Luton & Dunstable NHS trust have employed a new communications system to drive increased savings and collaboration between 2,000 staff employed by the trust.

The trust awarded a five-year contract to Unify, (formerly Siemens Enterprise Communications) to provide communication services including mobile services and applications, location services and rapid-response alarm services.

The service once deployed will allow staff admins to work remotely rather than being tied to one location as required currently.

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The communications contract will also consolidate devices and provide staff with one point of contact number, removing the current situation where individuals have multiple devices and communication points.

Mark England, director of IM&T at the Luton & Dunstable Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, said: "Using unified communications and IP telephony technologies, we expect to lower our operating costs and increase the overall efficiency of the trust."

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