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EPR and Software costs- last 12 months, IT staffing

Reference: 24-25168

Date response sent: 13/08/2024

Details of enquiry

  1. How much money has the Trust spent on EPR (Electronic Patient Record software) over the last 12 months?
  2. More broadly, how much money has the Trust spent on any type of software in the last 12 months (e.g. EPR, PAS, TIE, etc – please factor in all types of software)?
  3. Does the Trust have a TIE (Trust Integration Engine), or a centralised integration platform of any kind? If so, who is the vendor and name of the platform (e.g. Intersystems Ensemble, Orion Health Rhapsody, etc)?
  4. How many people are in the Trust’s digital integration team (employees responsible for integrating software, e.g. EPR, with other software)?
  5. More broadly, how many people does the Trust employ who have some kind of a Digital, Data or Technology (DDaT) role?

Response sent

  1. How much money has the Trust spent on EPR (Electronic Patient Record software) over the last 12 months?

£86,143  This includes licence fees, support and maintenance and hosting

  1. More broadly, how much money has the Trust spent on any type of software in the last 12 months (e.g. EPR, PAS, TIE, etc – please factor in all types of software)?

Total Value = £133k

  1. Does the Trust have a TIE (Trust Integration Engine), or a centralised integration platform of any kind? If so, who is the vendor and name of the platform (e.g. Intersystems Ensemble, Orion Health Rhapsody, etc)?

Yes, Rhapsody  InterOperability Health (UK) Limited ‘Rhapsody’

  1. How many people are in the Trust’s digital integration team (employees responsible for integrating software, e.g. EPR, with other software)?

At this Trust this is not a dedicated role, and it constitutes shared activities within our IMT Team

  1. More broadly, how many people does the Trust employ who have some kind of a Digital, Data or Technology (DDaT) role?

This is a very broad definition and could cover many kinds of staff in most departments in the trust.  Within the IMT department we have a total of 37 staff with Digital, Data or Technology role.

 

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