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Freedom of Information request 177-2024

Response published: 27 November 2024

FOI Request

Do you have a disaster recovery strategy/business continuity plan? For each device detailed below please provide the requested information Does your trust have a hosting supplier? Does your trust use a data warehouse? Does your trust have a service desk? Does your trust use a help desk?

FOI Response

Freedom of Information Request – Ref: 177-2024

Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.

You asked:

Do you have a disaster recovery strategy/business continuity plan?

Our response:

Yes – internally managed.

You asked:

For each device detailed below please provide the requested information

Our response:

Average age of product [Years]  Number of devices across your organisation Main supplier Annual spend 2022/2023 [£] Contract end date Average length of contract [Years] Additional notes
Smartphones 2.5 4767 Bytes £68,187.02 July 24 (From the 22-23 Annual Spend) 3+1+1+1 (From the 22-23 Annual Spend) Mix of new & old devices as we merged in 2019
Laptops 2.5 5932 Bytes £524,419.95 July 24 (From the 22-23 Annual Spend) 3+1+1+1 (From the 22-23 Annual Spend) Mix of new & old devices as we merged in 2019
PCs 2.5 1562 Bytes £0.00 July 24 (From the 22-23 Annual Spend) 3+1+1+1 (From the 22-23 Annual Spend) Mix of new & old devices as we merged in 2019
Tablets 2.5 667 Bytes £13,542.91 July 24 (From the 22-23 Annual Spend) 3+1+1+1 (From the 22-23 Annual Spend) Mix of new & old devices as we merged in 2019
Other (please specify):
Mitel Phones
Unknown 2000/3000 Maintel
Other (please specify):
Periferals
3 ` ` Monitors and accessories

 

You asked:

Does your trust have a hosting supplier?

Our response:

Main Supplier Total annual spend 2022/23 [£] Contract end date Additional notes
 Practically io Limited April – Aug 2022 £400 plus vat, 1 day a month= £2,200 plus vat (PO210019699)

Sept 2022 – March 2023 £400 plus vat 1 day a month =£2,800 plus vat (PO210033561

Total for financial year £4,800 plus vat

 

Sept 2021 – August 2022

Sept 2022 to August 2023

Maintenance and support for hosting GHC main website and microsites built by Practically including word press updates.

 

You asked:

Does your trust use a data warehouse?

Our response:

Main Supplier Total annual spend 2022/23 [£] Contract end date
On prem n/a n/a

 

You asked:

Does your trust have a service desk?

Our response:

Main Supplier Total annual spend 2022/23 [£] Contract end date
Internal n/a n/a

 

You asked:

Does your trust use a help desk?

Our response:

Internal/external Main Supplier Total annual spend 2022/23 [£] Contract end date
No N/A N/A N/A

 

Next steps:

Should you have any queries in relation to our response, please do not hesitate to contact us. 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:

Louise Moss
Head of Legal Services / Associate Director of Corporate Governance
c/o Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Edward Jenner Court
1010 Pioneer Avenue
Gloucester Business Park
Brockworth, GL3 4AW
E-mail: louise.moss@ghc.nhs.uk

If you are not content with the outcome of any review, you may apply directly to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for further advice/guidance. Generally, the ICO will not consider your case unless you have exhausted your enquiries with the Trust which should include considering the use of the Trust’s formal complaints procedure. The ICO can be contacted at: The Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.