IT Services

Response to this request is long overdue. By law, under all circumstances, Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership should have responded by now (details). You can complain by requesting an internal review.

Dear Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership,

6. Personal computing:
a. Number personal computers:
i. How many are Laptops
1. What manufacturer
ii. How many are Desktops
1. What manufacturer
b. When were these procured [month & year]
c. When does this contract expire [month / year]
7. Hardware:
a. Number of Servers
i. How many are Windows Servers
ii. How many are UNIX/Linuxs Servers
b. Percentage of Virtualised servers
c. Manufactures of Servers
d. When were these procured [month & year]
e. When will this contract expire
f. Current Supplier
g. Approximate volume of Data Stored in Terrabytes
8. Backup
a. Vendor used
b. When was this procured [month & year]
c. When will this contract expire
d. Do you use VDI [yes / no]
e. If so what platform do you use

Yours faithfully,

David Hanson

GMHSCPBUSINESSSUPPORTTEAM (NHS ENGLAND & NHS IMPROVEMENT - X24), Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership

From: David Hanson <[FOI #867549 email]>

Good afternoon Mr Hanson

Thank you for your FOI request our ref: GMFOI22 05.

Your exact request was:

Dear Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership,

6. Personal computing:
a. Number personal computers:
i. How many are Laptops
1. What manufacturer
ii. How many are Desktops
1. What manufacturer
b. When were these procured [month & year]
c. When does this contract expire [month / year]
7. Hardware:
a. Number of Servers
i. How many are Windows Servers
ii. How many are UNIX/Linuxs Servers
b. Percentage of Virtualised servers
c. Manufactures of Servers
d. When were these procured [month & year]
e. When will this contract expire
f. Current Supplier
g. Approximate volume of Data Stored in Terrabytes
8. Backup
a. Vendor used
b. When was this procured [month & year]
c. When will this contract expire
d. Do you use VDI [yes / no]
e. If so what platform do you use

Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership (GMHSCP) response:

The GMHSCP do not hold this information The IT services to the GMHSCP are provided by NHSE/I. You can submit your request to [email address].

We hope this information is helpful. However, if you are dissatisfied, you have the right to ask for an internal review. This should be requested in writing within two months of the date of this letter. Your correspondence should be labelled “Internal Review” and should outline your concerns and/or the area(s) you would like the review to consider. Internal Review requests should be sent to:

GMHSCP c/o Jacqueline Chrystan
4th Floor
3 Piccadilly Place
Manchester
M1 3BN
Email: [email address]

Please quote the reference number GMFOI21/19 in any future communications.

If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you have the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) can be contacted at:

The Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow, Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Telephone: 0303 123 1113
Email: [email address]
Website: www.ico.org.uk

Please note there is no charge for making an appeal.

Please be aware that in line with the Information Commissioner’s directive on the disclosure of information under the FOI Act, your request will be anonymised and published on our website as part of our disclosure log.

Yours sincerely

Warren Heppolette
Executive Lead for Strategy and System Leadership

Jacqueline Chrystan
Business Coordinator
Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership

4th Floor, 3 Piccadilly Place, London Road, Manchester, M1 3BN

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