Courtney Thorne, pioneer of nurse call systems since 1968
Courtney Thorne is proud to be recognised as the pioneer of UK nurse call systems and services. Since 1968, our family-run business has created some of the industry’s most trusted nurse call systems for care homes and hospital settings.
Today, we specialise in the wireless nurse call system solutions that have seen us become the UK’s leading Great British designer and manufacturer of the most technologically ingenious nurse call products and services ever devised. Indeed, our acclaimed response to the Covid-19 pandemic is testament to the way our teams and solutions adapted to the complex challenges we faced then and continue to overcome now.
Our Mission
Our mission is to be the first choice for nurse call systems and services that protect and improve the lives of people in our customers’ care. We do that every day, thanks to our revolutionary products and an incredible team of friendly, knowledgeable and professional staff – who all value the relationship we’ve forged and love the sector we serve.
Together, we’re committed to providing a first-class service and hardworking Courtney Thorne call system solutions that will help to protect our healthcare sector for generations to come. Thanks to the unrelenting loyalty of the clients who continue to trust Courtney Thorne call systemsto support those in their care, year after year, we look set to be doing just that.
If you’d like to find out more about our nurse call systems, services and solutions for hospitals and care homes, we’d love to hear from you.
We’re justifiably proud of the experience we have under one roof. From our R&D to our engineering teams, our sales professionals to our customer service staff, our expertise regarding nurse call systems in the UK spans decades. We’re a family business that’s dedicated to performing better, and there is nothing our service cannot do to enhance and protect the lives of those in our clients’ care.
Graham Vickrage
Managing Director
Graham Vickrage
Managing Director
Graham graduated from Oxford Brookes University and went on to work as a software engineer, developing CRM software for financial organisations. He left in 1999 to start-up and run a London based Internet software agency and having acquired a broad set of skills, then set up a market leading e-commerce business.
In 2007 Graham joined Courtney Thorne, his family business, as Managing Director and has overseen an ongoing period of significant growth.
Lorna Bown
Director
Lorna Bown
Director
Lorna gained her financial background in private and investment banking sectors with American Express Bank in Poole. She then moved to J.P. Morgan in London before moving to the Middle East for two years.
In 2007 Lorna moved back to Bournemouth to join Courtney Thorne, her family business, as Director of Operations & Human Resources.
Dave Hewitt
Sales & Marketing Director
Dave Hewitt
Sales & Marketing Director
Dave joined Courtney Thorne in 2017 after a long and fruitful career in the Electronic Fire & Security industry. Working in well known security and telecommunications brands such as ADT and BT, Dave’s last role was as Sales Director at CSL Ltd. Responsibilities included the introduction and growth in sales of CSL’s IoT, M2M and secure connectivity into the Healthcare sectors in both the UK and Ireland. Since joining Courtney Thorne some strategic changes have meant that the sales and marketing team has grown in terms of accomplishments, delivering throughout the recent pandemic and setting the standard in professionalism and success.
Proud to be associated with the UK’s healthcare regulators
When it comes to delivering robust nurse call system solutions, everything we do is centred on robust technology, an adaptable approach, and a dependable, responsive service. We’re proud to be associated with and accredited by the UK’s leading healthcare industry regulators for the quality we uphold across our operations.
Our Nurse Call Systems
At Courtney Thorne, we specialise in the manufacture and installation of a variety of different nurse call system solutions; for a range of different healthcare organisations. We recognise that each organisation has its own unique needs and specifications, which is why our catalogue of nurse call systems are catered to these specific needs, and provide the option for the addition of bespoke features, too. Our solutions fall into one of two categories: nurse call systems for care homes, and nurse call systems for hospitals.
For Hospitals
In our range of Courtney Thorne call systems for hospitals, you’ll find our Altra Health, and Connect Health systems to be the best fits for your organisation. With these nurse call system solutions, you gain access to a system that considers the pressures and rigours of the hospital environment, and works to take the stress away from staff by being intuitive, flexible, easy to install, and dependably reliable for years after installation.
In our range of nurse call systems for care homes, you’ll find our Altra Care and Connect systems to be the best fits for your institution. With these nurse call system solutions, you gain access to a system that works to safeguard residents and help provide them with a safe and secure environment, without worry. Our CT Cloud technology can also help provide your staff with an incredibly easy and intuitive suite of reporting technology, that allows your nurses to easily monitor and keep on top of residents from anywhere in your building.
Courtney Thorne is a family owned, run, and operated business that has been providing nurse call systems and products for hospitals, care homes, and other healthcare institutions, organisations, and trusts since way back in 1968. We specialise in wireless solutions and software, and we consider ourselves to be the UK’s leading Great British designer and manufacturer of nurse call systems and any adjacent products. Our mission is to provide a first-class service to the important organisations and staff members that rely on products like ours in this industry, to help contribute to providing the best care possible to those patients and residents in need of support, and to cement our position as the UK’s leading producer of nurse call systems.
Courtney Thorne is based in Bournemouth, Dorset, on the south coast of England. While this is our main base of operations, our nurse call systems and solutions are all manufactured and designed from three different locations in the south of the UK, through our own in-house research and development team, and by a talented and experienced group of engineers. If you would like to contact Courtney Thorne, you can fill out the form on our contact page, give us a call at +44 (0)1202 573300 to speak to our Technical Support Team.
As already alluded to, all of our nurse call systems are manufactured using only the finest of materials (and by our team of in-house researchers and engineers) to ensure a top range level of quality. Courtney Thorne call systems for hospitals and care homes are all designed to specifically withstand the rigours of these very different environments, and come equipped with a variety of failsafes and features that keep them operating for years after installation. Courtney Thorne call systems also come equipped with state-of-the-art reporting software, wearable technologies, alarms, and alerts – to make sure that every patient or resident’s safety is being monitored appropriately at all times. By design, our nurse call systems are primed in such a way as to take all of the pressure off of your staff, and to be as reliable as possible.
All Courtney Thorne call systems are built to comply with all healthcare regulations in operation across the UK, and are fully approved by all of the relevant health authorities and social services in our sector. For example, we are members of the British Standards Institution, CHAS, Construction Line, and the National Care Association’s Suppliers forum, with products that conform to the CE and ISO9001 standard. All of our nurse call systems are also fully compliant with HTM 08-03 regulations, which means that they are completely in line with the Department of Health’s specifications for items used as Bedhead Services in UK Hospitals. You can learn more about our compliance with HTM 08-03 by visiting our FAQs page in our support hub.
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