Radiology Reporting Services
Dear North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust,
Please provide, under the Freedom of Information Act, the following information:
• The names of your outsourced teleradiology providers for:
1. Out of hours, emergency reporting (overnight reporting).
2. Routine Elective Reporting.
• Please provide the annual volumes for both 2022 and for 2023 sent to each provider,
broken into the following:
o Overnight Emergency
o Routine Elective Reporting (MRI, CT)
o Plain Film Reporting
o Day time emergency reporting (1hr for example).
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), mini-tender,
or ITT procurement process?
• Who is the senior officer (outside of procurement) responsible for this
contract?
Yours faithfully,
Philip Rivera
Dear Philip
Reference Number FOI 2024 - 017
Thank you for your request for information from North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust.
We anticipate being able to provide a response within the timescales allowed under the Act.
In the meantime if you have any questions regarding this request please contact us directly quoting the reference number above.
North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust comprises of Peterborough City Hospital, Hinchingbrooke Hospital and Stamford & Rutland Hospital. The Trust also provides community clinics at Princess of Wales Hospital in Ely, Doddington Hospital and North Cambs Hospital in Wisbech. Further information is available via our website www.nwangliaft.nhs.uk.
Kind regards
The Freedom of Information Team
Hinchingbrooke Hospital
North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
[North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust request email]
Ref: FOI/2024/017
Dear Philip
Thank you for your recent enquiry under the Freedom of Information Act.
Please find your response detailed below.
Requesters Questions and Trust Response:
Please provide, under the Freedom of Information Act, the following
information:
1. The names of your outsourced teleradiology providers for:
┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────┬───────────────────┐
│1. Out of hours, emergency reporting (overnight │ Currently Hexarad │
│reporting) │ │
├────────────────────────────────────────────────────┼───────────────────┤
│2. Routine Elective Reporting │ Hexarad and Medica│
└────────────────────────────────────────────────────┴───────────────────┘
2. Please provide the annual volumes for both 2022 and for 2023 sent to
each provider, broken into the following:
o Overnight Emergency
o Routine Elective Reporting (MRI, CT)
o Plain Film Reporting
o Day time emergency reporting (1hr for example).
o Split into each hospital within the Trust
The data below is for the whole Trust – we do not split this information
by site. It is all CT/MRI reporting.
FY 22/23 Routine Urgent OOH Same Day
Hexarad 2664
Medica 19520 5618
Everlight 2082 9755 339
3. Start date, duration and end date of any contracts with tele-radiology
providers?
┌────────────────┬──────────────────────────────────────┐
│Everlight │no longer contracted. │
├────────────────┼──────────────────────────────────────┤
│Hexarad │contracted from May 23 for 3 years │
├────────────────┼──────────────────────────────────────┤
│Medica │contracted from May 23 for 3 years │
└────────────────┴──────────────────────────────────────┘
4. Was the contract procured via a framework (direct award), mini-tender,
or ITT procurement process?
Direct Award
5. Who is the senior officer (outside of procurement) responsible for
this contract?
Nicola Leighton-Davies (Imaging Services Manager)
Please note that this response has been provided within the 20 working day
timeframe as stipulated in the Act.
North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust comprises of Peterborough City
Hospital, Hinchingbrooke Hospital and Stamford & Rutland Hospital. The
Trust also provides community clinics at Princess of Wales Hospital in
Ely, Doddington Hospital and North Cambs Hospital in Wisbech. Further
information is available via our website [1]www.nwangliaft.nhs.uk.
If you disagree with our decision or are dissatisfied with how we have
dealt with your request in the first instance you may contact me on the
following email address [2][North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust request email] to request an
internal review.
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of the Freedom of Information Act to appeal against the decision by
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Information Commissioner
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Phone: 0303 123 1113
Email: [3][email address]
Yours sincerely
FOI Team
North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
Email: [4][North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust request email]
[5]www.nwangliaft.nhs.uk
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