Royal Brompton Hospital
Sydney Street
London
SW3 6NP
T: +44 (0)20 7352 8121
F: +44 (0)20 7351 8473
Thursday 11 February 2016
Dear Ben Sarney,
Freedom of Information Request Ref. No. FOI2662
We write with regard to the request for information contained in your email received by the Trust on 18 January 2016. The Trust can provide the following information.
Information you requested and our response:
1. Do you currently have endoscopy reporting software installed?
N/A
1.1. If the answer to question 1 is yes, who is the provider of this software?
1.2. If the answer to question 1 is yes, how long did implementing the system take?
Associated Costs:
2. Do you currently have cystoscopy reporting software installed?
N/A
2.1. If the answer to question 2 is yes, who is the provider of this software?
2.2. If the answer to question 2 is yes, how long did implementing the system take?
Associated Costs:
3. Do you currently have bronchoscopy reporting software installed?
N/A
3.1. If the answer to question 3 is yes, who is the provider of this software?
3.2. If the answer to question 3 is yes, how long did implementing the system take?
Associated Costs:
4. Do you currently have any software installed to support the tracking of long term gastroenterology patients (eg. IBD patients)?
N/A
4.1. If the answer to question 4 is yes, who is the provider of this software?
4.2. If the answer to question 4 is yes, how long did implementing the system take?
Associated Costs:
5. Do you currently have order communications software installed?
5.1. If the answer to question 5 is yes, who is the provider of this software?
Sunquest ICE
5.2. If the answer to question 5 is yes, how long did implementing the system take?
Approx. 2 years
Associated Costs: £183,414.50
6. Do you currently have a patient administration system installed?
6.1. If the answer to question 6 is yes, who is the provider of this software?
CSC
6.2. If the answer to question 6 is yes, how long did implementing the system take?
One year
Associated Costs: £150k
7. Do you currently have an unscheduled care/emergency department system installed?
N/A
7.1. If the answer to question 7 is yes, who is the provider of this software?
7.2. If the answer to question 7 is yes, how long did implementing the system take?
8. Do you currently have an integration platform installed?
N/A
8.1. If the answer to question 8 is yes, who is the provider of this software?
8.2. If the answer to question 8 is yes, how long did implementing the system take?
Associated Costs:
9. Do you currently have any business intelligence systems installed?
9.1. If the answer to question 9 is yes, who is the provider of this software? (If there is more than one provider for different departments please include each provider and the department their solution is used in)
a) SAS Business Intelligence
b) Business Objects
9.2. If the answer to question 9 is yes, how long did implementing the system(s) take?
a) 6 weeks
b) Implemented in 2011. We do not hold records of the installation period.
Associated Costs:
a) Estimated cost of £156,000 per annum (including installation costs). Please note that this cost for SAS software is to support an overall data warehouse programme, which included reporting and data warehousing
b) £213,588 (inclusive of installation costs)
10. Do you currently have a pharmacy stock management system installed?
10.1. If the answer to question 10 is yes, who is the provider of this software?
JAC Stock control application
10.2. If the answer to question 10 is yes, how long did implementing the system take?
Not known. The system was installed a number of years ago.
Associated Costs:
£19,464 Please note includes cache licenses, interface licenses etc.
The cost for the stock control system module alone is £8,042,
11. Do you currently have an eprescribing solution installed?
11.1. If the answer to question 11 is yes, who is the provider of this software?
CSC
11.2. If the answer to question 11 is yes, how long did implementing the system take?
Approximately 18 months
Associated Costs: Approximately £2M
12. Do you currently have an electronic document and records management solution installed?
The Trust is in the process of implementing an EDM solution at present, with go-live for main volumes scheduled for Summer 2016.
12.1. If the answer to question 12 is yes, who is the provider of this software?
Kainos is providing the software
12.2. If the answer to question 12 is yes, how long did implementing the system take?
Initial implementation activities commenced earlier in the 2015 FY
Associated Costs: The total capital cost for the EDM solution is £3,688,369.
The project is match-funded by the NHS England Safer Hospitals, Safer Wards Technology Fund (SHSW, since renamed the Integrated Digital Care Fund).
13. If possible, please provide the associated costs of installing and supporting each system individually.
See above
We hope this response satisfies your request. Should you require further information or clarification, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Yours sincerely,
FOI Department
Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust
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