** Shares of healthcare tech co Alcidion Group Ltd ALC.AX
surge as much as 8.6% to A$0.19 after co signs a five-year
agreement with NHS Tayside in Scotland
** Co says agreement for NHS Tayside to implement Miya
Observations and Assessments, its electronic system used to
monitor vital signs of patients in hospitals urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nGLF93mngm
** Total contract value A$1.9 mln ($1.37 mln)
** Co already has deals with NHS Lanarkshire and NHS Fife in
Scotland
** ALC stock down 36.4% YTD, as of last close
($1 = 1.3889 Australian dollars)
(Reporting by Harshita Swaminathan)
((Harshita.Swaminathan@thomsonreuters.com))