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DATE: 21/02/2022
Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 022-2022
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
1. What Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration system does the Trust use? The Trust uses SystmOne and RiO EPMA
2. When did the trust go-live or start using the system? SystmOne EPMA went live January 2017 & RiO EPMA went live from April 2021
3. When does the current contract expire? Our contracts with both TPP for SystmOne & Servelec for RiO expire in June 2024
4. How many wards use the system? There are 9 wards in SystmOne and 13 wards in RiO using EPMA
5. Is the system used in outpatients/community? SystmOne EPMA is used in outpatients & community but RiO EPMA is currently used only by In-patients.
Should you have any queries in relation to our response in this letter, please do not hesitate to contact me. If you are unhappy with the response you have received in relation to your request and wish to ask us to review our response, you should write to:-
– Head of Legal Services / Associate Director of Corporate Governance Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Edward Jenner Court
1010 Pioneer Avenue
Gloucester Business Park
Brockworth
GLOUCESTER GL3 4AW
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Yours sincerely,
Freedom of Information Officer
On behalf of Gloucestershire Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust
FOI Request
Sent: 04 February 2022 08:40
To: Freedom of Information
Subject: Freedom of Information request
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-------------------------Officer,
I am researching the usage of software for the processing of prescribing and medicines administration, and would therefore appreciate a response under the Freedom of Information Act to the following: What Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration system does the Trust use?
When did the trust go-live or start using the system?
When does the current contract expire?
How many wards use the system?
Is the system used in outpatients/community?
I appreciate your time & response to my FOI request.