Manpower Software plc Announces a Record First ...

LONDON, September 10 /PRNewswire/ --     Manpower Software plc, the leading 
provider of workforce optimisation
applications in the UK healthcare market, is pleased to announce during the
company's first quarter, 10 NHS Trusts have selected MAPS Healthroster, their
electronic rostering solution, which compares to 23 for the entire previous
fiscal year 2007/8.


    
    - Frimley Park Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

    - North East Wales NHS Trust

    - Basingstoke and North Hampshire NHS Foundation Trust

    - Bromley Hospitals NHS Trust

    - Barking, Havering and Redbridge Hospitals NHS Trust

    - Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly Primary Care Trust

    - Mid Essex Hospital Services NHS Trust

    - West Suffolk Hospital NHS Trust

    - Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

    - Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust





    This brings the total number of MAPS Healthroster customers to 48.
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust also signed an extension licence for
MAPS Healthroster to include doctor rostering. MAPS Healthroster is part of
the MAPS Health Suite which also includes their temporary staffing solution,
Bank Staff Management Solution (BSMS). In addition, Derbyshire County NHS
Primary Care Trust has selected BSMS as their temporary staffing solution,
bringing the total number of NHS Trusts which have selected BSMS to 103.



    Key to choosing MAPS Health Suite by NHS Trusts is its proven
capabilities, its extensive functionality, simplicity and proven time and
cost savings. Proven benefits from the solution include improved patient
safety, improved staffing effectiveness, improved quality of life for staff
and increased accurate payroll data.



    Commenting on the announcement, Paul Scandrett, Manpower Software's
Director of Healthcare said: "We are all delighted with the progress we have
made at the start of this financial year. In fact the growth is a record for
the three month period, especially pleasing given that it is was the busy
holiday months. Clearly, our focus now is to deliver the success our other
customers have realised, which have enabled this level of growth. Our NHS
customer base has now reached 138 across Acute, Primary Care and Mental
Health NHS Trusts."



About Manpower Software

    Manpower Software is the leading workforce optimisation software
applications provider for world-wide organisations with large, multi-skilled
workforces. With over 17 years' experience, they ensure customers can match
operational demands with workforce supply. Using MAPS, Manpower Software's
workforce optimisation software application, organisations can deploy the
right people and right skills, to the right place at the right time. With UK
headquarters in London, and its US base in Miami, Manpower Software provide
services and support to an international customer base across Europe, North
America and Asia Pacific. Founded in 1991, Manpower Software plc is a British
public company listed on the UK AIM stock market.



Please visit http://www.manpowersoftware.com for further information.