Covalent for the NHS

Covalent addresses the very specific needs of PCTs and Hospital Trusts, the need to manage new business methods and major market shifts.


The NHS is a complex market undergoing fundamental change on multiple levels. Recent moves to restructure which have reduced the number of PCTs place a spotlight on good and poor performers. The introduction of 'payment by results', 'Patient Choice' and 'Practice-based commissioning' all lead to a focus on how trusts are performing. The National Programme for IT is revolutionising the IT infrastructure with new core systems such as eBooking, and an Electronic Health Records system.

These unprecedented changes, and fundamental market shifts, place huge emphasis on the need to track performance in a better way, making effective Performance Management software a must-have.

Covalent provides a very intuitive, visually-rich approach to tracking statutory and local indicators.

The software consolidates performance data from various systems, and gives users personalised views specific to their area of interest. Whilst the disciplines and processes for managing financial performance are well established, regular tracking of non-financial performance measures is typically very under-developed in trusts.


The need to... Deal with a new Inspection regime

The need to... Progress towards Foundation Status