Dell Services has today announced eight new healthcare customers, following the recent launch of a new IT consulting services group.

The division, called ‘Dell Services Healthcare Consulting’, has seen rapid growth within the healthcare sector, sealing deals with Bupa Cromwell Hospital, Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Papworth Hospital Foundation NHS Trust. Other wins include, Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, NHS Lanarkshire, Golden Jubilee National Hospital and Solent Healthcare.

The Dell Services Healthcare Consulting team provides a combination of clinical and business process improvements, alongside technology to help healthcare providers achieve a patient focused environment that is connected, streamlined and efficient. The team is a part of the wider Dell public team, which includes services for implementation services, software development, testing and IT outsourcing. It will also serve the education sector and regional governments.

Stuart Black, chief business architect, Bupa Cromwell Hospital, said: “Based on a positive experience in an earlier project, we asked Dell Services to help us. We talked to another potential partner, but we had a good feeling about working with Dell Services from the start because their consultants clearly had our interests at heart.”

Black went on to say, “Bupa Cromwell also required demonstrable healthcare experience. Our trust in Dell Services was reinforced by the extensive IP it owned, based on numerous hospital projects. The solution will open the door to further innovation. For example, we’re looking at the installation of screens in each patient room so that staff can access patient records at the point-of-care without having to carry a device.”

According to Tim Sheppard, Director of UK Public Sector at Dell Services: “It’s really exciting to see our Healthcare Consulting team doing so well. This team provides the final jigsaw piece in our Healthcare offering. We can now work closely with clients right from the initial clinical or operational strategy through technology implementation to realising the benefits. I look forward to this team developing long term mutually beneficial relationships with our Healthcare clients.”