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Freedom of Information request 121-2022

Response published: 6 October 2023

FOI Request

I am writing to make an open government request for all the information to which I am entitled under the FOI Act 2000. Can you please forward responses to the questions below regarding your trust’s BI & Data Warehousing, E-rostering staffing., Order Communications, Pathology, Pharmacy, and Scheduling systems? Please enter 'No System Installed' under supplier name if your trust does not use the system: System type – BI & Data Warehousing Supplier name System name - Date installed - Contract expiration - Is this contract annually renewed? - Yes/No Do you currently have plans to replace this system? - Yes/No Procurement framework - Other systems it integrates with? – Total value of contract £. – Notes - e.g. we are currently out to tender - System type – E-Rostering staffing. Supplier name System name - Date installed - Contract expiration - Is this contract annually renewed? - Yes/No Do you currently have plans to replace this system? - Yes/No Procurement framework - Other systems it integrates with? – Total value of contract £. – Notes - e.g. we are currently out to tender - System type – Order Communications Supplier name System name - Date installed - Contract expiration - Is this contract annually renewed? - Yes/No Do you currently have plans to replace this system? - Yes/No Procurement framework - Other systems it integrates with? – Total value of contract £. – Notes - e.g. we are currently out to tender - System type - Pathology Supplier name System name - Date installed - Contract expiration - Is this contract annually renewed? - Yes/No Do you currently have plans to replace this system? - Yes/No Procurement framework - Other systems it integrates with? – Total value of contract £. – Notes - e.g. we are currently out to tender - System type – Pharmacy Supplier name System name - Date installed - Contract expiration - Is this contract annually renewed? - Yes/No Do you currently have plans to replace this system? - Yes/No Procurement framework - Other systems it integrates with? – Total value of contract £. – Notes - e.g. we are currently out to tender - System definition: BI & Data Warehousing – integrates data and information collected from various sources, e.g. electronic patient/health records, enterprise resource planning systems, radiology and lab databases, wearables etc, into one comprehensive database E-rostering staffing. - An electronic staff management tool that enables trusts to plan staffing requirements, report on enhanced hours, overtime, sickness, TOIL and annual leave. Common suppliers include Allocate Software. Order Communications - Diagnostic tests are electronically ordered and communicated, rather than being ordered on paper Pathology - Pathology testing is managed electronically Pharmacy - Pharmacy orders and stock control is managed electronically Thanks for your time. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Please use this email address for all replies to this request: request-865038-b253145b@whatdotheyknow.com Is freedomofinformation@glos-care.nhs.uk the wrong address for Freedom of Information requests to Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust? If so, please contact us using this form: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/change_request/new?bodyequalsghc Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/help/officers For more detailed guidance on safely disclosing information, read the latest advice from the ICO: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/help/ico-guidance-for-authorities https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/help/ico-anonymisation-code Please note that in some cases publication of requests and responses will be delayed. If you find this service useful as an FOI officer, please ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's FOI page.

FOI Response

Trust HQ
Edward Jenner Court
1010 Pioneer Avenue
Brockworth
Gloucester
GL3 4AW
Tel: 0300 421 8100
E-mail: freedomofinformation@ghc.nhs.uk Website: www.ghc.nhs.uk
23rd June 2022
Sent via e-mail to: – request-865038-b253145b@whatdotheyknow.com
Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 122-2022
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
System type – BI & Data Warehousing
Supplier name ‘No System Installed’
System type – E-Rostering staffing.
Supplier name Softcat – Allocate System name – Healthroster Optima
Date installed – 31 Dec 2019 Contract expiration – 31 Dec 2024 Is this contract annually renewed? – No
Do you currently have plans to replace this system? – No
Procurement framework – HTE Framework
Other systems it integrates with? – ESR
Total value of contract £. – £663k
System type – Order Communications
Supplier name ‘No System Installed’
System type – Pathology
Supplier name ‘No System Installed’
System type – Pharmacy
Supplier name ‘No System Installed’
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– 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