- How many on-site libraries does the trust have?
A) There is one main library for general notes and one for antenatal notes. There are also on-site storage areas for non-current casenotes
- What volume of patient records are held on-site?
A) Approx 500k
- Does the Trust have any external storage contracts? If so, how many and who are the providers?
A) Yes, there is a contract with Iron Mountain
- What volume of patient records are held off-site by Third parties?
A) Approx 917.7k
- If applicable, which Electronic Document Management systems does the Trust have?
A) N/A
- What are the start and end dates for any storage and/or software contracts?
A) Start date 1st August 2018 x 4 years.
- How many staff work in the health records department?
A) 87 Staff
- How many staff work in clinical prep?
A) Within East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust there are no specific based roles for this duty. Clinical preparation is part of the outpatient receptionist job role.
- How much does the Trust spend annually on pre-printed forms?
A) Due to how the purchase order and finance system work, it is not possible to split the spend on printing to say how much is spent annually on pre-printed forms. In this instance we rely on the Section 12 exemption of the Freedom of Information Act as to obtain this information would involve manually checking each invoice or purchase order line by line which would take longer than 18 hours.
