Clinical Decision Support Systems in your organisation

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Gearoid Bolguidhir

Dear Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust,

I am researching the use of clinical decision support systems used in NHS Trusts. As such I am making this request under the Freedom of Information Act (2000).

To assist you, what I mean by clinical decision support systems, these are stand alone or integrated software which helps clinical staff make safe decisions and take appropriate action. The can be algorithms, care plans, clinical referencing, or clinical condition specific guidelines which incorporate treatment or decision making.

Proprietary examples include:

• BestPractice (BMJ)
• ClinicalKey, ExpertPath, STATdx, Arezzo (Elsevier)
• DXS
• DynaMed, DynaMed Plus, Isabel (EBSCO)
• First DataBank, Zynx (Hearst)
• IBM Watson, Micromedex (IBM)
• iRefer (MedCurrent)
• MedicinesComplete (BNF)
• Provation
• LexiComp, UpToDate (WoltersKluwer)
• ThinkResearch (ThinkResearch Corporation)

To assist me with my research, could you please give me the following information please:

1. Does the trust operate any clinical decision support systems (examples above)

◦ If so, which ones?

2. What is the cost of licences (and any other support) the Trust paid on clinical decision support systems in the financial years 2017-18 & 2018-19

3. Has the trust developed their own electronic clinical decision support system(s)?

4. If so, what were the WTE and total funding costs incurred in development of their own clinical decision support system(s) for the financial years 2017-18 & 2018-19 respectively

5. What was the Trusts’ total operating budget for financial years 2017-18 & 2018-19 respectively

I appreciate the time you will give to this request and if you require any clarification please do not hesitate to come back to me.

Yours faithfully,

Mr GM Bolguidhir

BCHC, Foi (BIRMINGHAM COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST), Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

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Dear Gearoid

 

We received your information request below on 14 November 2019.  We will
be dealing with it under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000
and will endeavour to respond to you within 20 working days of our receipt
by 12 December 2019.

 

Please note the above unique Request ID and quote it in all future
correspondence regarding this particular request.

 

Thank you.

 

 

 

 

Regards

 

Eugene C Aninweze

Freedom of Information Officer

 

Tel:                 0121 466 7293

Internal:         67293

Email:            [1][email address]

Web:              [2]www.bhamcommunity.nhs.uk

 

Corporate Division

Legal Services / Freedom of Information Team

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

3 Priestley Wharf, Holt Street, Birmingham Science Park, Aston

Birmingham B7 4BN

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BCHC, Foi (BIRMINGHAM COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST), Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

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Dear Gearoid

 

We received your information request below on 14 November 2019.  We will
be dealing with it under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000
and will endeavour to respond to you within 20 working days of our receipt
by 12 December 2019.

 

Please note the above unique Request ID and quote it in all future
correspondence regarding this particular request.

 

Thank you.

 

 

 

 

Regards

 

Eugene C Aninweze

Freedom of Information Officer

 

Tel:                 0121 466 7293

Internal:         67293

Email:            [1][email address]

Web:              [2]www.bhamcommunity.nhs.uk

 

Corporate Division

Legal Services / Freedom of Information Team

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

3 Priestley Wharf, Holt Street, Birmingham Science Park, Aston

Birmingham B7 4BN

[3]cid:image001.png@01D543B4.9F9983B0

 

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BCHC, Foi (BIRMINGHAM COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST), Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

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Dear Gearoid

 

Further to your information request, please find attached our
organisational response.

 

This request is now closed.

 

But please note and quote the above, unique Request ID should you wish to
contact us again in respect of this particular request.

 

Thank you.

 

 

 

 

Regards

 

Eugene C Aninweze

Freedom of Information Officer

 

Tel:                 0121 466 7293

Internal:         67293

Email:            [1][email address]

Web:              [2]www.bhamcommunity.nhs.uk

 

Corporate Division

Legal Services Team

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

3 Priestley Wharf, Holt Street, Birmingham Science Park, Aston

Birmingham B7 4BN

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