Freedom of Information Request: 0224 2019/20
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) completed a merger by acquisition of Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust (HEFT) on 1st April 2018. Due to historical differences in data collection/reporting across UHB and the former Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust this response has been provided by hospital site: Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham (QEHB) and Heartlands, Good Hope and Solihull Hospital (HGS)
- What is the name of your Order Communications system? QEHB – Developed internally within our in-house EPR. HGS – Developed internally.
- Name of Supplier Not Applicable
- What is the solution’s contract end date? Not Applicable
- Is the trust planning to go out to procurement within the next 6 months for a new order communications and results reporting solution? No
- If the trust is planning to go out to procurement, which framework does it plan to use? Not Applicable
- Which of the following clinical departments within the trust currently use an order communications and results reporting solution? QEHB – The order communications solution for imaging and blood sciences is rolled out across all in patient areas. Imaging is across all in-patient and outpatient areas.
HGS – We have an order communications solution for imaging and blood sciences.
- Which of these departments’ systems are currently integrated with the order communications and results reporting solution?HGS – None of the above systems are integrated for order communications, but all reporting is presented within out portal for imaging and blood sciences.
QEHB – the EPR has the ability to take direct feeds from all agreed departmental systems.
- Does the trust extend their order communications and results reporting services to GP Practices? Yes