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SynApps Solutions joins Financial Services Qualification System (FSQS)

Hatfield, UK – October 17th, 2023 – SynApps Solutions, the enterprise content management specialist with deep experience in the financial services industry, has announced that it has joined the Financial Services Qualification System (FSQS). Created by a community of likeminded financial institutions, the FSQS is a single standard accreditation tool which provides a simple mechanism for collecting and managing supplier assurance information across the Financial Services sector.

The system is supported by leading financial organisations within the sector, including Nationwide, Lloyds Banking and The Bank of England, and requires suppliers to be reviewed against FSQS requirements in key areas including health and safety, fraud, business continuity financial insurance and much more.

“We are always striving to meet and enhance industry standards so becoming part of the FSQS community is a natural next step for SynApps,” comments James Paton, CEO, SynApps Solutions. “Managing third party information, such as policies and certificates, is becoming increasingly complex so standards like FSQS help enable compliance.”

FSQS provides comprehensive, accurate and regularly updated insight into third party risk, enabling buyers to have a single source of truth for thousands of suppliers in a single, searchable, reportable and easily accessible system. It also reduces procurement timescales by allowing instant access to information, helping qualify new suppliers or renew contracts more quickly.

Hellios is the validating body that oversees FSQS with its expert team ensuring all information meets strict guidelines. To become FSQS-certified SynApps has completed a rigorous audit process which examines a wide range of key compliance and security areas. These include Information security management; Business continuity; Financial & legal; Health & safety; IT security; Anti-bribery; Recruitment; Operational risks; Fraud; GDPR and the DPA; Responsible business governance; and Environmental and sustainability.

SynApps Solutions awarded to the new National Framework Agreement for Legacy Information Integration and Management

Hatfield, UK – July 18th , 2023 – SynApps Solutions, the enterprise content management specialist with deep experience across the NHS, has announced that it has been named as one of six suppliers to the £150 million contract following the launch of a new framework agreement, designed to allow NHS trusts to procure legacy information and management solutions.

The framework, managed by the Commercial Procurement Service and set to run until 2027, is expected to meet the challenges presented by migrating from one patient administration system to an EPR. It allows for the procurement of a cloud-based or on-site archive which interfaces directly with a live EPR, so clinicians can access archived clinical patient data seamlessly from within the live EPR.

The data is then extracted, analysed and migrated to the new system, ensuring the data is usable in the new system. Data can be extracted from multiple systems and aggregated into one archive, simplifying access where multiple systems may have been in place previously. The archive and the live EPR will interface directly, and access to the archived data is available within the new EPR system, streamlining access and allowing the legacy contracts to be ended.

The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust’s Commercial Procurement Services recognised the challenges faced by many NHS organisations around how to deal with legacy applications and data; thus, creating the new framework agreement to enable NHS Trusts to purchase solutions and services to help tackle these issues.

“We are delighted to be one of only six vendors on this framework, which will help clinicians access archived data and patient information seamlessly from within their EPR,” comments Jason Scholes, CTO, SynApps Solutions. “SynApps is transforming the way NHS Trusts provide the whole patient record (DICOM/non-DICOM) to clinicians via existing EPR systems and share the records with other healthcare providers in the local community so this Framework is a natural fit for us.”

SynApps provides software, consultancy, implementation and support services for Alfresco and OpenText Documentum and has authored a suite of content integration and migration solutions, ConXApps, that allow businesses to quickly maximise their investment in ECM technologies. The company also builds VNA (Vendor Neutral Archive) solutions which extend into VNIN (Vendor Neutral Imaging Networks) for shared Radiology. These provide proactive image sharing, cross-network reporting, CDC support, a single view of multimedia data, and image sharing within and beyond regional imaging networks, leading to enhanced patient diagnoses and outcomes.

SynApps Solutions is also part of several other government frameworks, including NHS Supplychain, QE Facilities, and the North of England Framework.

Insight

The aim of the Framework is to enable technology leaders to work in partnership with public sector organisations to shape and deliver their digitisation and transformational goals. The framework satisfies the Public Sector’s entire Information Communication Technology and digitisation requirements.

Find out more here.

Countess of Chester – F085 – Legacy Information Integration and Management Framework

This framework seeks to introduce a new Framework Agreement which will allow eligible NHS bodies to procure legacy information integration and management solutions. The framework allows for the procurement of a cloud-based or on-site archive which interfaces directly with a live EPR, so clinicians can access archived clinical patient data seamlessly from within the live EPR. The data is extracted, analysed and migrated to the new system, ensuring the data is usable in the new system. Data can be extracted from multiple systems and aggregated into one archive, simplifying access where multiple systems may have been in place previously. The archive and the live EPR will interface directly, and access to the archived data is available within the new EPR system, streamlining access and allowing the legacy contracts to be ended.

SynApps Solutions have recently been awarded onto the National Framework Agreement for the Provision of Legacy Information Integration and Management by Commercial Procurement Services at The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

Find out more here.

North of England Framework

ICT Solutions Delivery – Professional Services and Consultancy Support (NOE.0359)

16/11/2020 – 15/11/2023 (option to extend 1×12 months)

This framework has been developed after extensive research into the NHS spend for ICT consultancy services and market research into suppliers providing these services.

A wide range of services are covered within this multi-lot agreement alongside a multidisciplinary lot. It offers access to a range of quality consultancy providers with health industry experience.

The framework has been developed with a view to addressing any future technology needs and to meet ad-hoc ICT consultancy requirements.

This free to access agreement offers multidisciplinary ICT solutions relevant to the NHS and public sector bodies.

This framework has been endorsed by NHS England as a recommended route to market for digital and IT spend across the NHS and you can find out more about SynApps Solutions’ involvement here and view our supplier listing here.

 

QE Facilities

Clinical (Software and Hardware) Solutions in all areas of healthcare

QE Procurement is a division of QE Facilities, a wholly owned subsidiary of Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust. QE Facilities employs highly experienced people with multiple professional qualifications in IT and Procurement. The team has built a track record supporting NHS organisations in procuring complex IT solutions which support the effective and efficient delivery of patient care.

QE Procurement has launched its second nationally available framework for the provision of Clinical IT solutions (2021/s 001-002154). This framework is a replacement for the Clinical IT agreement that expires in April 2021 (2016/s 156-283835). The commencement date for the new framework is 4th January 2021 and will run for 4 years. SynApps Solutions is an awarded supplier (click on Supplier Matrix to see Supplier listings) and more details can be found here.

The categories that SynApps Solutions are including in are as follows:

  1. Clinical Document Management – Content Management solutions
  2. Clinical Document Management – Digital Forms
  3. Clinical Document Management – Document Scanning Solutions
  4. Clinical Document Management – Vendor Neutral Archive
  5. Complimentary Software – Computer Aided Detection / Artificial Intelligence
  6. Departmental Information System – Radiology
  7. Image Management – Radiology
  8. Patient Portal Software

NHS Supplychain

Medical IT Departmental Software and Hardware Solutions

This framework started on 1 February 2021, runs for 48 months and ends on 31 January 2025. This includes a 24 month extension.

Digital systems are the backbone of any hospital with every department requiring a way to store, manage and share their data across the site, region and even nation. The framework offers access to a large number of suppliers across many different clinical areas.

SynApps Solutions is listed under the list of Suppliers here and included in the following categories:

  1. Advanced 3D visualisation Software
  2. Artificial Intelligence
  3. EDM – Electronic document management
  4. PACS – Picture Archiving and Communications System
  5. RIS – Radiology Information System
  6. VNA – Vendor Neutral Archiving

Find out more details here.