Support Staff involved with EPR
Dear Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust,
Can I please request the following information (System \ module, Areas Deployed, Supplier) relating to your Electronic patient records under a Freedom of Information Request?
Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration
Order Comms
eObservations
PAS\Bed Management
Noting – Medical
Noting - Nursing
Across each area can you please indicate how many whole time equivalent staff is deployed to maintain the systems, please also indicate where resource is shared between modules.
Lastly could you please indicate the number of these which are healthcare professionals/healthcare scientists. (System \ module, Analyst WTE, HCP/HCS WTE) (Please specify profession)
Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration
PAS\Bed Management
Order Comms
eObservations
Noting – Medical
Noting - Nursing
Yours faithfully,
Eamonn Gorman
Dear Mr Gorman,
Thank you for your information request which will be processed under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. We will aim to provide you with the requested information within the 20 working days following receipt, but with recent global events there may be an unprecedented demand on all staff across the hospital services, which could result in a delay in our response.
The reference is FOI 03676
Kind regards
Steve
Kind regards
Steve
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Whinney Heys Road | Blackpool | Lancashire | FY3 8NR
Our ref: FOI 03676
Dear Mr Gorman
I write regarding your outstanding Freedom of Information (FOI) request which is currently being processed by our Trust.
Due to the extraordinary circumstances and unprecedented challenges faced by our Trust during the current Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, please be advised that there may be a delay in providing a response to your request.
The statutory timescales under FOI remain unchanged and we will endeavour to meet these wherever possible, but delays are to be expected. Please be assured that we are working hard to ensure that all requests are processed as quickly and efficiently as we can in the circumstances.
If you require an update on the progress of your request, please contact our Freedom of Information service, preferably by email. However, we request that you only do so when absolutely necessary.
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Please also be advised that if you are unhappy with our handling of your request then you have the right to complain to our supervisory authority – the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) – but we would always ask that you contact us in the first instance. For more information, please see here: https://ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint/ or call 0303 123 1113.
We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your patience during these challenging times.
Yours sincerely,
Stephen Connor
Freedom of Information Manager
Dear Mr Gorman,
Please accept My apologies if there has been any delay in our replying under this very difficult time and find attached our response to your recent FOI request.
Kind regards
Steve
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Whinney Heys Road | Blackpool | Lancashire | FY3 8NR
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