EMIS confident despite NHS change
EMIS Group believes it is well positioned to withstand the impact of public sector spending cuts after recording a 17% rise in pre-tax profits.
The company, which supplies specialist software and online services to GPs and pharmacies, grew revenue from £61.9m to £73.2m.
EMIS said it had maintained its share of the GP market at 53% while RX Systems, the company it bought in 2010, had grown its share of the pharmacies sector from 25% to 34%.
Sean Riddell, chief executive of EMIS, said: “2011 has been another busy year for EMIS Group. We have continued the controlled roll-out to GPs of EMIS Web our transformational healthcare system, whilst RX Systems substantially grew its market share and we are seeing additional benefits as a result of group synergies.
“Despite the political upheaval and austerity challenges in the NHS, the cross-organisational potential of EMIS Web means the Group is well positioned to benefit from the “connect all” strategies throughout the UK.
“This is especially the case when coupled with the planned devolution of power to clinical commissioning groups, ring fencing of the public health budget and with information sharing being the key to better care outcomes and reduced cost.”
The company said more than 400 GP practices were now using its EMIS Web product which allows patient records to be shared securely with orders placed for a further 1,400.
