Integrated Digital Care Technology Fund - Use of Open Source Technologies
Dear York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust,
I am a part time MSc Health Informatics student at Yorkshire Centre of Health Informatics. As part of my MSc project I am undertaking research into take up of using Open Source Software and Technologies within the NHS.
I notice that you were successful in securing Integrated Digital Care Technology Fund funding details of which are below.
Safer Hospitals, Safer Ward Fund.
Project Name: Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration (ePMA)
Project Type: Electronic Prescribing
Funding Awarded: £592,000
Project Name: YTH NHS FT Enterprise PACS and VNA Project
Project Type: Digital Records (Single Organisation)
Funding Awarded: £1,024,000
I would really appreciate it if you could answer my quick online survey regarding your experiences of this? The link to the survey is below:
The survey will take 5 minutes or less to complete and you will be contributing towards a great project.
If you do not answer the online survey I would appreciate you completing the following questions.
1. Does your organisation have an Open Source Strategy?
2. What Software and Technologies did you choose for your Integrated Digital Care Technology Fund funded projects?
3. Is the software and technology you have used for your project an Open Source Product?
4. Does the software / technology interface with another system? If so is the interface based on Open Standards / Open APIs?
Yours faithfully,
Ben Sewell
Dear Mr Sewell,
York Teaching Hospital has received your request.
We have allocated the reference 064-16 and will contact you in due course.
The Freedom of Information Act allows a period of 20 working days for
response. The due date for our response to you is 25^th April.
Sincerely
Andy Thompson
Information Governance Team
York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Park House, Bridge Lane, York, YO31 8ZZ
Direct Line: (01904 72) 5306 / 6201
E-mail: [York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust request email]
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Dear Mr Sewell,
We write further to your email of 25th March made under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust's response against each element of your request on use of Open Source Technologies is shown below.
1. Does your organisation have an Open Source Strategy?
No
2. What Software and Technologies did you choose for your Integrated Digital Care Technology Fund funded projects?
First Databank Multilex drug database. Implemented on an Oracle 11gR2 database, using PL/SQL, to integrate with existing in house Oracle based "Core Patient Database" system, using a combination of Oracle Apex and Oracle Forms.
Carestream PACS and Soliton reporting system, interfaced with existing in house Oracle "Core Patient Database" system, using HL7 for the messaging interface.
3. Is the software and technology you have used for your project an Open Source Product?
No
4. Does the software / technology interface with another system? If so is the interface based on Open Standards / Open APIs?
Yes, Oracle "Core Patient Database" in house developed system. Where appropriate we use HL7 for interfaces
We hope that the above meets the terms of your request and that the information supplied will be of use to you.
Yours sincerely,
Andy Thompson
Information Governance Team
York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Park House, Bridge Lane, York, YO31 8ZZ
Direct Line: (01904 72) 5118
E-mail: [York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust request email]
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