The leading supplier in primary healthcare

Company profile

EMIS is the UK's leading IT supplier in primary healthcare, hosting over 39 million electronic patient records (EPRs) within its systems. Around 55 per cent of doctors in the UK currently use EMIS software each day.

As an innovative IT provider, our corporate policies ensure realistic and objective appraisal of primary healthcare computing both for present and future needs. Comprehensive IT solutions and services are delivered to the NHS primary healthcare market.

EMIS head offices are based in Leeds, including Development and Support. Training for general practices is localised and headed by Regional Operations Directors. Teams of Operations Managers provide high levels of local area support. Business Development Managers are EMIS development specialists that support the strategic IM&T goals of PCTs. The total complement of staff employed by EMIS is 840.

Company history

EMIS began 18 years ago in a rural dispensing practice in Egton near Whitby in North Yorkshire, where Dr Peter Sowerby wrote the software in association with co-author Dr David Stables. EMIS is now the market leader for general practice systems and is widely acknowledged as being at the forefront of medical informatics, helping primary healthcare to benefit from the accelerating pace of information technology.

Egton Medical Information Systems Limited. Registered in England. No 2117205. Registered office: Fulford Grange, Micklefield Lane, Rawdon, Leeds LS19 6BA.