Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Trust Selects Newton for Theatre Utilisation Improvement Project

Targeting GBP1.6m of Annualised Savings Through Increasing and Optimising Theatre Utilisation at the Trust's two Hospital Sites

OXFORD, England, June 10, 2010 - Newton, Europe's leading operational and financial improvement
specialist, today announced that Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Trust,
a leading Trust that is based across two hospital sites in Surrey, has chosen
Newton to deliver improvements in their theatre utilisation. The project,
which forms part of the Trust's mission to continually improve their
clinical, financial and operational performance in their theatres, is to
increase utilisation and optimisation while delivering GBP1.6m per annum of
savings.

Newton plans to identify and deliver the Trust's targeted savings by
supporting the Trust team across multiple avenues that will involve;
increasing in-session utilisation, which will include reducing late starts,
turnarounds and early finishes; increasing session uptake; reducing patient
cancelations whilst optimising patient attendance and experience, as well as
reducing lost time; improving procedure effectiveness; and implementing
information systems bespoke to the Trust to sustain and underpin the results
delivered.

"Newton has worked on many theatre utilisation improvement projects that
have typically saved each NHS Trust between GBP1-2m p.a. of recurring
savings. Recently we completed a similar project at Northampton General
Hospital that saved over GBP1m p.a." said Andrew Hawes, Director at Newton.
"We are delighted that Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Trust selected
Newton as the best people for the job. We are confident that we will exceed
the project's target savings and hope to achieve around GBP2m" he added.

About Newton

Newton is the leading operational and financial improvement specialist in
Europe. Founded in 2001 by a group of highly qualified and experienced
engineers, the company's objective is straightforward: to deliver performance
improvement of 10% - 50% in any client's operations and supply chain without
incurring capital expenditure.

From its roots in manufacturing, Newton applies its unique engineering
based approach across a wide range of industry sectors, working in areas as
diverse as defence & aerospace, healthcare, consumer, wholesale & retail,
from the shop floor through to the boardroom and throughout the supply chain.

Newton are not management consultants, they do not focus on strategy,
re-structuring or re-organisation - their focus is on identifying and
resolving the issues that limit performance, to deliver a tangible and
measurable improvement, backed by Newton's guarantee "no results, no fee".

Newton has a substantial proven track record and has worked with many
forward thinking organisations including Rolls-Royce, BAE Systems, VT Group,
Nissan, Kerry Foods, British Airways and the NHS.

For more details on how Newton can benefit your organisation, please call
us on: +44(0)1684-576477 or visit www.newtoneurope.com.

Media Relations for Newton Europe, Laura Skett, +44(0)1865-920700,
Laura.skett at newtoneurope.com