Outsourced Radiology Reporting Services

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Dear West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust,

I would be most grateful if you would provide me, under the Freedom of Information Act, details in respect to the following.

The details we require are:

• Does the Trust make use of outsourced tele-radiology reporting services for either overnight on-call (emergency) or routine radiology reporting (or both)?

• If you do make use of tele-radiology reporting, please provide the names of the providers of each service (on-call and elective separately please)?

• If you do make use of tele-radiology reporting services, please provide the annual volumes for both 2019 and for 2020 sent to each provider, broken into the following:

o Overnight on-call
o Elective Reporting (MRI, CT)
o Plain Film Reporting
o Split into each hospital within the Trust

• Start date, duration and end date of any contracts with tele-radiology providers?

• Was the contract procured via a framework (direct award, which framework?), mini-tender, or ITT procurement process?

• Who is the senior officer (outside of procurement) responsible for this contract?

Thank you for your help.

Yours faithfully,

Mr J Hetfield

FOI, West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust

Freedom of Information Request Acknowledgement

Thank you for your request which was received by us on 15th April 2021
Under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act 2000 we are required to provide a response within 20 working days. You should expect to receive a response by 16th May 2021
We will advise you if we do not hold the information requested or if an exemption applies. Your request has been given the reference number FOI 21-15958

Your request for information may be delayed due to urgent operational responses to dealing with Public Health priorities. 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.

Jenny

FOI Team
Cedar House
West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
Hardwick Lane|Bury St Edmunds|SUFFOLK|IP33 2QZ
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FOI, West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust

Dear  James Hetfield
 
I am writing to confirm that the West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust has now
completed its search for the information which you requested on 14th April
2021.
 
Please find our response to your request.
 
• Does the Trust make use of outsourced tele-radiology reporting services
for either overnight on-call (emergency) or routine radiology reporting
(or both)? Yes. Overnight on-call CT reporting (8pm - 9am)
 
• If you do make use of tele-radiology reporting, please provide the names
of the providers of each service (on-call and elective separately please)?
4ways
 
• If you do make use of tele-radiology reporting services, please provide
the annual volumes for both 2019 and for 2020 sent to each provider,
broken into the following:
 
o Overnight on-call
 
2019- 4,417
2020- 3,046
 
o Elective Reporting (MRI, CT) - None
o Plain Film Reporting - None
o Split into each hospital within the Trust - West Suffolk Hospital only
 
• Start date, duration and end date of any contracts with tele-radiology
providers?
 
Start 03/06/19- End 31/05/22 (with an option to extend for 12 months)
(31/05/23)
 
 
• Was the contract procured via a framework (direct award, which
framework?), mini-tender, or ITT procurement process?
 
East of England framework
 
• Who is the senior officer (outside of procurement) responsible for this
contract?
 
Kelly Fuller
 
 
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FOI Team
West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
Hardwick Lane|Bury St Edmunds|SUFFOLK|IP33 2QZ
 

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