Resources

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust reduces costs and improves service levels with COA Solutions' managed service Case Study
George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust has been using COA Solutions' Financial Management System (FMS) since 1998. The system was originally being delivered as a managed service by another provider. However with the launch of COA Solutions' own managed services in 2009, George Eliot decided that it wanted COA Solutions to fully support its FMS and, in partnership with South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust, moved to COA Solutions' managed services in February 2009. COA Solutions is an Advanced Computer Software Plc company.

	Implementing a Financial Management System Article Mark Thompson discusses the best approach to ensuring associations fulfil their financial management software needs. As published in Association Management International. As published in Association Management International. Click here for details of the publication Read Mark Thompson's blog

	Expenses Management Health Blueprint Effectively control and manage staff expenses. With travel and expenses being one of the highest costs to an NHS organisation, and an average of a third of the workforce claiming, this means that the deployment of an automated solution will deliver an immediate impact.

Crown Oil Fuels Efficiency and Delivers First Class Customer Service with COA Solutions Finance System Case Study
With year-on-year growth forcing the company to improve business-wide efficiency, in 2003, Crown Oil decided to replace its restrictive finance system with a COA Solutions system. This flexible and functionally-rich system has proven key to supporting the company's growth whilst improving efficiencies, financial visibility and customer service.

the HRDIRECTOR - April 2010 - Employee Engagement - Mark Thompson Article
The business benefits of keeping employees engaged are obvious - improved productivity, staff loyalty, high levels of customer satisfaction, increased innovation and enhanced business performance. With the UK recession finally behind us and the much anticipated upturn on the horizon, it has never been a better time to focus on engaging your workforce.
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Climate Change Magazine - 2010 - The Software Implications of the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme - Mark Thompson Article
The UK's CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme is now in effect, impacting 20,000 of the largest public and private sector organisations. With its regulatory requirements forcing businesses to report on their energy consumption and carbon emissions, it is vital that the right software systems are in place to ensure compliance.
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Climate Change Magazine - 2009 issue - Software is key to carbon reduction success - Mark Thompson Article
The importance of accurately storing and tracking emissions data generated throughout an organisation's supply chain cannot be under-estimated. Organisations that under-report emissions under the EU's Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) or miss deadlines to report emissions under the UK's Carbon Reduction Commitment, could be met with financial penalties.

	Payroll bureau services can improve efficiency and reduce your costs Article Article from Healthcare Business by Alex Giddings, Business Manager at COA Solutions discussing payroll bureau services within the healthcare sector

	NHS Wakefield District Invests in Leading IT Solution Press Release NHS Wakefield District, the main NHS body responsible for healthcare and health promotion for the people who live in the Wakefield District, has invested in a business intelligence solution from COA Solutions.

	Workforce Management Software Solutions for the NHS Blueprint COA Solutions has partnered with SMART, a leading specialist in workforce management solutions to help reduce NHS absenteeism.

	Roll-out of COA Solutions Across Scottish NHS Press Release COA Solutions has won a £3.6 million contract to supply all twenty-two Scottish health boards with a comprehensive portfolio of financial, procurement support, business intelligence and document management software solutions.

	Gloucester City Council eProcurement Case Study Gloucester City Council Cuts Time Taken to Procure Goods by 75% Using COA Solutions eProcurement.

	University of Bradford Selects COA Solutions System to Improve Financial Control and Support Green Agenda Press Release The University of Bradford is implementing a financial management system (FMS) with integrated budgeting, planning, electronic procurement and business intelligence functionality from COA Solutions.

COA Solutions HCM System with Swine Flu Screens Goes Live at Hay Group Press Release
Hay Group, a global management consulting business specialising in organisational and workforce strategy has gone live with a human capital management (HCM) system from COA Solutions. This HCM system, which has integrated workfow and self-service modules, has been customised with swine fu screens to effectively manage the impact of swine fu on staff absence levels.

Resources

COA Solutions resource directory contains a large collection of free white papers, product brochures, blueprints, customer case studies and press releases covering a broad range of solutions and services.