Images are your business, managing them is ours.
About us
Wilde and Betts Agency Ltd
Pioneering Medical Software Solutions Since 2004:
Based in Otley, West Yorkshire, Wilde and Betts Agency Ltd (Waba) has been a leader in the medical software sector since 2004. Founded by Chris Wilde and Nick Betts, Waba has consistently developed innovative solutions tailored to the unique needs of healthcare professionals.
Our flagship product, Waba MIM (Medical Image Management), was the first purpose-built solution of its kind for the medical marketplace. Alongside this, we created JMS (Job Management System)—both designed from the ground up to streamline workflows in clinical environments.
Trusted Across the UK and Asia Pacific:
With nearly 80 clients across the UK and Asia Pacific, Waba continues to grow and evolve. A key focus today is seamless integration with hospital systems—including clinical portals, EPRs, order communications, and VNAs—often supplied by vendors such as Orion, TrakCare, Sunquest ICE, and Visbion.
Ongoing Developments & News
Cutting-Edge Applications for Primary and Secondary Care:
We’re proud to expand our product suite with the Waba Skin Lesion App (WSL), adding to our growing ecosystem of tools that support clinicians in fast-paced, high-pressure settings:
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WPU (Waba Patient Upload): Enables clinicians to securely request and receive patient-generated images or videos (e.g., wounds or lesions), seamlessly integrated into our MIM system.
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WMP (Waba Medical Pics): A flexible app for capturing clinical imagery across A&E, community and district nursing, tissue viability, orthopaedics, and inpatient wards.
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WSL (Waba Skin Lesion App): Designed for GPs and dermatologists to capture high-quality lesion images, patient and family histories, and support AI-powered diagnostic pathways for skin cancer.
Clients
Some clients we’ve had the pleasure of working with during the past 15 years!
FAQ'S
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How much is the Waba Mobile App (WMP)?Before we talk costs, why not get in touch with us so we can ask you a few simple questions about your requirements. Once we have more information, we'll be happy to provide you with some costs.
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How much is the Waba Skin Lesion App (WSL)?There are a number of factors to consider before we give you a cost, so why not drop us a line so we can discuss your requirements in more detail.
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Can we use both Apps, WMP and WSL in the Trust or Health Board?The simple answer is, yes. WMP has been designed to work along side your clinical photography department, especially out of hours. It can capture both photographs and video. WSL has been designed specifically for capturing Skin Lesion photos with and without a dermatoscope attached to your mobile device and crucial patient and family Skin Lesion history.
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How do I prepare for a server upgrade?The starting point for your server migration is: The Trust will need to decide on how you want the server structure to look. So, Where should the application go? Where is the database going to be? What is the location of the image store? This could all be on one new server or spread across several, this is for the Trust to decide! A typical set-up would look like: 1. Live application server for MIM. 2. Test application server for MIM. 3. SQL server (Live and test) 4. Image store - one location or several
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Can our MIM be integrated with other applications within the Trust?Yes, we have integrated Waba MIM with various hospital Applications, which include Clinical Portals, EPR, Order comm’s, Ophthalmology, PAS/HL7, various 3d systems, pathology and colposcopy etc. Please contact us if you have any further questions. Here are a few examples we've integrated with: Orion, Trakcare, Sunquest, Cerner Millenium, Epic, System One Community, Canfield, 3d, 3DMD, Visionflex, Mediscan.
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Can MIM store and playback video?Yes, video is amongst many formats that Waba MIM can manage, let us know what you have, and we'll get right back to you.
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Can MIM be managed in the cloud?From our point of view, it doesn't really matter if your servers are virtual or on the cloud, just as long as they meet the required spec.
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Will we be required to purchase an API if we buy the Waba WMP App?No, when you purchase WMP, Waba will provide their own API as part of the purchase.
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Apart from a capital purchase, are there other options to purchase from Waba?"Yes of course, we realise that many Trust's want to plan ahead, which is why in addition to a 'Capital purchase' we can offer a 'Revenue Purchase' option which can be spread over a number of years, this allows your Trust to plan ahead. Waba are also part of the Framework.
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I understand that you are launching a new 'Patient upload' App?Yes, that is correct and it is currently in test. Because of Covid19 and the subsequent restrictions on visiting hospitals, we have been asked by a number of Trusts to design and build and App that will allow pre-selected patients to securely send clinical photo's directly to the MIM database at the request of their clinician. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you would like some more information on the Patient upload App.
