Capita have bought Clinical Solutions, specialists in patient management software, in a deal valued at £20 million.

The acquisition would provide Capita with a high quality data centre which already provides a large quality of services to the NHS. The buyout comes on the back of a series of acquisitions by Capita over the last month.

Chief executive of Capita, Paul Pindar, commented: "This acquisition strengthens our ability to assist health services in driving down costs while providing quality patient care”.