Re Contract

RNS Number:4316Q
Patientline PLC
02 October 2003


CONTRACT WIN

2nd October 2003 Patientline plc

Patientline selected for high profile new hospital at University College London


Patientline has been selected by the University College of London NHS Trust to
provide its bedside service at the new 800-bed hospital on Marylebone Road in
London.

The new hospital, which replaces the existing UCL Hospital and the Middlesex
Hospital, will be a state of the art teaching facility. The first phase of
approximately 600 beds is scheduled to open in 2005.

In selecting Patientline, the Trust was looking for the best possible
entertainment and communication service for its patients, combined with a system
that would enhance clinical care and efficiency. The Trust has recently signed a
contract with IDX/Logica to provide an integrated care record system. It is
intended that the Patientline bedside units will provide access for clinicians
to the IDX system. Patientline is already working with IDX at Chelsea and
Westminster Hospital to provide access to the advanced 'Last Word' patient
record system at each bedside.

Selection by the UCL NHS Trust brings the total number of hospitals for which
Patientline has a contract or has been selected to 170 hospitals, of which 158
are over 200 beds, compared with 159 and 149 respectively as at 31 March 2003.

The Patientline system is now operational in 94 hospitals through a total of
44,000 terminals, compared with 75 and 35,000 as at 31 March 2003.

Derek Lewis, Chairman of Patientline, commented:

'We are delighted to have been selected for this technically advanced hospital,
which has a high profile internationally. It will provide a further important
opportunity to demonstrate the clinical capabilities of the Patientline system,
as well as its well-established patient services.

The number of hospitals at which we have been selected is continuing to grow,
while the number of installed terminals and revenues per terminal are both
progressing in line with our expectations. In the first half of the financial
year, 9,000 new terminals have gone live, which is consistent with our
expectations of 20,000 new terminals for the full year.'


Notes for Editors

There are just over 300 acute hospitals in the UK with 200 or more beds. Some
80% of these are in England and are covered by the NHS Plan requirement to
provide bedside television and telephone services by the end of 2004.


Enquiries:

Tim Lynch, Consultant. Tulchan Communications. 020 7353 4200



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