Two NHS trusts have switched to iSoft's Corvu laboratory management reporting tool to boost performance in pathology, amid pressure on the NHS to increase efficiency and cut costs.
North Cumbria University Hospitals NHS Trust will use Corvu to analyse department statistics to improve the turnaround times of pathology tests at the Cumberland Infirmary in Carlisle and nearby West Cumberland Hospital at Whitehaven.
The order follows a recent upgrade of iSoft's laboratory information system, iLaboratory.
At St George's Healthcare NHS Trust, meanwhile, Corvu is replacing a management reporting system that is unable to keep pace with the demands on modern pathology services.
The move to Corvu is part of an overhaul of laboratory systems at the 1,000-bed St George's Hospital in Tooting, south London, and coincides with a new five-year deal.
The contract extension includes an upgrade to iSoft's latest iLaboratory solution and new hardware.
St George's Healthcare has used iLaboratory since 1994 and partnered on several key developments, including a blood-transfusion module, and will again collaborate to further develop the Corvu product.
The introduction of Corvu in the UK follows an agreement with its US-based developers Rocket Software.
