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
- Does your Trust Outsource Radiology Reporting (Diagnosis)? If yes which Reporting Houses do they use?
RIG & In Health Reporting and Medica Reporting.
- In the last financial year what % of Radiology Reporting (Diagnosis) has been outsourced to companies such as 4ways, Medica, Everlight and Telemedicine?
6%
- What was the total spend in the last financial year for the outsourcing of Radiology Reporting (Diagnosis)?
£101,149.60.
- Has the Trust previously used the Health Trust Europe (HTE) Framework to purchase services within the Trust?
Yes.
Heartlands, Good Hope and Solihull Hospital
- Does your Trust Outsource Radiology Reporting (Diagnosis)? If yes which Reporting Houses do they use?
Yes, Medica & Inhealth (previously called RIG).
- In the last financial year what % of Radiology Reporting (Diagnosis) has been outsourced to companies such as 4ways, Medica, Everlight and Telemedicine?
17.81%
- What was the total spend in the last financial year for the outsourcing of Radiology Reporting (Diagnosis)?
£1,122,496.
- Has the Trust previously used the Health Trust Europe (HTE) Framework to purchase services within the Trust?
No.
