BSG delivers IT support to midwives

Outsourcing specialist clinches five-year deal worth £5m with Nursing and Midwifery Council

Host with the most: BSG will be responsible for managing the Nursing and Midwifery Council's entire IT infrastructure

IT outsourcing specialist Business Systems Group (BSG) has clinched a five-year deal worth £5.2m with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).

The firm, which was bought out by healthcare IT specialist ACS last year, will be responsible for managing and hosting NMC’s entire IT infrastructure.

Under the terms of the contract, BSG is required to ensure 99.9 per cent service availability and provide support for the council’s Microsoft Exchange, Citrix desktops and Cisco-based telephony system.

Prior to BSG’s involvement, NMC managed all of its IT in-house.

Jolyon Ingham, interim head of ICT at NMC, said the council’s change in IT support strategy would allow it to concentrate on other things.

Ingham said: “The NMC is the regulator for nurses and midwives and not a maintainer of IT services, and so we require dedicated IT specialists managing and supporting our networks and servers.

“With BSG onboard, we are confident that our IT infrastructure will operate effectively and securely and will be managed by a team of knowledgeable and highly qualified IT experts.”