Request for details of Dictation systems used and planned

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Dear Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust,

I am making a request under the Freedom of Information Act for the following information and I would be grateful if you could provide me with brief answers to the following questions:

1. Are your doctors still currently using dictation recorders with analogue tapes/cassettes?

2. Do you currently use any digital dictation systems and if so which one(s)?

2a. If yes, which departments use them, how much has been spent on them and what are the start and end dates of any contracts?

3. Do you have any current plans to implement a digital dictation system(s)?

3a. If yes, what are the planned timescales, has a budget been allocated and which procurement route will you use?
3b. Do you have a corporate or departmental strategy/approach for procuring these systems?

Yours faithfully,

John Simcock

WANE, Sue (ASHFORD AND ST PETER'S HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST), Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Dear John

Thank you for your recent request to Ashford and St. Peter’s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. We are dealing with it in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Please let us know if you have any further queries or information related to this request. Our reference number for the request is FOI 5832; please quote this on all correspondence.

Yours sincerely

Freedom of Information Administrator
Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
[email address]

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From: John Simcock <[FOI #458956 email]>
Sent: 22 January 2018 16:24
To: Asp.FOI (ASHFORD AND ST PETER'S HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST)
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Request for details of Dictation systems used and planned

Dear Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust,

I am making a request under the Freedom of Information Act for the following information and I would be grateful if you could provide me with brief answers to the following questions:

1. Are your doctors still currently using dictation recorders with analogue tapes/cassettes?

2. Do you currently use any digital dictation systems and if so which one(s)?

2a. If yes, which departments use them, how much has been spent on them and what are the start and end dates of any contracts?

3. Do you have any current plans to implement a digital dictation system(s)?

3a. If yes, what are the planned timescales, has a budget been allocated and which procurement route will you use?
3b. Do you have a corporate or departmental strategy/approach for procuring these systems?

Yours faithfully,

John Simcock

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WANE, Sue (ASHFORD AND ST PETER'S HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST), Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Dear John

Please find attached the Trust's response to your Freedom of Information request FOI 5832.

Best regards

FOI Administrator
Ashford & St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
[email address]

________________________________________
From: John Simcock <[FOI #458956 email]>
Sent: 22 January 2018 16:24
To: Asp.FOI (ASHFORD AND ST PETER'S HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST)
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Request for details of Dictation systems used and planned

Dear Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust,

I am making a request under the Freedom of Information Act for the following information and I would be grateful if you could provide me with brief answers to the following questions:

1. Are your doctors still currently using dictation recorders with analogue tapes/cassettes?

2. Do you currently use any digital dictation systems and if so which one(s)?

2a. If yes, which departments use them, how much has been spent on them and what are the start and end dates of any contracts?

3. Do you have any current plans to implement a digital dictation system(s)?

3a. If yes, what are the planned timescales, has a budget been allocated and which procurement route will you use?
3b. Do you have a corporate or departmental strategy/approach for procuring these systems?

Yours faithfully,

John Simcock

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