- Which company is your current Picture Archive and Communications System (PACS) system provider? (Image viewing and reporting system)
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Siemens and Mckesson
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- When was the PACS contract implemented? When will the current PACS contract end?
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Start 2006 End 2046
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- Is this a Capital and Support or Managed Service Purchase?
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MES
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- What is the annual cost?
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We are unable to provide the annual cost as this forms part of the PFI contract and is commercial in confidence. In this instance we rely on the exemption under section 43 (commercial interests) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 as it is commercially sensitive and disclosure under the Act would, or would be likely to, prejudice the commercial interests of those involved.
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- Which company is the Radiology Information System (RIS) provider?
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HSS CRIS
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- When was the RIS contract implemented. When will the RIS contract end?
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2013
Contract Ongoing
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- Is this a Capital and Support or Managed Service Purchase?
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Capital & Support
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- What is the annual cost?
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Approximately £130k
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- Roughly how many reporting workstations does your department currently have? For Radiology, Cardiology, Vascular and General Ultrasound?
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22 Workstations
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- Roughly how many Echo-machines are there within the Trust? And how many ultrasound machines in total?
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27 Ultrasound systems in Radiology
8 Echo machines
Aside from radiology,72 other scanners across the Trust
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- How many sites are these located in?
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Radiology systems on 5 sites
Echo machines at 2 sites
Other scanners across 9 hospital/health centre sites
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- How many echocardiograms are performed per annum?
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13,000 – 15,000
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- How many general ultrasound exams are performed per annum?
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78,000
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- How many Cardiac Physiologists, Echo Technicians, Sonographers, Consultant Cardiologists are employed by the Trust?
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Radiology have 19.77 WTE
14WTE physiologists (6.5WTE for echo, 7.5WTE consultant cardiologists including imaging)
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