Swindon, UK (24 October 2011) – Synergy Health, the leading provider of specialist outsourced services to healthcare providers, today announced that Tameside Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has renewed its relationship with the company with the signing of a sterile services agreement. The lifetime contract, worth approximately £5m, is a continuation of the long standing relationship between the two organizations. Synergy Health delivers a range of specialist outsourced services to healthcare providers across Europe and China. These services are aimed at supporting customers to improve the quality and efficiency of their activities, while reducing risks to patients and clients. This continued collaboration will allow the Trust to benefit from enhanced productivity.
The Trust runs Tameside Hospital in Ashton-Under-Lyne, Synergy Health has been running the Trust’s sterile service processing facilities for over ten years.
The contract was awarded following a competitive tender process, with the organisation offering a number of innovative solutions. Synergy Health CEO UK and Ireland, Adrian Coward said: “Synergy Health was chosen over rival competitors due to the Trust being impressed by our plans for future growth, as well as having confidence in our ability to provide an excellent, cost efficient service with a workforce delivering outstanding results.” The extension of the partnership means there will be no disruption to the running of the hospital or sterile services. A testament to the already successful relationship between the company and the Trust are the high quality standards the hospital is continuing to experience.
The service provided by the contract extension will use the latest technologies and procedures, providing cost-effective solutions to the Trust at a time when it is under great pressure to make savings. Gillian Parker, Director of Estate and Facilities said: “The Trust is delighted to be extending our relationship with Synergy Health. Since the start of the relationship, the work of staff has been exemplary. All employees are incredibly hardworking and dedicated to delivering a first-rate service. We already enjoy an excellent working relationship with Synergy Health and it is thanks to the brilliant work of the staff that the Trust is confident this will continue over the next ten years.”
Adrian Coward continued: “The continuation of Synergy Health’s relationship with Tameside Hospital is a testament to the quality service we are able to provide Trusts across the country. It also demonstrates how public and private sectors can work together and forge lasting relationships which provide excellent services to patients while also providing value for money.”
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