Provider of workforce optimisation solutions Manpower Software has announced an increase in NHS Trust customers in its third quarter ended 28 February 2009.

In the current financial year, 1 June 2008 to 31 May 2009, 36 NHS Trusts have agreed contracts for MAPS Healthroster, which has now been chosen by 74 NHS Trusts in total, compared with 31 Trusts this time last year.

Fifteen UK NHS Trusts signed contracts to use Manpower’s MAPS Healthroster software in the third quarter. They are:

• Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
• East London NHS Foundation Trust
• Kent and Medway Mental Health and Social Care NHS Trust
• Mid Yorkshire Hospital NHS Trust
• North Essex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
• Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
• North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust
• Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
• Papworth Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
• Plymouth Teaching Primary Care Trust
• Queen Mary’s Sidcup NHS Trust
• Queen Elizabeth Hospital NHS Trust
• Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust
• South West Essex Primary Care Trust
• York Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Ian Bowles, chief executive, says: “In the healthcare sector we have had an outstanding third quarter, signing 15 new contracts, including our first contract to supply and integrate Biometric Time and Attendance devices and our first agreement to provide a fully hosted electronic rostering solution working over N3, the NHS compliant network protocol.

“I am particularly pleased with evidence of the continuing demand for our products within the NHS and private healthcare markets, demonstrated by our recent successes with Sunway Medical Centre (Malaysia) and Boston University Radiology Associates (USA).

“We will continue to grow revenues in the global healthcare sector over the coming years as our domain expertise and experience is recognised by more healthcare organisations.”