Clinical Systems Query

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Dear FOI Team,

I am writing to make an open government request for all the information to which I am entitled under the FOI Act 2000.

Can you please forward responses to the questions below regarding your trust’s Cardiology, E-Rostering (staffing), Order Communications, Pathology, and Pharmacy systems?

Please enter 'No System Installed' under supplier name if your trust does not use the system:
System type – Cardiology
Supplier name
System name -
Date installed -
Contract expiration -
Is this contract annually renewed? - Yes/No
Do you currently have plans to replace this system? - Yes/No
Procurement framework -
Other systems it integrates with? –
Total value of contract (£) –
Notes - e.g. we are currently out to tender
-
System type – E-Rostering (staffing)
Supplier name
System name -
Date installed -
Contract expiration -
Is this contract annually renewed? - Yes/No
Do you currently have plans to replace this system? - Yes/No
Procurement framework -
Other systems it integrates with? –
Total value of contract (£) –
Notes - e.g. we are currently out to tender
-
System type – Order Communications
Supplier name
System name -
Date installed -
Contract expiration -
Is this contract annually renewed? - Yes/No
Do you currently have plans to replace this system? - Yes/No
Procurement framework -
Other systems it integrates with? –
Total value of contract (£) –
Notes - e.g. we are currently out to tender
-
System type - Pathology
Supplier name
System name -
Date installed -
Contract expiration -
Is this contract annually renewed? - Yes/No
Do you currently have plans to replace this system? - Yes/No
Procurement framework -
Other systems it integrates with? –
Total value of contract (£) –
Notes - e.g. we are currently out to tender
-
System type – Pharmacy
Supplier name
System name -
Date installed -
Contract expiration -
Is this contract annually renewed? - Yes/No
Do you currently have plans to replace this system? - Yes/No
Procurement framework -
Other systems it integrates with? –
Total value of contract (£) –
Notes - e.g. we are currently out to tender
-
System definitions:
Cardiology – A specialist clinical information system is used for cardiology

E-rostering (staffing) - An electronic staff management tool that enables trusts to plan staffing requirements, report on enhanced hours, overtime, sickness, TOIL and annual leave. Common suppliers include Allocate Software.

Order Communications - Diagnostic tests are electronically ordered and communicated, rather than being ordered on paper

Pathology - Pathology testing is managed electronically

Pharmacy - Pharmacy orders and stock control is managed electronically

Thanks for your time.

Yours faithfully,
Miss G Kovacs

stgeorges@infreemation.co.uk, St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

St Georges University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

 

 

 

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Dear FOI Team,

I hope this meets you well.

We originally sent a request across on 26th May 2022. Do you know when we might receive this information?

Yours sincerely,

Miss G Kovacs

stgeorges@infreemation.co.uk, St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

St Georges University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

 

 

Dear Miss G Kovacs

Request FOI/00002111 - Clinical Systems

I write following your request to The Trust which we received on
24/06/2022, First of all I would like to apologise for the delay in
getting this response to you.

I confirm that the Trust has now considered your request under the Freedom
of Information Act 2000 and the response is shown below;

System type - Cardiology
Supplier name - Change Healthcare
System name - CVIS
Date installed – 01/04/2019
Contract expiration - Monday, February 18, 2030
Is this contract annually renewed? No
Do you currently have plans to replace this system? No
Procurement framework Yes
Other systems it integrates with? SOLITON 
Total value of contract (£) 451,903.46
Notes - e.g. we are currently out to tender
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System type - E-Rostering (staffing)
Supplier name – Allocate
System name - Healthroster 
Date installed – 2012  

Contract expiration – Contract until 30/5/23 with option to extend for a
further year
Is this contract annually renewed? No
Do you currently have plans to replace this system? No
Procurement framework –  N/A
Other systems it integrates with? ESR
Total value of contract (£) - the value for the initial 2 year term is
£630k
-
System type - Order Communications
Supplier name - Cerner 
System name - Millennium
Date installed - 2011
Contract expiration - 30/01/2032
Is this contract annually renewed? No
Do you currently have plans to replace this system? No
Procurement framework - No Framework – Direct Award
Other systems it integrates with? - Soliton, Winpath, Medilogik, E3, ERS,
and many others
Total value of contract (£) – £53m

Notes - e.g.
-
System type - Pathology
Supplier name - Clinisys
System name - Winpath
Date installed - 2021
Contract expiration -30/06/29 with option to extend for a further 5 years
Is this contract annually renewed? No
Do you currently have plans to replace this system? No
Procurement framework – QE Consulting Framework for LIMS
Other systems it integrates with? - multiple EPRs across SW London, GP
systems etc
Total value of contract (£) – c£7.7m
Notes - e.g. we are currently out to tender PROJECT STILL IN FLIGHT
-
System type - Pharmacy
Supplier name - JAC Computer Services limited
System name - JAC
Date installed – Not recorded
Contract expiration – Not on record

Is this contract annually renewed? No
Do you currently have plans to replace this system? No
Procurement framework – Not known
Other systems it integrates with? - ask Vin for external links as doesn't
integrate internally
Total value of contract (£) – The expired PO was for £31k for one year
Notes - e.g. we are currently out to tender
-
System definitions:
Cardiology - A specialist clinical information system is used for
cardiology

E-rostering (staffing) - An electronic staff management tool that enables
trusts to plan staffing requirements, report on enhanced hours, overtime,
sickness, TOIL and annual leave. Common suppliers include Allocate
Software.

 

 

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Dear FOI Team,

Thank you for your given answers.

Regarding your Pharmacy system, how is this contract done? As you say that the expiry date is not known but it is not annually renewed and you have no plans to replace.

Thank you for your time in advance.

Yours sincerely,

Miss G Kovacs

stgeorges@infreemation.co.uk, St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

St Georges University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

 

 

Dear Miss G Kovacs

We acknowledge receipt of your email to St Georges University Hospitals.

We will pass your email on to the team handling your case FOI/2111 who
will be in touch in due course.

Dear FOI Team,
We sent a query back on 21th July2022, however we have yet to receive a response. Please see below query.

"Thank you for your given answers.

Regarding your Pharmacy system, how is this contract done? As you say that the expiry date is not known but it is not annually renewed and you have no plans to replace.

Thank you for your time in advance."

Yours sincerely,

Miss G Kovacs

stgeorges@infreemation.co.uk, St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

St Georges University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

 

 

Dear Miss G Kovacs

We acknowledge receipt of your email to St Georges University Hospitals.

We will pass your email on to the team handling your case FOI/2111 who
will be in touch in due course.