Outsourced Radiology Reporting Services

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Dear Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust,

I would be most grateful if you would provide me, under the Freedom of Information Act, details in respect to the following.

The details we require are:

• Does the Trust make use of outsourced tele-radiology reporting services for either overnight on-call (emergency) or routine radiology reporting (or both)?

• If you do make use of tele-radiology reporting, please provide the names of the providers of each service (on-call and elective separately please)?

• If you do make use of tele-radiology reporting services, please provide the annual volumes for both 2019 and for 2020 sent to each provider, broken into the following:

o Overnight on-call
o Elective Reporting (MRI, CT)
o Plain Film Reporting
o Split into each hospital within the Trust

• Start date, duration and end date of any contracts with tele-radiology providers?

• Was the contract procured via a framework (direct award, which framework?), mini-tender, or ITT procurement process?

• Who is the senior officer (outside of procurement) responsible for this contract?

Thank you for your help.

Yours faithfully,

Mr J Hetfield

ACCESSTOINFORMATIONOFFICE (WIRRAL UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST), Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

3 Atodiad

Our Ref:           LMS/LG/JT/Access.71521-04-21 

 

 

Dear Mr Hetfield

 

We acknowledge receipt of your request for information received in this
office on 21^st April 2021

 

Please note, as the Freedom of Information Act requires us to produce your
requested information within 20 working days, any information we hold
should be sent out by 20^th May 2021

 

In accordance with the Act no charge is applicable unless the costs
involved exceed £450.00.  You will be advised if a charge is appropriate
before the information is sent to you.

 

Please be aware that it is important that you advise us at the time of
each new application if you wish to re-use the information we provide for
commercial purposes.  When you receive our completed response and are
satisfied with the information provided we would be grateful if you could
email us to officially request re-use and for what purpose.  

 

Please note: Whilst we will continue to make every effort responding to
requests for information in the normal way, at this time there may be
delays due to urgent operational priorities for the entire NHS in dealing
with the current pandemic.  We would like to apologise for any
inconvenience this may cause but trust you will appreciate the reasons why
in the current circumstances. We do remain committed to responding to your
request for information and will reply as soon as we are able.

 

 

Yours sincerely

 

Jan Taylor

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Freedom of Information Support Officer

 

Sent by Jan Taylor (Mrs) on behalf of Lin Snow

Head of Information Governance & Records Management

Data Protection Officer and Copyright Lead

With responsibility for Data Quality, Clinical Coding & Information
Security

Information Governance Department

 

Direct dial: 0151 604 7120

Internal extension: 8477

Email [2][Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust request email]

Normal Office Hours: Monday to Friday 8.30am to 5pm

                                                                                         
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Dear ACCESSTOINFORMATIONOFFICE (WIRRAL UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST),

By law you should have responded to my FOI by the 20th of May 2021.

Can you please send me the information requested immediately please.

Yours sincerely,

Mr J Hetfield

Dear ACCESSTOINFORMATIONOFFICE (WIRRAL UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST),

Hello, can you please respond to this FOI immediately as it is extremely overdue.

Yours sincerely,

Mr. J Hetfield

ACCESSTOINFORMATIONOFFICE (WIRRAL UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST), Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

3 Atodiad

Our Ref:           LMS/LG/JT/Access.71521-04-21 

 

 

Dear Mr Hetfield

 

 

Please accept our sincere apologies again for the delays that you are
experiencing.

 

This office only facilitates FOI requests received by this Trust and
therefore, has to await a response from the department concerned.

 

We have sent another urgent reminder today to the Department that is
supplying the response on behalf of the Trust

 

Hopefully our response should be with you shortly

 

Yours sincerely

 

Jan Taylor

[1]cid:image017.jpg@01D0AE7F.A5C25380

Freedom of Information Support Officer

 

Sent by Jan Taylor (Mrs) on behalf of Lin Snow

Head of Information Governance & Records Management

Data Protection Officer and Copyright Lead

With responsibility for Data Quality, Clinical Coding & Information
Security

Information Governance Department

 

Direct dial: 0151 604 7120

Internal extension: 8477

Email [2][Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust request email]

Normal Office Hours: Monday to Friday 8.30am to 5pm

 

                                                                              
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Dear ACCESSTOINFORMATIONOFFICE (WIRRAL UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST),

Thanks Jan.

Much appreciated.

Yours sincerely,

Mr J Hetfield

Dear Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust's handling of my FOI request 'Outsourced Radiology Reporting Services'.

Response to this request is long overdue. By law, under all circumstances, Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust should have responded by now.

Please send the answers to the questions immediately to avoid escalation to the relevant authorities.

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/o...

Yours faithfully,

Mr. J. Hetfield

Dear ACCESSTOINFORMATIONOFFICE (WIRRAL UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST),

Hello, I have requested an internal review of my FOI request which was not responded to.

Unfortunately I haven't received an acknowledgement of my internal review.

If I don't receive an acknowledgement I'll have no choice but to refer this to the Information Commissioner.

Yours sincerely,

Mr. J Hetfield

ACCESSTOINFORMATIONOFFICE (WIRRAL UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST), Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

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Our Ref:           LMS/LG/JT/Access.71521-04-21

 

 

 

Dear Mr Hetfield

 

We write further to your request for an Internal Review with regards to
the Trust's failure to respond to your request for information within the
Statutory Timeframe detailed within the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

 

We have now reviewed how the Trust dealt with your application and would
like to apologise again for the delay you experienced in receiving the
information requested. The Trust has recently undergone changes within its
organisational structure which, unfortunately, caused uncertainty
regarding the line of responsibility for answering this request.

 

As a result of this, the department concerned has reviewed their processes
and will, of course, reflect on this matter moving forward to ensure any
misunderstandings are addressed at the earliest opportunity.

 

We would also advise that this Trust has a strict authorisation process in
place for the handling and release of information which, unfortunately, on
this occasion, added to the delay.

 

Attached is our response

 

 

Yours sincerely

 

Jan Taylor

[1]cid:image017.jpg@01D0AE7F.A5C25380

Freedom of Information Support Officer

 

Sent by Jan Taylor (Mrs) on behalf of Lin Snow

Head of Information Governance & Records Management

Data Protection Officer and Copyright Lead

With responsibility for Data Quality, Clinical Coding & Information
Security

Information Governance Department

 

Direct dial: 0151 604 7120

Internal extension: 8477

Email [2][Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust request email]

Normal Office Hours: Monday to Friday 8.30am to 5pm

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Dear Jan,

Thanks for the message.

Are you able to confirm the name of the framework which the service is procured from?

Thanks again,

Yours sincerely,

Mr Hetfield

ACCESSTOINFORMATIONOFFICE (WIRRAL UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST), Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Hi James

 

We will look into your query for you

 

Many thanks

Kindest regards

 

Jan

 

Jan Taylor

Freedom of Information Support Officer

Access to Information Office

Information Governance Department

 

Direct dial: 0151 604 7120

Internal extension: 8477

Email [Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust request email]

Normal Office Hours: Monday to Friday 8.30am to 5pm

 

                                                                              

 

 

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ACCESSTOINFORMATIONOFFICE (WIRRAL UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST), Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

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Our Ref:           LMS/LG/JT/Access.72887-07-21

 

 

Dear Mr Hetfield

                                                  

 

Please find attached our response to your recent request for further
information in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act.

 

Q1.         Are you able to confirm the name of the framework which the
service is procured from?

 

                Framework – NHS Supply Chain

 

                Expiry Date - 25/11/2021 (To be reviewed in August 2021)

 

 

Yours sincerely

 

Jan Taylor

 

Sent by Jan Taylor (Mrs) on behalf of Lin Snow

Head of Information Governance & Records Management

Data Protection Officer and Copyright Lead

With responsibility for Data Quality, Clinical Coding & Information
Security

Information Governance Department

 

Direct dial: 0151 604 7120

Internal extension: 8477

Email [1][Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust request email]

Normal Office Hours: Monday to Friday 8.30am to 5pm

 

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