Clinical Systems Query
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
Freedom of Information Request Acknowledgement
Thank you for your request which was received by us on 26th May 2022
Under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act 2000 we are required to provide a response within 20 working days. You should expect to receive a response by 27th June 2022
We will advise you if we do not hold the information requested or if an exemption applies. Your request has been given the reference number FOI 22-18219
Your request for information may be delayed due to urgent operational responses to dealing with Public Health priorities. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause, we do remain committed to responding to your request and will respond as soon as we are able.
Jenny
FOI Team
Cedar House
West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
Hardwick Lane|Bury St Edmunds|SUFFOLK|IP33 2QZ
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Freedom of Information Response.
Thank you for your email dated the 26^th May 2022 in which you asked for
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
We are now in a position to provide a full reply to your request. Please
see attached.
Kind regards
FOI Team
West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
Hardwick Lane|Bury St Edmunds|SUFFOLK|IP33 2QZ
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Dear FOI Team,
Thank you for your response.
Please see your answer below for Pharmacy. Can you please confirm if this means that you will replace this system with Cerner EPR and when this will happen?
System type – Pharmacy
Supplier name- WellSky (also known as JAC or CareFlowMM)
System name – Pharmacy Labelling and Stock Control
Date installed – Late 1990’s
Contract expiration – Rolling contract
Is this contract annually renewed? - Yes
Do you currently have plans to replace this system? - No
Procurement framework – QE Framework
Other systems it integrates with? – Not currently
Total value of contract (£) – £6480 annually
Notes - e.g. we are currently out to tender- working on integration with Cerner Millennium
Please see your response below for Cardiology, it would seem that your contract will expire in a few months, however it says that you don't plan to replace it. Do you have your new expiry date as yet for your renewal?
System type – Cardiology
Supplier name- HD-Clinical
System name - Solus
Date installed - 2020
Contract expiration – 30th Nov 22
Is this contract annually renewed? - No
Do you currently have plans to replace this system? - No
Procurement framework – Medical IT Framework, specifically Lot 1 – Software
Other systems it integrates with? – EPR
Total value of contract (£) – £28244 incl VAT
Notes - e.g. we are currently out to tender
Yours sincerely,
Miss G Kovacs
Good morning,
We have raised your clarification request and will respond as soon as possible.
FOI Team
West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
Hardwick Lane|Bury St Edmunds|SUFFOLK|IP33 2QZ
Freedom of Information Response.
Thank you for your email dated the 17^th June 2022 in which you asked for
clarification on the below
Please see your answer below for Pharmacy. Can you please confirm if this
means that you will replace this system with Cerner EPR and when this will
happen?
System type – Pharmacy
Supplier name- WellSky (also known as JAC or CareFlowMM)
System name – Pharmacy Labelling and Stock Control
Date installed – Late 1990’s
Contract expiration – Rolling contract
Is this contract annually renewed? - Yes
Do you currently have plans to replace this system? - No
Procurement framework – QE Framework
Other systems it integrates with? – Not currently
Total value of contract (£) – £6480 annually
Notes - e.g. we are currently out to tender- working on integration with
Cerner Millennium
Please see your response below for Cardiology, it would seem that your
contract will expire in a few months, however it says that you don't plan
to replace it. Do you have your new expiry date as yet for your renewal?
System type – Cardiology
Supplier name- HD-Clinical
System name - Solus
Date installed - 2020
Contract expiration – 30th Nov 22
Is this contract annually renewed? - No
Do you currently have plans to replace this system? - No
Procurement framework – Medical IT Framework, specifically Lot 1 –
Software
Other systems it integrates with? – EPR
Total value of contract (£) – £28244 incl VAT
Notes - e.g. we are currently out to tender
We are now in a position to provide a full reply to your request. Please
see attached.
Kind regards
FOI Team
West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
Hardwick Lane|Bury St Edmunds|SUFFOLK|IP33 2QZ
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have
received this in error, you should not disseminate or copy this email.
Please notify the sender immediately and delete this email from your
system.
Please also note that any opinions presented in this email are solely
those
of the author and do not necessarily represent those of West Suffolk
NHS Foundation Trust. Email transmission cannot be guaranteed to be
secure,
or error free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost,
destroyed, late in arriving or incomplete as a result of the transmission
process. By communicating with the Trust by email you accept these risks.
The sender therefore does not accept liability for any errors or omissions
in the contents of this message which arise as a result of email
transmission.
This footnote also confirms that, unless otherwise stated, this email
message has been swept by Sophos Anti-virus for the presence of computer
malware including viruses and spyware.
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