Post by Howie on Aug 5, 2004 18:09:11 GMT -5
US computer company moves in with 100 jobs
Aug 5 2004
By Andy Kelly, Daily Post
A COMPANY based in California is creating 100 new jobs on Merseyside.
Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) has won a 10-year contract to provide lifelong electronic records for NHS patients in the North West and the West Midlands.
The company's new base will be at Kings Business Park in Knowsley, where it hopes to capitalise on a strong local IT skills base.
The system they are setting up is intended to allow information on every NHS patient to be shared and accessed by up to 275,000 health professionals.
That will save time and cut down on paperwork for doctors, hospitals and other community health services, allowing them to concentrate on quality patient care.
Chris Hannah, chief executive of the Merseyside and Cheshire Strategic Health Authority, said: "CSC's investment in establishing this facility and the recruitment they are making are important steps in providing the local support we need to make the new patient care systems and facilitates."
CSC, based near Los Angeles, is a leading company in IT technology with a turnover of £14.8bn and 90,000 employees worldwide.
Guy Hains, the company's president of UK Government Business, said: "The Knowsley site provides us with an outstanding facility, which is centrally based within our project region, with access to an excellent skills base to help service our client.
"This will enable us to deliver on the complex and challenging requirements ahead.
"We were particularly impressed by the professionalism and breadth of support offered by the local agencies to work with us to make this investment a success."
Investment body The Mersey Partnership, the North West Development Agency and Knowsley Council were all involved in securing CSC set up at Kings.
The news was welcomed across the political spectrum in Knowsley.
Labour council leader Ron Round said: "This is another landmark investment for our borough and our people.
"CSC is a world-class company and will be creating job opportunities at the leading edge of information technology."
Lib Dem deputy leader Dave Smithson said: "We always welcome new jobs coming into the borough and investment in the local economy.
"One thing I am worried about at the moment is the fact our unemployment rate among 16-18 year olds has remained static despite it coming down among other groups."
The University of Liverpool, Liverpool Hope University College and Liverpool John Moores will be among those providing expert training for the jobs.
Aug 5 2004
By Andy Kelly, Daily Post
A COMPANY based in California is creating 100 new jobs on Merseyside.
Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) has won a 10-year contract to provide lifelong electronic records for NHS patients in the North West and the West Midlands.
The company's new base will be at Kings Business Park in Knowsley, where it hopes to capitalise on a strong local IT skills base.
The system they are setting up is intended to allow information on every NHS patient to be shared and accessed by up to 275,000 health professionals.
That will save time and cut down on paperwork for doctors, hospitals and other community health services, allowing them to concentrate on quality patient care.
Chris Hannah, chief executive of the Merseyside and Cheshire Strategic Health Authority, said: "CSC's investment in establishing this facility and the recruitment they are making are important steps in providing the local support we need to make the new patient care systems and facilitates."
CSC, based near Los Angeles, is a leading company in IT technology with a turnover of £14.8bn and 90,000 employees worldwide.
Guy Hains, the company's president of UK Government Business, said: "The Knowsley site provides us with an outstanding facility, which is centrally based within our project region, with access to an excellent skills base to help service our client.
"This will enable us to deliver on the complex and challenging requirements ahead.
"We were particularly impressed by the professionalism and breadth of support offered by the local agencies to work with us to make this investment a success."
Investment body The Mersey Partnership, the North West Development Agency and Knowsley Council were all involved in securing CSC set up at Kings.
The news was welcomed across the political spectrum in Knowsley.
Labour council leader Ron Round said: "This is another landmark investment for our borough and our people.
"CSC is a world-class company and will be creating job opportunities at the leading edge of information technology."
Lib Dem deputy leader Dave Smithson said: "We always welcome new jobs coming into the borough and investment in the local economy.
"One thing I am worried about at the moment is the fact our unemployment rate among 16-18 year olds has remained static despite it coming down among other groups."
The University of Liverpool, Liverpool Hope University College and Liverpool John Moores will be among those providing expert training for the jobs.
