FOI 2022-737 :: East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

Reference	FOI 2022-737
Description	Systems Information
Date Requested	22/03/23
Date Replied	24/04/23
Category	Informatics Systems

Request

LIMS (Laboratory information management system)

For each hospital within your trust, please provide:

a. Who is your current LIMS (Laboratory information management system) provider?

I. What is the overall contract value?

II. What is the tenure / length of the contract?

b. Who was the provider under the previous LIMS (Laboratory information management system) contract?

I. What was the tenure /length of the contract?

c. When did you first implement a LIMS (Laboratory information management system) at each hospital within your trust?

RIS (Radiology Information System)

For each hospital within your trust, please provide:

a. Who is your current RIS (Radiology Information System) provider?

I. What is the overall contract value?

II. What is the tenure / length of the contract?

b. Who was the provider under the previous RIS (Radiology information system) contract?

I. What was the tenure /length of the contract?

c. When did you first implement a RIS (Radiology information system) at each hospital within your trust?

PACS (Picture archiving and communication system)

For each hospital within your trust, please provide:

a. Who is your current PACS (Picture archiving and communication system) provider?

I. What is the overall contract value?

II. What is the tenure / length of the contract?

b. Who was the provider under the previous PACS (Picture information and communication system) contract?

I. What was the tenure/length of the contract?

c. When did you first implement a PACS (Picture information and communication system) at each hospital within your trust?

OIS (Oncology information system)

For each hospital within your trust, please provide:

a. Who is your current OIS (Oncology information system) provider?

I. What is the overall contract value?

II. What is the tenure / length of the contract?

b. Who was the provider under the previous OIS (Oncology information system) contract?

I. What was the tenure/length of the contract?

c. When did you first implement an OIS (Oncology information system) at each hospital within your trust?

MIS (Maternity information system)

For each hospital within your trust, please provide:

a. Who is your current MIS (Maternity information system) provider?

I. What is the overall contract value?

II. What is the tenure / length of the contract?

b. Who was the provider under the previous MIS (Maternity information system) contract?

I. What was the tenure/length of the contract?

c. When did you first implement a MIS (Maternity information system) at each hospital within your trust?

PIS (Pharmacy information system)

For each hospital within your trust, please provide:

a. Who is your current PIS (Pharmacy information system) provider?

I. What is the overall contract value?

II. What is the tenure / length of the contract?

b. Who was the provider under the previous PIS (Pharmacy information system) contract?

I. What was the tenure/length of the contract?

c. When did you first implement a PIS (Pharmacy information system) at each hospital within your trust?

NIS (Nurse information system)

For each hospital within your trust, please provide:

a. Who is your current NIS (Nurse information system) provider?

I. What is the overall contract value?

II. What is the tenure / length of the contract?

b. Who was the provider under the previous NIS (Nurse information system) contract?

I. What was the tenure/length of the contract?

c. When did you first implement a NIS (Nurse information system) at each hospital within your trust?

CIS (Clinical information system)

For each hospital within your trust, please provide:

a. Who is your current CIS (Clinical information system) provider?

I. What is the overall contract value?

II. What is the tenure / length of the contract?

b. Who was the provider under the previous CIS (Clinical information system) contract?

I. What was the tenure/length of the contract?

c. When did you first implement a CIS (Clinical information system) at each hospital within your trust?

FIS (Financial information system)

For each hospital within your trust, please provide:

a. Who is your current FIS (Financial information system) provider?

I. What is the overall contract value?

II. What is the tenure / length of the contract?

b. Who was the provider under the previous FIS (Financial information system) contract?

I. What was the tenure/length of the contract?

c. When did you first implement a FIS (Financial information system) at each hospital within your trust?

BBIS (Blood bank information system)

For each hospital within your trust, please provide:

a. Who is your current BBIS (Blood bank information system) provider?

I. What is the overall contract value?

II. What is the tenure / length of the contract?

b. Who was the provider under the previous BBIS (Blood bank information system) contract?

I. What was the tenure/length of the contract?

c. When did you first implement a BBIS (Blood bank information system) at each hospital within your trust?

Response

Section 43 (2) is a qualified exemption which means the Trust must undertake a public interest test. The Trust has considered the public interest in disclosing this information and while it is in the public interest to disclose information that informs the public of how we spend our money, especially where this relates to the provision of public services, we have determined that the prejudice arising from disclosure outweighs the benefit to the public in this instance.

2)The release of such information would limit the Trust’s future purchasing position as companies in possession of their competitors costing, in this case, the total spend of the contract, would be able to submit an informed bid which would have the effect of limiting the Trust’s bargaining power. Consequently future tender submissions may be limited which would mean the Trust is not able to achieve the best value for public money.

The unfair advantage held by a competitor would have the potential to jeopardise the companies future business opportunities and their ability to compete in the commercial market place would be damaged. This would result in a reduction of the quality and choice available to public authorities when attempting to procure services in the future and again reduce the Trust’s ability to achieve value for public money.

3)The release of this information would jeopardise the relationship between the Trust and supplier and has the potential to harm future negotiations held by the Trust, again resulting in the reduction of the Trust’s ability to achieve value for public money.

Please see attachment, Answers have been published on our trust website. You can find the information that you require on the publication scheme.

https://elht.nhs.uk/about-us/freedom-of-information/foi-requests/foi-2022-306

https://elht.nhs.uk/about-us/freedom-of-information/foi-requests/foi-2022-660

https://elht.nhs.uk/about-us/freedom-of-information/foi-requests/foi-2022-634

Unfortunately, the information requested is unable to be provided. The Trust does not have an electronic prescribing solution or an electronic patient record. To obtain the required information would require a manual search of all patient records which would take in excess of 18 hours as specified under Section 12 of the Freedom of Information Act.

Requests for information must be made in writing. Telephone requests cannot be accepted. We accept requests in the form of:

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Send your request to:

Freedom of Information Requests
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
Information Governance
Corporate Offices Building
Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital
Haslingden Road
Blackburn
BB2 3HH

Or email: foi@elht.nhs.uk

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