Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has modernised and standardised its UPS infrastructure across multiple hospital and community sites through a £1m project with Schneider Electric
Working with Schneider Electric's EcoXpert partner RMD and XMA, EcoStruxure™ IT Expert and new UPS infrastructure deliver 100% uptime, full visibility and improved energy and lifecycle benchmarking
The project delivers a five-year service and maintenance agreement, helping the Trust proactively monitor, maintain and modernise its UPS infrastructure across sites
LONDON, June 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Schneider Electric, a global energy technology leader, has completed a major infrastructure modernisation project for the Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust helping ensure resilient, 'always-on' availability for the critical systems underpinning patient care. Working with EcoXpert partner RMD and XMA, the Trust has deployed Schneider Electric's EcoStruxure platform and UPS solutions across multiple sites, enabling centralised monitoring, improved operational visibility, and long-term infrastructure planning.
Supporting high-performing NHS services
The Trust provides health and care services to more than 500,000 people across Northumberland and North Tyneside. Covering around 2,500 square miles, it is the largest geographically in the UK and one of the highest performing NHS organisations, having been twice rated 'outstanding' overall by the UK's Care Quality Commission. Its wholly owned subsidiary, Northumbria Healthcare Facilities Management (NHFM), is one of the largest NHS-owned facilities management organisations, delivering capital projects and estate services across the Trust.
The Trust's IT infrastructure supports essential applications including electronic patient records, clinical systems, administration, access control and CCTV. Ensuring uptime across multiple sites is critical to maintaining operational services and supporting patient care. However, legacy UPS systems of varying ages and manufacturers created challenges around maintenance, monitoring and service continuity.
"With the UPS and network infrastructure, our ultimate goal is to improve service as it underpins everything the hospital does," said Mathew Burns, Operational Infrastructure Manager, Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. "It's not only about looking at new technologies and different ways of working but extracting more value from what we already have. In terms of meeting Service Level Agreements (SLAs), the key challenge is achieving 100% uptime, ensuring systems are always available across multiple sites over a very large geographical area."