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 Name:  Kyle Preston 
Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust 
Email:   xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx 
Bracken House 
 
Bracton Lane 
 
Leyton Cross Road 
Dartford 
Our ref: FOI 5459 
Kent 
 
DA2 7AF 
 
 
Date:  19 December 2019 
Switchboard: 01322625700 
Website: www.oxleas.nhs.uk 
  
Dear Kyle, 
 
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 – SECTION 8 REQUEST  
 
Thank  you  for  your  request  for  information  dated  21/11/2019.  Your  request  has  been  managed 
under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.  
 
You requested the following information under section 8 of the Act: 
1.  Who is the Trust's current supplier for your Electronic Patient Record?  
CSE Servelec 
 
2.  What is the contract start and end date for the Electronic Patient Record?  
20/10/2014 to 19/10/2020 
 
3.  Who is the Trust's current supplier for your Patient Administration System?  
CSE Servelec 
 
4.  What is the contract start and end date for the Patient Administration System?  
20/10/2014 to 19/10/2020 
 
5.  When are you due to start looking to re-procure your clinical systems?  
Information not held 
 
6.  Who supplies the Trust's integration system?  
N/A 
 
7.  How often does the Trust evaluate their Clinical Systems?   
We hold regular contract reviews throughout the lifespan of the contract 
 
8.  Please supply a copy of the Trusts latest Digital Strategy?  
The latest Trust strategy is currently being reviewed internally and will be published on the 
Trust website in early 2020. 
 
9.  How regularly does the Trust review their Digital Strategy?  
This is every 5 years 
 
10.  Who is the Trust's current Chief Clinical Information Officer 
Dr James Woollard 
 



 
11.  Who is the Trust’s current CIO / IT Director?  
Alison Furzer, Director of Informatics 
 
12.  Which member of the board is responsible for IT?  
Non Executive Suzanne Shale is the chair of the Infrastructure committee and attends the Trust 
board. Alison Furzer, Director of Informatics, is the Executive lead for IT and Informatics. 
 
13.  Please provide an organisation chart for your IM&T department?  
See attached 
 
14.  Please provide a link to the trust’s latest Board Assurance Framework  
The Trusts board assurance framework is published in the board papers on the Trust website. 
http://oxleas.nhs.uk/freedom-of-information/how-we-make-decisions/board-of-directors-
agendas-and/ 
 
 
15.  Which member of the Trust is the SRO for the STP engagements?  
Alison Furzer is the Trust digital representative at STP 
 
16.  What proportion of the Trust’s IM&T Department is made up of interim staff and permanent 
staff?  
95% 
 
17.  How many beds does the trust have? 
Acute beds: 151  
Male PICU beds: 16 
OMPH Functional: 41  
OMPH Dementia: 22 
 
18.  How many staff does the trust employ? 
Section 21 exemption - Information accessible to applicant by other means.  
This information is available via the Annual Report and Accounts available online at: 
http://oxleas.nhs.uk/freedom-of-information/what-we-spend-and-how-we-spend/annual-
report/ 
 
 
19.  What is the trust’s current NHSI Rating via the NHS Oversight Framework? 
NHSI rating is 1 
 
20.  What is the trust’s current Digital Maturity Score? 
17/18 Baseline submitted score is as follows: 
Asset & Resource Optimisation 
57 
Business & Clinical Intelligence 
67 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                              
 



 
Decision Support 
42 
Enabling Infrastructure 
75 
Governance 
83 
Information Governance 
90 
Leadership 
91 
Medicines Optimisation 
28 
Orders & Results Management 
52 
Records, Assessments & Plans 
73 
Remote & Assistive Care 
58 
Resourcing 
90 
Standards 
46 
Strategic Alignment 
90 
Transfers Of Care 
64 
 
21.  Does the trust outsource their IT services to an external provider, if so please provide details of 
provider and contract dates 
No – In house ICT Team 
 
22.  Is the Trust looking to migrate to the cloud in the next 2 years?  
No 
 
23.  Is the Trust considering their options of outsourcing their IT Services in the next 3 years? 
No 
 
If you have any queries or concerns in relation to your request, please do not hesitate to contact us. 
If you wish to request a review of the decision, please contact the Information Governance Manager, 
Julie Lucas (xxxxx.xxxxxx@xxx.xxx ) in the first instance. If you remain unsatisfied and wish to make a 
formal complaint, please contact: Complaints, Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust, Pinewood House, 
Pinewood Place, Dartford, DA2 7WG (xxxxxx.xxxxxxxxxx@xxx.xxx ). 
 
In addition if you are not satisfied with the outcome of your complaint or review, you may apply 
directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. Generally, the ICO cannot make a decision 
unless you have exhausted the complaints procedure provided by the Trust. The Information 
Commissioner can be contacted at: Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, 
Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF (Telephone: 0303 123 1113 or 01625 545 745 - www.ico.org.uk).      
 
Kind regards, 
 
 
Paul Bransgrove 
Information Governance Officer 
E: xxxxxx.xxx@xxx.xxx 
Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust | Bracken House | Bracton Lane | Leyton Cross Road | Dartford | Kent | DA2 7AF