System C Healthcare Limited is a British supplier of

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systems and services, based in

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, specialising in the

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sectors. It employs about 525 staff.

Overview

System C essentially supplies

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organisations. It is involved with one of twelve Global Digital Exemplars at

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Company History

The company was founded on 21 September 1983 and registered as ''Mythminster Ltd.'' The company was renamed several times before being called ''System C Healthcare Ltd'' on 3 June 2005. In June 2005, the company floated on the

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(AIM). In 2008, System C acquired Care Records Ltd, a clinical system developer based in

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. In 2009, System C acquired Liquidlogic Ltd, a company involved in

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s. In 2010, it was named one of the top 100 mid-sized companies to work for in the

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. In 2011, System C delisted from AIM and was acquired by

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. In 2014, System C was acquired by

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from

. In 2015, System C acquired The Learning Clinic. This acquisition was followed in 2016 by the acquisition of Careflow Connect Ltd. In 2021,

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acquired System C from

. In July 2021, System C acquired the medicines management software firm WellSky International.

Location

System C is based at Vinters Park in

References

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