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
Dear Miss Kovacs,
I am writing to confirm receipt of your request under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 (the Act), dated 26^th May 2022.
Please include the FoI reference number given in the subject line of this
email if contacting the FoI office.
In accordance with the Act, we aim to respond to your request within
twenty working days of receipt. If it becomes clear that provision of the
information you have asked for is likely to take longer than twenty
working days, I will let you know and give you an expected timescale.
Certain categories of information are exempt from the general right of
access provided by the Act. Should your request be deemed to relate to
any exempt information, I will advise you accordingly.
As a public authority, the Trust may charge a fee for the information
requested. Any fees are calculated in accordance with the regulations
issued under the Act. If your request generates a fee payment, I will
inform you at the earliest opportunity and provide an estimation of costs.
Please let me know if you require more details or further clarification.
You can find out more about the Act and other information resources
released by the Trust on our website at: [1]www.kch.nhs.uk
Kind Regards
Freedom of Information Officer
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Denmark Hill, SE5 9RS
020 3299 9000
[2][King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust request email]
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Dear Miss Kovacs,
Further to your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the
Act) dated 8^th June 2022, I am writing to confirm the information that
the Trust does and does not hold.
The Trust does hold the information you have requested. The text of your
request is repeated below in bold, followed by the Trust’s response.
Request
Can you please supply the following information?
Which HIMMS EMRAM level have your Trust currently achieved (0-7):
When was this level achieved:
If your Trust are working towards achieving a new HIMMS EMRAM level, what
level is this and when will it be achieved:
Definition: EMRAM is an eight-stage model, scored from stages zero (least
mature) to seven (most mature). At each stage, organisations need to
demonstrate a progressive and eventual removal of paper, higher
pervasiveness of use and compliance statistics, and an increasing reliance
on automation and clinical decision support.
Response
Not applicable. The Trust has not completed an official HIMMS level
scoring.
You can find out more about the Act and other information resources
released by the Trust on our website at: [1]www.kch.nhs.uk
If you are dissatisfied with the Trust’s response, you may appeal to us in
the first instance. For contact details and a copy of our FOI appeal
process, please see our website or email us at [2][King's College Hospital
NHS Foundation Trust request email]
If you remain dissatisfied, you have the right under section 50 of the Act
to apply to the Information Commissioner to seek resolution to the
matter. Further details can be found on their website at
[3]www.ico.org.uk
I hope this fulfils your request and we would welcome you feedback on our
FOI service. Please take the time to complete our Customer Satisfaction
Survey which is available online at the following link:
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Kind regards,
Freedom of Information Officer
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Denmark Hill, SE5 9RS
020 3299 9000
[5][King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust request email]
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King’s College Hospital is part of King’s Health Partners Academic Health
Sciences Centre (AHSC), a pioneering collaboration between King’s College
London, Guy’s and St Thomas’, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation
Trusts. For more information, visit [6]www.kingshealthpartners.org
Living King's Values: Understanding You, Inspiring Confidence in our Care,
Working Together, Always Aiming Higher, Making a Difference in our
Community
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Dear Miss Kovacs,
Further to your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the
Act) dated 26^th May 2022, I am writing to confirm the information that
the Trust does and does not hold.
The Trust does hold some of the information you have requested. The text
of your request is repeated in bold on the attached document, together
with the Trust’s response.
You can find out more about the Act and other information resources
released by the Trust on our website at: [1]www.kch.nhs.uk
If you are dissatisfied with the Trust’s response, you may appeal to us in
the first instance. For contact details and a copy of our FOI appeal
process, please see our website or email us at [2][King's College Hospital
NHS Foundation Trust request email]
If you remain dissatisfied, you have the right under section 50 of the Act
to apply to the Information Commissioner to seek resolution to the
matter. Further details can be found on their website at
[3]www.ico.org.uk
I hope this fulfils your request and we would welcome you feedback on our
FOI service. Please take the time to complete our Customer Satisfaction
Survey which is available online at the following link:
[4]http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/D28MWWQ
Kind regards,
Freedom of Information Officer
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Denmark Hill, SE5 9RS
020 3299 9000
[5][King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust request email]
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King’s College Hospital is part of King’s Health Partners Academic Health
Sciences Centre (AHSC), a pioneering collaboration between King’s College
London, Guy’s and St Thomas’, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation
Trusts. For more information, visit [6]www.kingshealthpartners.org
Living King's Values: Understanding You, Inspiring Confidence in our Care,
Working Together, Always Aiming Higher, Making a Difference in our
Community
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Dear FOI Team,
Thank you for your response.
Thank you for making me aware you will send across Pathology and Order Communications when you have the information.
Just wanted to clarify a couple of things please. See below.
Cardiology – do you have a go live date for the new Apollo system that will replace your current system?
E-rostering (staffing) – your contract is expiring soon. Do you plan to renew this contract? If so, could I please have the new expiry date?
Thank you for your time in advance.
Yours sincerely,
Miss G Kovacs
Dear FOI Team,
I hope this meets you well.
I sent a request across on 27th June 2022 as we required some clarification. Please see below what we sent across.
"Thank you for your response.
Thank you for making me aware you will send across Pathology and Order Communications when you have the information.
Just wanted to clarify a couple of things please. See below.
Cardiology – do you have a go live date for the new Apollo system that will replace your current system?
E-rostering (staffing) – your contract is expiring soon. Do you plan to renew this contract? If so, could I please have the new expiry date?"
Can I please know when we will receive this information?
Also, are you able to provide an update on Pathology and Order Communications information?
Yours sincerely,
Miss G Kovacs
Dear Miss Kovacs,
Further to your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the
Act) dated 26^th May 2022, I am writing to confirm the information that
the Trust does and does not hold. We apologise for the extended delay in
responding.
The Trust does hold the information you have requested. The text of your
request is repeated in bold on the attached document, together with the
Trust’s response.
You can find out more about the Act and other information resources
released by the Trust on our website at: [1]www.kch.nhs.uk
If you are dissatisfied with the Trust’s response, you may appeal to us in
the first instance. For contact details and a copy of our FOI appeal
process, please see our website or email us at [2][King's College Hospital
NHS Foundation Trust request email]
If you remain dissatisfied, you have the right under section 50 of the Act
to apply to the Information Commissioner to seek resolution to the
matter. Further details can be found on their website at
[3]www.ico.org.uk
I hope this fulfils your request and we would welcome you feedback on our
FOI service. Please take the time to complete our Customer Satisfaction
Survey which is available online at the following link:
[4]http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/D28MWWQ
Kind regards,
Freedom of Information Officer
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Denmark Hill, SE5 9RS
020 3299 9000
[5][King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust request email]
──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
King’s College Hospital is part of King’s Health Partners Academic Health
Sciences Centre (AHSC), a pioneering collaboration between King’s College
London, Guy’s and St Thomas’, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation
Trusts. For more information, visit [6]www.kingshealthpartners.org
Living King's Values: Understanding You, Inspiring Confidence in our Care,
Working Together, Always Aiming Higher, Making a Difference in our
Community
P please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to.
Dear FOI (KING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST),
Thank you for your reply.
You said that your Trust is planning to replace your Pathology, Pharmacy and Order Communications systems. Do you have new systems already procured or are you going out on Tender?
Thank you in advance.
Yours sincerely,
Miss G Kovacs
Dear Ms Kovacs,
I am writing to confirm receipt of your request under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 (the Act), dated 20^th March 2023.
Please include the FoI reference number given in the subject line of this
email if contacting the FoI office.
In accordance with the Act, we aim to respond to your request within
twenty working days of receipt. If it becomes clear that provision of the
information you have asked for is likely to take longer than twenty
working days, I will let you know and give you an expected timescale.
Certain categories of information are exempt from the general right of
access provided by the Act. Should your request be deemed to relate to
any exempt information, I will advise you accordingly.
As a public authority, the Trust may charge a fee for the information
requested. Any fees are calculated in accordance with the regulations
issued under the Act. If your request generates a fee payment, I will
inform you at the earliest opportunity and provide an estimation of costs.
Please let me know if you require more details or further clarification.
You can find out more about the Act and other information resources
released by the Trust on our website at: [1]www.kch.nhs.uk
Kind Regards
Freedom of Information Officer
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Denmark Hill, SE5 9RS
020 3299 9000
[2][King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust request email]
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King’s College Hospital is part of King’s Health Partners Academic Health
Sciences Centre (AHSC), a pioneering collaboration between King’s College
London, Guy’s and St Thomas’, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation
Trusts. For more information, visit [3]www.kingshealthpartners.org
Dear Ms Kovacs,
Further to your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the
Act) dated 20^th March 2023. Under the Fees Regulations, we are permitted
to aggregate requests from the same applicant, received within 60
consecutive days of each other and about the same or similar subject
matter, in order to calculate costs versus the appropriate limit under
Section 12 of the Act. Accordingly, we have aggregated your requests
below and the current request to calculate costs.
FOI Request No. Received Responded to
FOI 8489 02/11/22 02/12/22
FOI 8570 09/12/22 10/01/23
FOI 8570 – Follow-up 24/02/23 15/03/23
FOI 8659 19/01/23 14/02/23
FOI 8735 20/02/23 14/03/23
We calculate that to identify, extract and collate the information you
have requested from underlying records, in addition to the time already
spent answering your earlier requests would take in excess of the time
limit of 18 hours set out in the regulations to the Act. Accordingly we
are withholding this information as permitted by Section 12 of the Act.
Please note that we will aggregate any further like requests sent to us
within 60 days from receipt of this request.
You can find out more about the Act and other information resources
released by the Trust on our website at: [1]www.kch.nhs.uk
If you are dissatisfied with the Trust’s response, you may appeal to us in
the first instance. For contact details and a copy of our FOI appeal
process, please see our website or email us at [2][King's College Hospital
NHS Foundation Trust request email]
If you remain dissatisfied, you have the right under section 50 of the Act
to apply to the Information Commissioner to seek resolution to the
matter. Further details can be found on their website at
[3]www.ico.org.uk
I hope this fulfils your request and we would welcome you feedback on our
FOI service. Please take the time to complete our Customer Satisfaction
Survey which is available online at the following link:
[4]http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/D28MWWQ
Kind regards,
Freedom of Information Officer
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Denmark Hill, SE5 9RS
020 3299 9000
[5][King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust request email]
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King’s College Hospital is part of King’s Health Partners Academic Health
Sciences Centre (AHSC), a pioneering collaboration between King’s College
London, Guy’s and St Thomas’, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation
Trusts. For more information, visit [6]www.kingshealthpartners.org
From: FOI (KING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST)
Sent: 23 March 2023 14:46
To: 'Miss G Kovacs' <[FOI #864842 email]>
Subject: FOI 8809 - Request received
Dear Ms Kovacs,
I am writing to confirm receipt of your request under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 (the Act), dated 20^th March 2023.
Please include the FoI reference number given in the subject line of this
email if contacting the FoI office.
In accordance with the Act, we aim to respond to your request within
twenty working days of receipt. If it becomes clear that provision of the
information you have asked for is likely to take longer than twenty
working days, I will let you know and give you an expected timescale.
Certain categories of information are exempt from the general right of
access provided by the Act. Should your request be deemed to relate to
any exempt information, I will advise you accordingly.
As a public authority, the Trust may charge a fee for the information
requested. Any fees are calculated in accordance with the regulations
issued under the Act. If your request generates a fee payment, I will
inform you at the earliest opportunity and provide an estimation of costs.
Please let me know if you require more details or further clarification.
You can find out more about the Act and other information resources
released by the Trust on our website at: [7]www.kch.nhs.uk
Kind Regards
Freedom of Information Officer
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Denmark Hill, SE5 9RS
020 3299 9000
[8][King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust request email]
══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
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King’s College Hospital is part of King’s Health Partners Academic Health
Sciences Centre (AHSC), a pioneering collaboration between King’s College
London, Guy’s and St Thomas’, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation
Trusts. For more information, visit [9]www.kingshealthpartners.org
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