University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) completed a merger by acquisition of Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust (HEFT) on 1^st 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 ie. Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham (QEHB) and Heartlands, Good Hope and Solihull (HGS).

• Who is the Trust’s current supplier for their Electronic Patient Record?

  In-house developed
  

• What is the contract start and end date for the Electronic Patient Record?

Not applicable

• Who is the Trust’s current supplier for your Patient Administration System?
  

HGS – In-house developed
QEHB – Servelec Healthcare Ltd

• What is the contract start and end date for the Patient Administration System?

  HGS – Not applicable.
  QEHB – Start Date: 2017       Review: 2022

• When are you due to start looking to re-procure your clinical systems?
  
  Not applicable

• Who supplies the Trust’s integration system?

Orion

• Please supply a copy of the Trusts latest Informatics Strategy.

See below Q9.

• How regularly does the Trust review their Informatics Strategy?

Continuously – see below.

• Has the Trust developed a Digital Strategy?

As a Global Digital Exemplar (GDE) the Trust has an agreed strategy via the GDE that encompasses informatics and utilising IT as an enabler to reduce/remove reliance on the physical paper record and enhancing the in-house Electronic Health Records.

• How often does the Trust assess their Clinical Systems?

Continuously, iterative development aligned to Trust operational priorities.

• Who is the Trust’s current Chief Clinical Information Officer?

We currently do not have anyone in this role; from January 2019 it will be Professor Simon Ball, Digital Director of Health.

• Who is the Trust’s current CIO/ IT Director?

  Mr Stephen Chilton.

• Which member of the board is responsible for IT?

Dr David Rosser – CEO.

• Please provide an organisation chart for your IM&T department?

Please see attached.

• Which member of the Trust is the SRO for the STP engagements?

Dr David Rosser – CEO.

• What proportion of the Trust’s IM&T Department is made up of interim staff and permanent staff?
  

In general the proportion is 5% interim, 95% permanent. However, this may vary depending on specific projects.

• Is the Trust looking to migrate to the cloud in the next 2 years?

Possibly.

• Are the Trust considering their options of outsourcing their IT Services in the next 3 years?

No.