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NHS Lanarkshire saves $40,000 through centralized print management

Company profile

The NHS is striving to become a leading sustainable and low carbon organization. Today, many NHS trusts are looking at new ways of saving energy and are working to lower their carbon footprint to meet the government’s target of a 10% reduction from the NHS’ 2007 level by 2015.

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“ With Equitrac deployed on the new MFPs, NHS Lanarkshire was able to centralize its printer fleet and remove 300 inefficient desktop printers. ”

Adrian Hargan
IT Customer Services Manager
NHS Lanarkshire

Challenge

  • To take control of spiraling print costs by centralizing print management
  • To reduce carbon emissions in line with government targets for the NHS
  • To simplify management of multiple printers

Solution

  • Nuance Equitrac
  • To deploy Nuance Equitrac on 14 new multi-function devices
  • To dispose of old and inefficient desktop printers
  • To consolidate the printer fleet

Results

  • Estimated annual savings of $40,000 on print costs, with anticipated reduction in carbon emissions
  • ROI within 12 months
  • Granular insight into printer use through
  • Equitrac’s comprehensive reporting
  • Pilot success paves way for broader deployment and greater savings

Background

  • Nuance Equitrac—the direct route to cost savings. At one health board, NHS Lanarkshire, this environmental obligation– as well as a desire to lower its printing costs—was the motivation behind its decision to review its print management strategy and print fleet. The health board has four main sites, with its IT backbone supporting 9,000 desktop devices, 200 servers and a myriad of other applications. The move to a new site at Kirklands Hospital—which is now home to functions including IT and finance - was an ideal opportunity to trial 14 new multi-function printers (MFPs), equipped with Nuance Equitrac, in order to consolidate its printer fleet and dispose of old and inefficient desktop printers. The success of this trial would determine whether this model was replicated across the health board.
  • Out with the old. While the new MFPs benefit from the latest technological advancements to ensure energy efficiency, the health board also needed a print management solution that would enable it to effectively monitor and track its print output, and thus enable it to calculate its overall print-related carbon emissions. Nuance Equitrac brings accountability and control to make printing convenient and secure while reducing cost and waste. Thanks to its unrivalled experience and relationship with all major MFP manufacturers, Nuance’s range of imaging solutions is able to leverage the full power of advanced MFPs. This benefits NHS Lanarkshire today, because it is able to track output from all connected printers and devices.
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