

Neil Payne, Managing Director at Healthcare Computing said: “This is a fantastic result for HC and our partners at Arden & GEM CSU. This partnership will bring a highly developed offering, providing the HIOW CCG’s with a unique mix of a mature, proven, locally focused IT managed service partner and a highly developed NHS national provider. We look forward to working with HIOW to accelerate their Digital maturity to support improved patient care.”

Nigel Cullumbine, Director of IT at Arden & GEM said: “We are delighted that our partnership with Healthcare Computing has been chosen to deliver GP IT services for the Hampshire and Isle of Wight population. Our combined GP IT expertise, knowledge and scale provides an opportunity to deliver value, best practice and innovation and will act as an enabler for meeting local priorities and transitioning to more integrated models of care.”

The appointment covers the provision of support to 228 GP sites with services including: IT support and service desk, IT equipment and asset management, software and license management, NHS Mail administration and support, IT infrastructure, server management, clinical systems, cyber security, information governance as well as management of the Health and Social care Network (including WiFi).

The contract, which goes live in July 2021 and will run for five years, with an option to extend for a further two years.