The Department of Health has signed a two year contract extension with Atos Healthcare, a business division of Atos Origin, to continue managing the electronic booking system, Choose and Book.

Atos Healthcare together with its long-standing partner, Cerner Corporation, a supplier of healthcare information technology, designed, developed and now manages the Choose and Book service to provide patients with increased choice and improved access to NHS services.

Don Trigg, Managing Director for Cerner Limited, said, “We are pleased to continue our support and commitment of the national Choose and Book system through our partnership with Atos Healthcare.”