IT

I’m writing on behalf of Systech Innovations to request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act, relating to your organisation’s data storage for digitised patient records:

1. What system is used to store image files (i.e. records which have been scanned and digitised)?
2. The current total amount of data stored in the system. Please provide this in terabytes (TB).
3. The volume of data added to the system annually for the past two years (2022/23 and 2023/24), with figures in TB.
4. The hosting environment used for the system (e.g. on-premise, local cloud, or external private cloud).
5. The total amount of data that has been deleted from the system since its initial implementation, also in terabytes.

I am writing under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request information about Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Trust’s current and future plans for IT service delivery models. I believe this request is in the public interest as it promotes transparency in how public sector bodies manage and procure IT services, ensuring accountability and value for taxpayers.

Specifically, I am seeking information that would help me understand the strategic direction and considerations regarding outsourcing, in-sourcing, multi-sourcing, or optimising existing contracts.

Please provide the following information where available:
• Current IT Service Model – Is your IT delivery primarily in-house, outsourced, or a hybrid approach, and if not delivered in-house, who provides this service?
• Major IT Contracts – Key details of significant IT service contracts (including scope, value, end date and any options for extension or renegotiation).
• Future IT Plans – Any strategic plans or considerations for changing IT delivery models (e.g., outsourcing, in-sourcing, multi-sourcing).

I am writing to request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000:

1. What technology platform does the Trust currently use to support its Direct Engagement (DE) model for the medical locum workforce?
2. What is the name of the platform provider?
3. What is the cost of the platform expressed as a percentage fee or pence per hour?
4. What staffing groups does the Trust include in its Direct Engagement (DE) model (e.g., medical, AHPs, clinical, non-clinical)?
5. What is the current uptake of the DE model within the Trust, specifically as a percentage or proportion of the total locum workforce?

I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act to request answers to the following questions:

1. Has the trust implemented a Patient Engagement Portal (also known as a Patient Portal)?
2. If so, please provide the name of this solution, and the name of the company that supplied it.
3. When was this solution procured?
4. Does the trust have any plans in the near future to replace this solution?

I 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:

1. Adult (working age) services
2. Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS)
3. Child Health System
4. Clinical noting
5. Eating disorders
6. EPR
7. Inpatient e-prescribing
8. Older Adults
9. Patients Note Tracking

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) –

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.

What projects are they investing in within IT, Data and transformation for 2025?

How much is the budget spend allocated to this?

How many contractors do they have within IT, Data, Software, AI, Analytics and BI?

In relation to cyber security, we are asking for the name of your main cyber security provider. We do not need to know the software or sub-contractors used.

Clarification on ‘N/A’ Responses:
• Please enter ‘No System Installed’ if your trust does not have such system.
• Please enter ‘No system needed’ if your trust does not have a department or service which requires such a system.
Clarification on Contract expiry date:
• If the contract is expiring in the next 6 months, please state if the trust plans to renew, re-procure or take any other action.
• If the contact is on a rolling basis, Please enter ‘Rolling’.
Additionally, could you please fill in the missing product names and revised contract expiry dates?

Please could you answer the following:
1. Is your NHS organisation currently using any software/apps that include artificial intelligence (AI)?
If answer to Q1 is yes:
2. Please provide a list of any AI-based software that is currently in use within your organisation. Please include the brand name of the software and the name of the company that sells it.

3. For each of the AI-based software products currently in use, please state whether:

a. it is only being used within the context of a research study or pilot project OR

b. is has been purchased/commissioned by your organisation for routine use.