Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 246
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
1. How many inpatients, outpatient and waiting list patients in total is your trust currently responsible for?
Physical Health:
We have 196 inpatient beds and are usually 97-98% filled.
We run 9 Outpatient Departments; but, the lists are all GHFT pt lists.
Mental Health:
Hospital bed numbers:
Acute Working Age bed numbers: 76 Older persons inpatient beds: 48
Low Secure Male: 12
Working Age recovery units: 23
2. How many letters are received by the trust on an annual basis?
We have no way of knowing as post is received at all sites and not into one post room
3. Does your print and post room currently scan and distribute inbound communications i.e., physical letters received by the trust.?
No
4. What make of Scanner do you use? Kodak Yes/No
Fujitsu Yes/No
MFD – Copier Yes /No
Other please specify.
5. Do you have scanning software or extraction software linked to your scanner to help identify and categorise your inbound communications? If yes, who supplies your service
How many images do you validate? _________________________
What is the cost of each image communication_________________________
6. Do you currently use an outsourced scanning service? If yes, who supplies you with your scanning service? No How many images do you send to the supplier a year? ______________________¬
What is the cost of each image / page communication? ______________________
7. What volume of your current inbound post in scanned and sent digitally throughout your organisation?
Total number scanned letters 8. Who has responsibility for digital transformation in your organisation?
Laura Collins-Mills
Laura.Collins-Mills@ghc.nhs.uk
9. Who is responsible for your post room i.e., who is your post room manager.?
Do don’t have one post room, main sites have porters that take care of post.
10. Who is the Director of IT in your organisation?
We don’t have this role in GHC
11. Who is the procurement manager responsible for print and post solutions in your organisation?
Name Please refer to Gloucestershire Procurement Shared Service gloshospitals.nhs.uk.
FOI Request
I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. I would be grateful if you could you send me answers to questions below. It is likely your Post Room will be able to help with most of this request.
I understand that you are required to respond to my request within 20 working days after you receive this letter. I would be grateful if you could confirm in writing that you have received this request. 1. How many inpatients, outpatient and waiting list patients in total is your trust currently responsible for?
_________________________
2. How many letters are received by the trust on an annual basis?
_________________________
3. Does your print and post room currently scan and distribute inbound communications i.e., physical letters received by the trust.?
_________________________
4. What make of Scanner do you use? Kodak Yes/No
Fujitsu Yes/No
MFD – Copier Yes /No
Other please specify. _________________________
5. Do you have scanning software or extraction software linked to your scanner to help identify and categorise your inbound communications? If yes, who supplies your service _________________________
How many images do you validate? _________________________
What is the cost of each image communication_________________________
6. Do you currently use an outsourced scanning service? If yes, who supplies you with your scanning service? _________________________ How many images do you send to the supplier a year? ______________________¬
What is the cost of each image / page communication? ______________________
7. What volume of your current inbound post in scanned and sent digitally throughout your organisation?
Total number scanned letters _________________________ 8. Who has responsibility for digital transformation in your organisation?
Name _____________________________________
Email Address ______________________________
9. Who is responsible for your post room i.e., who is your post room manager.?
Name _____________________________________
Email Address ______________________________
10. Who is the Director of IT in your organisation?
Name _____________________________________
Email Address ______________________________
11. Who is the procurement manager responsible for print and post solutions in your organisation?
Name _____________________________________
Email Address ______________________________