University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) completed a merger by acquisition of Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust (HEFT) on 1st April 2018. UHB includes Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Solihull Hospital and Community Services, Good Hope Hospital in Sutton Coldfield and Birmingham Chest Clinic.
Due to historical differences in data collection/reporting across UHB and the former Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust some responses have been provided by hospital site.
Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Who is your theatre management system supplier?
Galaxy
What is the renewal date of the theatre management system contract?
April 2019
Who provides your Digital Dictation software supplier?
Winscribe
What is the renewal date of the digital dictation contract?
30/09/18
What percentage of Trust inpatient activity income from commissioners was on a block contract basis in years 16/17 and 17/18?
| Year | 2016-17 | 2017-18 |
| Percentage of total income (%) | 8 | 9 |
Please note: We are unable to split block income to Inpatient, Outpatient and Other. The values for all block income have been used.
What was the value of this activity in 16/17 and 17/18?
| Year | 2016-17 | 2017-18 |
| Value (£) | 55,444,091 | 60,357,753 |
Heartlands, Good Hope and Solihull Hospital
Who is your theatre management system supplier?
The Theatre management system is provided by the IT department.
What is the renewal date of the theatre management system contract?
The renewal dates are on a rolling program
Who provides your Digital Dictation software supplier?
Digitial Dictation is not in place at the moment, Its due for implementation in a few services this year.
There is no date set for implementation as yet. The Supplier will be Winscribe.
What is the renewal date of the digital dictation contract?
Not Applicable.
What percentage of Trust inpatient activity income from commissioners was on a block contract basis in years 16/17 and 17/18?
All inpatient activity is paid for under PbR cost per case, i.e. none of it is commissioned via a block contract.
What was the value of this activity in 16/17 and 17/18?
Not Applicable.
