FOI_6829

Internal Reference Number: FOI_6829

Date Request Received: 18/10/2022 00:00:00

Date Request Replied To: 26/10/2022 00:00:00

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Request Summary: Outsourced Radiology Reporting Services

Request Category: Companies


Question Number 1: Does the Trust make use of outsourced tele-radiology reporting services for routine radiology reporting?

Answer To Question 1: Yes

Question Number 2: If you do make use of tele-radiology reporting, please provide the names of the providers of each service (on-call and elective separately please)?

Answer To Question 2: TMC

Question Number 3: If you do make use of tele-radiology reporting services, please provide the annual volumes for both 2021 and for 2022 sent to each provider, broken into the following: • Overnight on-call • Elective Reporting (MRI, CT) • Plain Film Reporting • Split into each hospital within the Trust

Answer To Question 3: Overnight oncall, elective CT/MRI and plain film 2020/21 CT Overnight - 1,899 CT Elective - 853 MRI Elective - 830 Plain X-Ray - 1,254 2021/22 2020/21 CT Overnight - 3,451 CT Elective - 1,030 MRI Elective - 1,541 Plain X-Ray - 5,525

Question Number 4: Start date, duration and end date of any contracts with tele-radiology providers?

Answer To Question 4: 01/08/2021 – 31/07/2023 including 2 x 12 Month Contract extensions.

Question Number 5: Was the contract procured via a framework (direct award, which framework?), mini-tender, or ITT procurement process?

Answer To Question 5: Yes - NHS Supply Chain Mobile and Strategic Clinical Solutions (MSCS) Framework Lot - Medical Diagnostic Reporting Services Lot via mini competition.

Question Number 6: Who is the senior officer (outside of procurement) responsible for this contract?

Answer To Question 6: Mark Ellis, Director of Finance

Question Number 7: Who is the non clinical manager/service manager that is responsible for this contract?

Answer To Question 7: Radiology Service Manager - Simon Clarke

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