Detailed information on use of Teleradiology Services
Dear Croydon Health Services NHS Trust,
Did your trust outsource the reporting of diagnostic images to any tele radiology companies over the past 3 years? If so, for each company, please provide the name of the teleradiology provider along with the information below for the years fiscal years ending in March 2018, 2019 and 2020.
Amount spent on outsourced reporting in daytime and out of hours. If they are not available separately please provide the combined figure.
(GBP)
Number of reports outsourced
If a breakdown of day-time reporting is not available or utilised by the trust, please provide a comparable breakdown that is used internally. If no breakdown is available, please provide the information above by Plain radiography, CT, MRI, Nuclear medicine, PET, SPECT and Ultrasound.
Please provide details related to the procurement of the tele radiology services including:
Identification of the organisation that led the procurement process –
The start date and length of the contract
The name of the outsourcing company providing the tele radiology services (if more than 1 company provided tele radiology services to the trust, please clarify which services were provided by each)
Please provide the cost and report type of your most expensive single report in this time.
Please indicate if there have been any concerns with the service you have received.
Yours faithfully,
Jane Swift
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Croydon Health Services NHS Trust
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Dear Jane,
FOI REFERENCE NUMBER: 2122
Thank you for your email of 3^rd July 2020 requesting information Under
the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 2000. I set out below your request
together with our response:
Did your trust outsource the reporting of diagnostic images to any tele
radiology companies over the past 3 years? If so, for each company, please
provide the name of the teleradiology provider along with the information
below for the years fiscal years ending in March 2018, 2019 and 2020.
Response:
· CT & MRI Reporting: Medica
· Chest X-ray Reporting: Medicare
Amount spent on outsourced reporting in daytime and out of hours. If
they are not available separately please provide the combined figure.
(GBP)
Response:
Medica:
Combined cost for in and out of hrs CT & MRI reports:
• Year end March 2018: £193,914.00
• Year end March 2019: £330,478.00
• Year end March 2020: £378,617.00
Medicare:
• Jan 2020 – April 2020: £22 029.40
Number of reports outsourced
If a breakdown of day-time reporting is not available or utilised by the
trust, please provide a comparable breakdown that is used internally. If
no breakdown is available, please provide the information above by Plain
radiography, CT, MRI, Nuclear medicine, PET, SPECT and Ultrasound.
Response:
Number of reports outsourced for year end of March 2020:
CT Backlog = 1159
CT Out of hours = 4067
MRI Backlog = 4248
Number of reports outsourced Jan 2020 – April 2020:
Chest x-ray = 4789
Please provide details related to the procurement of the tele radiology
services including:
Identification of the organisation that led the procurement process –
Response:
Croydon Health Service
The start date and length of the contract
The name of the outsourcing company providing the tele radiology services
(if more than 1 company provided tele radiology services to the trust,
please clarify which services were provided by each)
Response:
Medicare
Contract Date: 01/10/2019 – No end date
Medica
Contract Date: 01/03/2018 – 29/02/2020
Please provide the cost and report type of your most expensive single
report in this time.
Response
• Highest cost of exams:
• CT out of hrs 1st body part = £71.00
• MRI prostate = £85
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Yours sincerely
FOI Team
Croydon Health Services NHS Trust
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