Friday 02 May 2025
Internal Reference Number: FOI_8423
Date Request Received: 04/02/2025 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 03/03/2025 00:00:00
This response was sent via: By Email
Request Summary: Clinical System Request January 2025
Request Category: Private Individuals
| Question Number 1: am writing to make an open government request for all the information to which I am entitled under the FOI Act 2000. Please provide information regarding the following 9 system contracts and their accompanying consulting support contracts: Cardiology - A specialist clinical information system is used for cardiology. Please enter 'No System Installed' or ‘No Department’ under supplier name if your trust does not use the system or have the department: a) System type – b) Supplier name – c) System name – d) Date installed – e) Contract expiration – f) Is this contract annually renewed? - Yes/No g) Do you currently have plans to replace this system? - Yes/No h) Procurement framework – i) Other systems it integrates with? – j) Total value of contract (£) – k) Notes (e.g. we are currently out to tender) – | |
| Answer To Question 1: Previously answered - please see Trust website - https://www.salisbury.nhs.uk/about-us/freedom-of-information-foi/previous-foi-requests/foi_7913/ | |
| Question Number 2: Clinical decision support in e-prescribing - Within, or in conjunction with, its e-prescribing systems, Clinical Decision Support (CDS) assists prescribing clinicians in safely identifying suitable medicines, doses and titrations, for individual patients. Please enter 'No System Installed' or ‘No Department’ under supplier name if your trust does not use the system or have the department: a) System type – b) Supplier name – c) System name – d) Date installed – e) Contract expiration – f) Is this contract annually renewed? - Yes/No g) Do you currently have plans to replace this system? - Yes/No h) Procurement framework – i) Other systems it integrates with? – j) Total value of contract (£) – k) Notes (e.g. we are currently out to tender) – | |
| Answer To Question 2: N/A, part of EPR (see Q3) | |
| Question Number 3: EPR - An electronic patient/health record is an electronic record of periodic health care of a single individual, provided mainly by one institution. A digital version of a patient's paper chart. Please enter 'No System Installed' or ‘No Department’ under supplier name if your trust does not use the system or have the department: a) System type – b) Supplier name – c) System name – d) Date installed – e) Contract expiration – f) Is this contract annually renewed? - Yes/No g) Do you currently have plans to replace this system? - Yes/No h) Procurement framework – i) Other systems it integrates with? – j) Total value of contract (£) – k) Notes (e.g. we are currently out to tender) – | |
| Answer To Question 3: Previously answered - please see Trust website - https://www.salisbury.nhs.uk/about-us/freedom-of-information-foi/previous-foi-requests/foi_7913/ | |
| Question Number 4: Inpatient e-prescribing - Advanced e-prescribing in use across wards for inpatient care, incorporating specialist prescribing and (ideally) clinical decision support, integrated as part of end-to-end medicines management. This possibly offers the single biggest opportunity for improving patient safety through digitalisation. Please enter 'No System Installed' or ‘No Department’ under supplier name if your trust does not use the system or have the department: a) System type – b) Supplier name – c) System name – d) Date installed – e) Contract expiration – f) Is this contract annually renewed? - Yes/No g) Do you currently have plans to replace this system? - Yes/No h) Procurement framework – i) Other systems it integrates with? – j) Total value of contract (£) – k) Notes (e.g. we are currently out to tender) – | |
| Answer To Question 4: N/A, part of EPR (See Q3) | |
| Question Number 5: Integration Platform - Software that supports the integration and interoperability of various clinical and management IT systems and services Please enter 'No System Installed' or ‘No Department’ under supplier name if your trust does not use the system or have the department: a) System type – b) Supplier name – c) System name – d) Date installed – e) Contract expiration – f) Is this contract annually renewed? - Yes/No g) Do you currently have plans to replace this system? - Yes/No h) Procurement framework – i) Other systems it integrates with? – j) Total value of contract (£) – k) Notes (e.g. we are currently out to tender) – | |
| Answer To Question 5: N/A, we do not have a dedicated product - Previously answered - please see Trust website - https://www.salisbury.nhs.uk/about-us/freedom-of-information-foi/previous-foi-requests/foi_7913/ | |
| Question Number 6: Laboratory Information Management System - Software that allows you to effectively manage pathology testing and reporting. By using a LIMS, your lab can automate workflows, integrate instruments, and manage samples and associated information. Please enter 'No System Installed' or ‘No Department’ under supplier name if your trust does not use the system or have the department: a) System type – b) Supplier name – c) System name – d) Date installed – e) Contract expiration – f) Is this contract annually renewed? - Yes/No g) Do you currently have plans to replace this system? - Yes/No h) Procurement framework – i) Other systems it integrates with? – j) Total value of contract (£) – k) Notes (e.g. we are currently out to tender) – | |
| Answer To Question 6: Previously answered - please see Trust website - https://www.salisbury.nhs.uk/about-us/freedom-of-information-foi/previous-foi-requests/foi_7236/ - Q10 | |
| Question Number 7: Oncology e-prescribing - : Module or functionality that supports electronic chemotherapy prescribing, medication administration and dispensing activities. Please enter 'No System Installed' or ‘No Department’ under supplier name if your trust does not use the system or have the department: a) System type – b) Supplier name – c) System name – d) Date installed – e) Contract expiration – f) Is this contract annually renewed? - Yes/No g) Do you currently have plans to replace this system? - Yes/No h) Procurement framework – i) Other systems it integrates with? – j) Total value of contract (£) – k) Notes (e.g. we are currently out to tender) – | |
| Answer To Question 7: a) System type – Oncology Prescribing b) Supplier name – Varian c) System name – Aria d) Date installed – Current version installed 2016 – to be upgraded June/July 2025 e) Contract expiration –May 2029 f) Is this contract annually renewed? - No g) Do you currently have plans to replace this system? - No h) Procurement framework – N/A i) Other systems it integrates with? – Standalone j) Total value of contract (£) – contract sits with Southampton Hospitals so do not hold this information. k) Notes (e.g. we are currently out to tender) – N/A | |
| Question Number 8: Patient Engagement Portal - It is a digital platform used by healthcare providers across the system to securely share data and interact with patients/carers to better support/manage patient's health and wellbeing Please enter 'No System Installed' or ‘No Department’ under supplier name if your trust does not use the system or have the department: a) System type – b) Supplier name – c) System name – d) Date installed – e) Contract expiration – f) Is this contract annually renewed? - Yes/No g) Do you currently have plans to replace this system? - Yes/No h) Procurement framework – i) Other systems it integrates with? – j) Total value of contract (£) – k) Notes (e.g. we are currently out to tender) – | |
| Answer To Question 8: Previously answered - please see Trust website - https://www.salisbury.nhs.uk/about-us/freedom-of-information-foi/previous-foi-requests/foi_7913/ | |
| Question Number 9: Trust Integration Engine (TIE) - Trust Integration Engine (TIE)-Integration engine enables trust merger sites to access clinical systems through one consistent, secure platform. Please enter 'No System Installed' or ‘No Department’ under supplier name if your trust does not use the system or have the department: a) System type – b) Supplier name – c) System name – d) Date installed – e) Contract expiration – f) Is this contract annually renewed? - Yes/No g) Do you currently have plans to replace this system? - Yes/No h) Procurement framework – i) Other systems it integrates with? – j) Total value of contract (£) – k) Notes (e.g. we are currently out to tender) – | |
| Answer To Question 9: Previously answered - please see Trust website - https://www.salisbury.nhs.uk/about-us/freedom-of-information-foi/previous-foi-requests/foi_7913/ | |
| Question Number 10: Can you please provide your trust’s IT spend for the following financial year: FY 2023-24: Please include in your IT spend calculation the cost of your IT staff, Software, Services, Hardware, Communication equipment and Other IT spend for the requested financial year. Please provide your answer in the above format for each system. | |
| Answer To Question 10: £17.4m overall based on corporate services return inclusive of capital depreciation costs. | |
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