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System C expands into private healthcare sectorSystem C Healthcare plc, the provider of specialist IT products and services to the healthcare sector announces a significant strategic step into the private healthcare market with the acquisition of IQ Systems Services Ltd.
IQ is a leading supplier of patient management and clinical software solutions for private treatment centres and hospitals. Its IQUtopia product is highly regarded in the private healthcare marketplace and has been deployed at a number of the most prestigious private sector treatment centres in the country including Sussex Orthopaedic NHS Treatment Centre, Will Adams NHS Treatment Centre (Gillingham), St Mary's NHS Treatment Centre (Portsmouth), Midlands NHS Treatment Centre (Burton) and Eccleshill NHS Treatment Centre (Bradford) amongst others. IQUtopia complements System C's MedWay Patient Administration and Electronic Patient Record (EPR) software, which is typically deployed into larger NHS Acute hospitals.
The acquisition of IQ accelerates System C's expansion into the private healthcare market as well as strengthening its product portfolio. IQ has a number of major private healthcare customers including Mercury Healthcare (now part of Care UK), Centres of Clinical Excellence (CCE) and Nations Healthcare (recently acquired by CCE).
System C's Chief Executive, Ian Denley, commented:
"We are delighted that IQ has chosen to become a fully integrated part of the System C business. We believe that the role of the private sector in most major health economies will become increasingly important over the medium term, and with its significant customers and an established and well thought of product, the acquisition of IQ enables System C to expand directly into the private healthcare provider market.
We will work closely with IQ to enhance IQUtopia, strengthen the professional services available to IQ customers, and further expand the strategic relationship with their clients."
John Wyatt Barton, Co-director of IQ, highlighted the product and services synergies between the companies:
"Working with System C will open up many new opportunities for us. Their professional services capability and their scale are just what our clients have been asking for and they have key products which complement IQUtopia.
There is a tremendous cultural fit between the two companies and we look forward to working in close collaboration to meet the exciting new opportunities ahead."