YORK FIRMS' PARTNERSHIP HELPS PIONEERING YORKSHIRE NHS PROJECT PAVE THE WAY WITH PROSUM
Software aims to revolutionise the way NHS managers measure benefits of new initiatives
York, England – MARCH 9, 2009 - Two York businesses, RedBlack Software and CMA Associates, have formed Prosum Alliance, a new company that delivers software to hospitals and NHS organisations that measures the effectiveness of NHS initiatives. Prosum Alliance's Prosum solution is supporting a pioneering NHS pilot scheme in Yorkshire that could pave the way for the rest of England.
Yorkshire and Humber Strategic Health Authority are running a pilot project to establish a common approach to benefits management on behalf of the rest of the country. The project focuses on a local health community in Bradford consisting of Bradford and Airedale Teaching Primary Care Trust, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Airedale Hospital and Bradford District Care Trust, all of which are scheduled to start using Prosum software in April.
The NHS is subject to a multitude of directives and targets from central government and the Department of Health. Prosum Alliance aims to revolutionise the way NHS managers measure the benefits of these initiatives.
Until now, there has been no consolidated way for NHS organisations to monitor when changes have delivered improvement, demonstrate that they are providing a safe and effective service, report on whether initiatives have made improvements against health outcomes or accurately measure such improvements against agreed targets.
Instead of dealing with disparate (often paper-based) information from multiple sources relating to numerous mandates, Prosum allows users to easily define the outcomes and benefits they are interested in, capture data about them and measure them in a meaningful manner.
Humber Mental Health Teaching Trust was the first NHS organisation to install the Prosum benefits management software in October last year.
"We now are able to gather information that demonstrates project outputs and the way in which they will support programme and strategic objectives at all levels," says Adrian King, business systems manager, corporate assurance, Humber Mental Health Teaching NHS Trust.
CMA Associates delivers high-quality support, change management and interim management to the UK's healthcare market. RedBlack Software develops and delivers business management systems to over 100 organisations in the UK.
"Prosum Alliance is a good marriage between two local companies," says CMA Associates' Mark Limber. "We are very much focused on delivering services and improvements into the NHS and RedBlack is a very well-known software company in York focused on rapid, successful software development."
RedBlack Software managing director Jane Tyler says: "With our down-to-earth attitude to developing software for commercial operations and strong project management skills, we have relished the challenge of creating a tool that can be so useful to the NHS, which is, after all, Europe's biggest business."
For further information please contact:
Seamus Quinn
Cue Communications
seamusquinn1@yahoo.co.uk
07846 102 192
Jane Tyler
RedBlack Software Ltd
jane.tyler@redblacksoftware.co.uk
01904 622888
or
Mark Limber
CMA Associates
mlimber@cma-associates.com
07974 793896
About RedBlack Software Ltd
Over 60 bakers across the UK rely on CyBake to enhance, automate and control their business processes. We customise CyBake to our customers’ individual needs and to provide a secure, easy-to-use platform for their future plans. Established in 1995, RedBlack Software also offers a full range of support, training, web development and e-business services. You can find out more about RedBlack Software at http://www.redblacksoftware.co.uk
About CMA Associates
Formed in 2003, CMA Associates delivers high-quality support, change management and interim management for the UK's healthcare market. Our consultants have substantial experience working with a wide range of NHS organisations, government bodies and the private sector. You can find out more about CMA Associates at http://www.cma-associates.com
About Prosum Alliance
Prosum Alliance's Prosum solution is a powerful benefits tracking and monitoring tool specifically designed to help healthcare organisations effectively track and report on the results of their healthcare transformation programmes and to demonstrate the best return on investment from service redesign programmes. You can find out more about Prosum Alliance at http://www.prosum-alliance.co.uk