Sectra inks PACS deal w/ U.K. hospital consortium

Sectra has signed a seven-year contract in the U.K. to supply Sectra PACS to the Salisbury, Wight and South Hampshire Domain NHS Trust (SWASH) consortium.

SWASH is implementing IT systems that interact with each other so data relating to medical imaging exams can be accessible across NHS organizations within the Portsmouth, Southampton, Hampshire and surrounding areas in the consortium.

Sectra PACS is a web-based performance system for radiology. NHS Trusts involved in the consortium include: Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trust, Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust, Solent NHS Trust, Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust and University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust.

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