01/12/2024 – V14.50

Announcing the official release of BEST Version 14.50 This is a major release as it contains several key changes, all of which are included at no additional cost to the upgrade price. Enhanced Document Management Completely dropping the need for Crystal Reports for letter and form production and using advanced […]

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07/10/2024 – West Berkshire Wheelchair Service Go Live

West Berkshire Wheelchair Service is the latest service to start using BEST. This small team working out of Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading started using BEST at the beginning of October. Software trainer, Vicky was on site for Go Live, with the rest of the Soft Options team working hard […]

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01/08/2024 – PMG Roundup

Another busy year on the stand this year at PMG where we demonstrated the new Self-Referral forms, Client Portal and had on display some of the latest features including the new KPI features that come as standard with the latest version of BEST. Congratulations to Kirsty-Ann as the iPad winner […]

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24/07/2024 – Driver 38 and TLS 1.2

Below is a detailed review of the changes now available to support TLS1.2 and TLS1.3. The latest version of BEST includes this feature without any additional costs, however existing sites will need to pay for the work required and also be prepared to carry out full testing of a test […]

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16/07/2024 – Stand 32 @ PMG

We are very much looking forward to seeing faces old and new at this years PMG Exhibition. Dave (Managing Director), Mike (Senior Software Developer) and Vicky (Software Trainer) will be available to meet with at Stand 32 to discuss your system needs and update you on all of our latest […]

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21/06/2024 – ISO27001:2022 Re-Certification Audit Success

We are pleased to announce we have successfully completed this year’s process-based audit with BAB, focusing on significant aspects, risks and objectives as required by ISO 27001:2022.  The audit methods used were interviews, observation of activities and review of documentation and records. During two day surveillance audit we were assessed […]

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18/06/2024 – Cyber Essentials Certified

Once again we have successfully passed the Cyber Essentials Assessment – a Government-backed, industry-supported scheme which helps organisations like ours protect themselves against common online threats and demonstrates commitment to cyber security for a further year. Cyber Essentials Certificate 18-6-2024

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12/06/2024 – DSPT Standards Exceeded

We have successfully completed the Data Security and Protection Toolkit self-assessment, demonstrating our ongoing commitment to good data security and ensuring personal information is handled correctly. 2024-25 (version 6) 8GW54 DSPT standards exceeded certificate      

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13/03/2024 – Dorset Go-Live

Dorset Go-Live This month Dorset Wheelchair Service went live with BEST version 14.26. Mike and Vicky spent a few days on site with Lesley Papworth and her team who were upgrading from BEST version 12. As a combined Clinical and Logistics (Approved Repairer) Wheelchair Service, Dorset have been able to […]

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21/02/2024 – NRS Healthcare Go Live with BEST V14.26

NRS Healthcare – V14.26 including Electronic Referrals and BEST Web Soft Options have been working with services in the York area since the early 90’s and in 2016 NRS Healthcare gained the tender for a merged service covering previously separated services Northallerton, Harrogate, Scarborough, and York. BEST Version 12 was […]

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07/02/2024 – Greenwich Wheelchair Service Go Live

BEST was launched at Inspire – Greenwich Wheelchair Service based in Sidcup at the beginning of February this year. The staff and management have been working with Soft Options for some time to implement BEST for the service. The actual Go-Live saw Becky Simcock from Soft Options on site to […]

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