NHS Wales have awarded a five-year contract to SME Software Europe to provide expenses management across Welsh NHS facilities, which is expected to deliver £750,000 in cost-savings.

The contract will cover the delivery of an online staff expenses system, designed to remove manual processing and paper administration. The new system will provide services for around 194,000 claimants.

Paul Thomas, assistant director of employment services at NHS Wales Shared Services, said: "We expect the system to help us provide a quicker reimbursement of travel expenses incurred by NHS staff.”