Clinical Systems Query

The request was refused by Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust.

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 G Kovacs

Thank you for your e-mail received on the 26 May 2022 requesting
information regarding Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH).

Your request is being dealt with under the terms of the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 and we aim to respond by the 27 June 2022, i.e.
within the statutory 20 working days, as defined by the Act, subject to
the application of any statutory exemptions.

Where consideration is given to the application of any exemptions, the 20
day compliance may be extended under the terms of the Act to a period
considered reasonable depending on the nature and circumstances of the
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revised time-scale will be indicated. In all cases, we shall attempt to
deal with your request at the earliest opportunity.

Your request for information may be delayed due to urgent operational
responses dealing with Public Health priorities (Covid-19). 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.

If you have any queries about this request do not hesitate to contact me.
Please quote the reference number above in any future communications.

Kind regards,

Information Governance Officer

Information Governance Team

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Our Reference: FOI NUH 61644

Dear Miss G Kovacs

We received your original email on 26 May 2022 requesting information
regarding Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH).

Please accept our sincere apologies for the delay in providing a response
to your request. We are aware that we have now missed the legal deadline
of 27 June, your request has been sent to the relevant department for
collation, and we are in in the process of gathering the requested
information. 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.

You have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office
and you can contact them at:

Information Commissioner's Office Wycliffe House Water Lane, Wilmslow,
Cheshire SK9 5AF Telephone: 08456 30 60 60 or 01625 54 57 45 or
[1]www.ico.org.uk

Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any queries, please quote
the above reference number in future communications.

Kind Regards,

FOI Officer

Information Governance Team

[2][Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust request email]

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Freedom of Information Act 2000 - unless legally exempt from disclosure, the
confidentiality of this email and your reply cannot be guaranteed.

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Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust.

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the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. 

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anti-virus software for the presence of known computer viruses.

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
City Hospital campus | Hucknall Road | Nottingham | NG5 1PB | Tel: 0115 969 1169
QMC campus | Derby Road | Nottingham | NG7 2UH | Tel: 0115 924 9924

If you have received this email in error please notify the sender. 

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Date and Time : Mon Jun 27 15:40:00 2022

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Dear FOI Team,

Thank you for letting us know.

We look forward to your response.

Yours sincerely,

Miss G Kovacs

Dear Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust,

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

I am writing to request an internal review of Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust's handling of my FOI request 'Clinical Systems Query'.

I am yet to receive a response from your Trust regarding this request that was originally sent on 26th May 2022. Can you please let me know when we will be able to receive an update on this?

Yours faithfully,

Miss G Kovacs

Dear Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust,

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

I am writing to request an internal review of Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust's handling of my FOI request 'Clinical Systems Query'.

I am yet to receive a response from your Trust regarding this request that was originally sent on 26th May 2022. Can you please let me know when we will be able to receive an update on this?

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

Yours faithfully,

Miss G Kovacs

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Dear Miss Kovacs

Please find attached our response re FOI 61644 which was sent to you on 28 July 2023.

Yours sincerely

FOI Officer
Information Governance Team
[Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust request email]

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