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	'''ScriptSwitch Limited''' was a software company that developed and supplied a realtime decision support tool to [[General practitioner\|GP surgeries]] in the [[United Kingdom]]. Its primary product, ScriptSwitch, was sold predominantly to [[primary care trust\|NHS primary care organisations]] who used it to provide [[General practitioner\|GPs]] with locally authored information and advice at the point of prescribing. It could contain patient safety messages, drug switch recommendations and other information. As of April 2010, it was in use in more than 4,400 GP practices across 116 NHS Primary Care Organisations, which covered 27 million patients<ref name="stats">{{cite web \|title=ScriptSwitch Market Statistics \|url=http://www.scriptswitch.net/about-us/market-statistics.html\|accessdate=3 May 2010}}</ref> and was reported to have saved the NHS more than ~~Â£20million~~ per annum.<ref name="saved">{{cite web \|title=Article on ScriptSwitch savings in NHS\|url=http://www.scriptswitch.net/index.php?option=com_flexicontent&view=items&id=77:news-21\|accessdate=3 May 2010}}</ref>		'''ScriptSwitch Limited''' was a software company that developed and supplied a realtime decision support tool to [[General practitioner\|GP surgeries]] in the [[United Kingdom]]. Its primary product, ScriptSwitch, was sold predominantly to [[primary care trust\|NHS primary care organisations]] who used it to provide [[General practitioner\|GPs]] with locally authored information and advice at the point of prescribing. It could contain patient safety messages, drug switch recommendations and other information. As of April 2010, it was in use in more than 4,400 GP practices across 116 NHS Primary Care Organisations, which covered 27 million patients<ref name="stats">{{cite web \|title=ScriptSwitch Market Statistics \|url=http://www.scriptswitch.net/about-us/market-statistics.html\|accessdate=3 May 2010}}</ref> and was reported to have saved the NHS more than £20million per annum.<ref name="saved">{{cite web \|title=Article on ScriptSwitch savings in NHS\|url=http://www.scriptswitch.net/index.php?option=com_flexicontent&view=items&id=77:news-21\|accessdate=3 May 2010}}</ref>

	==History==		==History==
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	In early 2006 the company was acquired by [[ISIS Equity Partners]].<ref name="isis">{{cite web \|title=ISIS delivers just what the doctor ordered \|url=http://www.isisep.com/default.asp?docId=14078 \|publisher=ISIS Equity Partners \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713061642/http://www.isisep.com/default.asp?docId=14078 \|archivedate=13 July 2011 \|accessdate=23 October 2024}}</ref>		In early 2006 the company was acquired by [[ISIS Equity Partners]].<ref name="isis">{{cite web \|title=ISIS delivers just what the doctor ordered \|url=http://www.isisep.com/default.asp?docId=14078 \|publisher=ISIS Equity Partners \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713061642/http://www.isisep.com/default.asp?docId=14078 \|archivedate=13 July 2011 \|accessdate=23 October 2024}}</ref>

	In late 2009, ScriptSwitch Limited was acquired by UnitedHealth UK, a subsidiary of [[US Healthcare\|US healthcare]] giant [[UnitedHealth]] Group for a reported ~~Â£50m~~.<ref name="uhealth">{{cite web \|title=UnitedHealth buys ScriptSwitch for ~~Â£50m~~ \|url=http://www.e-health-insider.com/news/5398/~~unitedhealth_buys_scriptswitch_for_Ã‚Â£50m~~\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120729052002/http://www.e-health-insider.com/news/5398/unitedhealth_buys_scriptswitch_for_%C3%82%C2%A350m\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=29 July 2012}}</ref>		In late 2009, ScriptSwitch Limited was acquired by UnitedHealth UK, a subsidiary of [[US Healthcare\|US healthcare]] giant [[UnitedHealth]] Group for a reported £50m.<ref name="uhealth">{{cite web \|title=UnitedHealth buys ScriptSwitch for £50m \|url=http://www.e-health-insider.com/news/5398/unitedhealth_buys_scriptswitch_for_Â£50m\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120729052002/http://www.e-health-insider.com/news/5398/unitedhealth_buys_scriptswitch_for_%C3%82%C2%A350m\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=29 July 2012}}</ref>

	==Awards==		==Awards==

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+'''ScriptSwitch Limited''' was a software company that developed and supplied a realtime decision support tool to [[General practitioner|GP surgeries]] in the [[United Kingdom]]. Its primary product, ScriptSwitch, was sold predominantly to [[primary care trust|NHS primary care organisations]] who used it to provide [[General practitioner|GPs]] with locally authored information and advice at the point of prescribing. It could contain patient safety messages, drug switch recommendations and other information. As of April 2010, it was in use in more than 4,400 GP practices across 116 NHS Primary Care Organisations, which covered 27 million patients<ref name="stats">{{cite web |title=ScriptSwitch Market Statistics |url=http://www.scriptswitch.net/about-us/market-statistics.html|accessdate=3 May 2010}}</ref> and was reported to have saved the NHS more than Â£20million per annum.<ref name="saved">{{cite web |title=Article on ScriptSwitch savings in NHS|url=http://www.scriptswitch.net/index.php?option=com_flexicontent&view=items&id=77:news-21|accessdate=3 May 2010}}</ref>
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 In early 2006 the company was acquired by [[ISIS Equity Partners]].<ref name="isis">{{cite web |title=ISIS delivers just what the doctor ordered |url=http://www.isisep.com/default.asp?docId=14078 |publisher=ISIS Equity Partners |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713061642/http://www.isisep.com/default.asp?docId=14078 |archivedate=13 July 2011 |accessdate=23 October 2024}}</ref>
-In late 2009, ScriptSwitch Limited was acquired by UnitedHealth UK, a subsidiary of [[US Healthcare|US healthcare]] giant [[UnitedHealth]] Group for a reported £50m.<ref name="uhealth">{{cite web |title=UnitedHealth buys ScriptSwitch for £50m |url=http://www.e-health-insider.com/news/5398/unitedhealth_buys_scriptswitch_for_Â£50m|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120729052002/http://www.e-health-insider.com/news/5398/unitedhealth_buys_scriptswitch_for_%C3%82%C2%A350m|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 July 2012}}</ref>
+In late 2009, ScriptSwitch Limited was acquired by UnitedHealth UK, a subsidiary of [[US Healthcare|US healthcare]] giant [[UnitedHealth]] Group for a reported Â£50m.<ref name="uhealth">{{cite web |title=UnitedHealth buys ScriptSwitch for Â£50m |url=http://www.e-health-insider.com/news/5398/unitedhealth_buys_scriptswitch_for_Ã‚Â£50m|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120729052002/http://www.e-health-insider.com/news/5398/unitedhealth_buys_scriptswitch_for_%C3%82%C2%A350m|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 July 2012}}</ref>
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	\| name = ScriptSwitch Limited		\| name = ScriptSwitch Limited
	\| ~~foundation~~ = 2000-2009		\| founded = 2000-2009
	\| founder = Kelvin Acford		\| founder = Kelvin Acford
	\| ~~location~~ = [[Coventry]], [[West Midlands (county)\|West Midlands]], [[United Kingdom]]		\| hq_location = [[Coventry]], [[West Midlands (county)\|West Midlands]], [[United Kingdom]]
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	==History==		==History==
	ScriptSwitch Limited began in early 2000 as a private partnership formed by Kelvin Acford, a retail pharmacist, with some [[University of Warwick]] students to explore the initial idea of a decision support tool for General Practitioners. After a successful incubation period of prototyping and refining the concept and expansion of the original team, the partners eventually formed a limited company in 2001 that was then known as '''AKM Software Limited'''. AKM Software Limited launched its first commercial product piloted in a number of GP practices in early 2003. To raise external capital, to expand operations and sales, and to provide a more focused direction, in mid-2003, a new company, ScriptSwitch Limited, absorbed all the assets of AKM Software Limited.		ScriptSwitch Limited began in early 2000 as a private partnership formed by Kelvin Acford, a retail pharmacist, with some [[University of Warwick]] students to explore the initial idea of a decision support tool for General Practitioners. After a successful incubation period of prototyping and refining the concept and expansion of the original team, the partners eventually formed a limited company in 2001 that was then known as '''AKM Software Limited'''. AKM Software Limited launched its first commercial product piloted in a number of GP practices in early 2003. To raise external capital, to expand operations and sales, and to provide a more focused direction, in mid-2003, a new company, ScriptSwitch Limited, absorbed all the assets of AKM Software Limited.
	<ref>{{cite web\|title=Article in Birmingham Post on ScriptSwitch in 2006\|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Software+is+what+doctor+ordered;+ENTERPRISE.(Business)(Company...-a0152605398~~}}<~~/~~ref>{{~~dead ~~link~~\|date=~~October 2024~~}}		<ref>{{cite web\|title=Article in Birmingham Post on ScriptSwitch in 2006\|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Software+is+what+doctor+ordered;+ENTERPRISE.(Business)(Company...-a0152605398\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130204050940/http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Software+is+what+doctor+ordered;+ENTERPRISE.(Business)(Company...-a0152605398\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=4 February 2013}}</ref>

	ScriptSwitch Limited raised its first round of investment from venture capital firm MidVen in mid-2003.		ScriptSwitch Limited raised its first round of investment from venture capital firm MidVen in mid-2003.
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	In early 2006 the company was acquired by [[ISIS Equity Partners]].<ref name="isis">{{cite web \|title=ISIS delivers just what the doctor ordered \|url=http://www.isisep.com/default.asp?docId=14078 \|publisher=ISIS Equity Partners \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713061642/http://www.isisep.com/default.asp?docId=14078 \|archivedate=13 July 2011 \|accessdate=23 October 2024}}</ref>		In early 2006 the company was acquired by [[ISIS Equity Partners]].<ref name="isis">{{cite web \|title=ISIS delivers just what the doctor ordered \|url=http://www.isisep.com/default.asp?docId=14078 \|publisher=ISIS Equity Partners \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713061642/http://www.isisep.com/default.asp?docId=14078 \|archivedate=13 July 2011 \|accessdate=23 October 2024}}</ref>

	In late 2009, ScriptSwitch Limited was acquired by UnitedHealth UK, a subsidiary of [[US Healthcare\|US healthcare]] giant [[UnitedHealth]] Group for a reported £50m.<ref name="uhealth">{{cite web \|title=UnitedHealth buys ScriptSwitch for £50m \|url=http://www.e-health-insider.com/news/5398/unitedhealth_buys_scriptswitch_for_Â£50m~~}}<~~/~~ref>{{~~dead ~~link~~\|date=~~October 2024~~}}		In late 2009, ScriptSwitch Limited was acquired by UnitedHealth UK, a subsidiary of [[US Healthcare\|US healthcare]] giant [[UnitedHealth]] Group for a reported £50m.<ref name="uhealth">{{cite web \|title=UnitedHealth buys ScriptSwitch for £50m \|url=http://www.e-health-insider.com/news/5398/unitedhealth_buys_scriptswitch_for_Â£50m\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120729052002/http://www.e-health-insider.com/news/5398/unitedhealth_buys_scriptswitch_for_%C3%82%C2%A350m\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=29 July 2012}}</ref>

	==Awards==		==Awards==

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	==History==		==History==
	ScriptSwitch Limited began in early 2000 as a private partnership formed by Kelvin Acford, a retail pharmacist, with some [[University of Warwick]] students to explore the initial idea of a decision support tool for General Practitioners. After a successful incubation period of prototyping and refining the concept and expansion of the original team, the partners eventually formed a limited company in 2001 that was then known as '''AKM Software Limited'''. AKM Software Limited launched its first commercial product piloted in a number of GP practices in early 2003. To raise external capital, to expand operations and sales, and to provide a more focused direction, in mid-2003, a new company, ScriptSwitch Limited, absorbed all the assets of AKM Software Limited.		ScriptSwitch Limited began in early 2000 as a private partnership formed by Kelvin Acford, a retail pharmacist, with some [[University of Warwick]] students to explore the initial idea of a decision support tool for General Practitioners. After a successful incubation period of prototyping and refining the concept and expansion of the original team, the partners eventually formed a limited company in 2001 that was then known as '''AKM Software Limited'''. AKM Software Limited launched its first commercial product piloted in a number of GP practices in early 2003. To raise external capital, to expand operations and sales, and to provide a more focused direction, in mid-2003, a new company, ScriptSwitch Limited, absorbed all the assets of AKM Software Limited.
	<ref>{{cite web\|title=Article in Birmingham Post on ScriptSwitch in 2006\|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Software+is+what+doctor+ordered;+ENTERPRISE.(Business)(Company...-a0152605398}}</ref>{{dead link}}		<ref>{{cite web\|title=Article in Birmingham Post on ScriptSwitch in 2006\|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Software+is+what+doctor+ordered;+ENTERPRISE.(Business)(Company...-a0152605398}}</ref>{{dead link\|date=October 2024}}

	ScriptSwitch Limited raised its first round of investment from venture capital firm MidVen in mid-2003.		ScriptSwitch Limited raised its first round of investment from venture capital firm MidVen in mid-2003.
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	In early 2006 the company was acquired by [[ISIS Equity Partners]].<ref name="isis">{{cite web \|title=ISIS delivers just what the doctor ordered \|url=http://www.isisep.com/default.asp?docId=14078 \|publisher=ISIS Equity Partners \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713061642/http://www.isisep.com/default.asp?docId=14078 \|archivedate=13 July 2011 \|accessdate=23 October 2024}}</ref>		In early 2006 the company was acquired by [[ISIS Equity Partners]].<ref name="isis">{{cite web \|title=ISIS delivers just what the doctor ordered \|url=http://www.isisep.com/default.asp?docId=14078 \|publisher=ISIS Equity Partners \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713061642/http://www.isisep.com/default.asp?docId=14078 \|archivedate=13 July 2011 \|accessdate=23 October 2024}}</ref>

	In late 2009, ScriptSwitch Limited was acquired by UnitedHealth UK, a subsidiary of [[US Healthcare\|US healthcare]] giant [[UnitedHealth]] Group for a reported £50m.<ref name="uhealth">{{cite web \|title=UnitedHealth buys ScriptSwitch for £50m \|url=http://www.e-health-insider.com/news/5398/unitedhealth_buys_scriptswitch_for_Â£50m}}</ref>{{dead link}}		In late 2009, ScriptSwitch Limited was acquired by UnitedHealth UK, a subsidiary of [[US Healthcare\|US healthcare]] giant [[UnitedHealth]] Group for a reported £50m.<ref name="uhealth">{{cite web \|title=UnitedHealth buys ScriptSwitch for £50m \|url=http://www.e-health-insider.com/news/5398/unitedhealth_buys_scriptswitch_for_Â£50m}}</ref>{{dead link\|date=October 2024}}

	==Awards==		==Awards==

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	==History==		==History==
	ScriptSwitch Limited began in early 2000 as a private partnership formed by Kelvin Acford, a retail pharmacist, ~~Matthew, Anton, Duncan, Darren and Andrew all~~ University of Warwick students to explore the initial idea of a decision support tool for General Practitioners. After a successful incubation period of prototyping and refining the concept and expansion of the original team, the partners eventually formed a limited company in 2001 that was then known as '''AKM Software Limited'''. AKM Software Limited launched its first commercial product piloted in a number of GP practices in early 2003. ~~In order to~~ raise external capital, expand operations and sales and provide a more focused direction, in mid-2003, a new company, ScriptSwitch Limited, absorbed all the assets of AKM Software Limited.		ScriptSwitch Limited began in early 2000 as a private partnership formed by Kelvin Acford, a retail pharmacist, with some [[University of Warwick]] students to explore the initial idea of a decision support tool for General Practitioners. After a successful incubation period of prototyping and refining the concept and expansion of the original team, the partners eventually formed a limited company in 2001 that was then known as '''AKM Software Limited'''. AKM Software Limited launched its first commercial product piloted in a number of GP practices in early 2003. To raise external capital, to expand operations and sales, and to provide a more focused direction, in mid-2003, a new company, ScriptSwitch Limited, absorbed all the assets of AKM Software Limited.
	<ref>{{cite web\|title=Article in Birmingham Post on ScriptSwitch in 2006\|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Software+is+what+doctor+ordered;+ENTERPRISE.(Business)(Company...-a0152605398}}</ref>		<ref>{{cite web\|title=Article in Birmingham Post on ScriptSwitch in 2006\|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Software+is+what+doctor+ordered;+ENTERPRISE.(Business)(Company...-a0152605398}}</ref>{{dead link}}

	ScriptSwitch Limited raised its first round of investment from venture capital firm MidVen in mid-2003.		ScriptSwitch Limited raised its first round of investment from venture capital firm MidVen in mid-2003.