Clinical Decision Support Systems in your organisation
Dear Weston Area Health NHS 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
Dear Gearoid ,
I acknowledge receipt of your email received 13 November 2019 requesting information under the Freedom of Information Act.
I can confirm that your request is currently being processed and a response will be forwarded to you within 20 working days.
Regards
Amanda Birkett
on behalf of Gillian Hoskins
Trust Board Secretary &
Freedom to Speak Up Guardian
Telephone: 01934 647002
www.waht.nhs.uk
Dear Gearoid
In response to your recent Freedom of Information enquiry from Weston Area
Health NHS Trust.
We as a Trust do not use any Clinical Decision Support Systems and
has not developed any of its own systems.
I trust that your request has been satisfactorily answered, but I should
advise you that you have the right to complain about this response by
reference to the complaints procedure of the Weston Area Health NHS Trust,
in which case you should write to me at this email address.
If you remain dissatisfied with the decision of the Trust following your
complaint, you may write to the Information Commissioner, whose address
is:
Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow,
Cheshire SK9 5AF.
Yours sincerely,
Amanda Birkett
on behalf of :
Gillian Hoskins
Trust Board Secretary &
Freedom to Speak Up Guardian
[1][email address]
Telephone: 01934 647002
[2]www.waht.nhs.uk
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