Wednesday 03 July 2024
Internal Reference Number: FOI_7888
Date Request Received: 12/04/2024 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 10/05/2024 00:00:00
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Request Summary: Radiology and Tele-Radiology outsourcing
Request Category: Companies
| Question Number 1: Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I am writing to request information regarding Radiology and Tele-Radiology outsourcing conducted by your Trust. The information I seek is detailed below: Total Radiology scans (X-ray, CT, MRI etc.) conducted by the Trust during 2022 and 2023, a. Total during 2022. b. Total during 2023 | |
| Answer To Question 1: Please see our response to questions 1, 2 and 3 in the Excel spreadsheet attached. To accompany this answer to question 1 please also see the documents listed below:  FOI_7888 - Radiology and Tele-Radiology outsourcing.xlsx | |
| Question Number 2: Total Radiology scans conducted by the Trust during 2022 and 2023, broken down by body part (Breast, Chest, MSK etc), a. Breakdown for 2022 b. Breakdown for 2023 | |
| Answer To Question 2: Please see answer attached in Question 1's excel spreadsheet. | |
| Question Number 3: Total Radiology scans conducted by the Trust during 2022 and 2023, broken down by body part (Breast, Chest, MSK etc), further broken down by type (CT, MRI etc.). i.e. Breast CT, Chest MRI etc. a. Breakdown for 2022 b. Breakdown for 2023 | |
| Answer To Question 3: Please see answer attached in Question 1's excel spreadsheet. | |
| Question Number 4: . Total number of Radiology (reported) work outsourced to Private Radiology Companies during 2022 and 2023, a. Total during 2022 b. Total during 2023 | |
| Answer To Question 4: 2022 = 13,599 2023 = 34,815 | |
| Question Number 5: Total number of Radiology work outsourced to Private Radiology Companies during 2022 and 2023 by body part (Breast, Chest, MSK etc.), a. Total during 2022 b. Total during 2023 | |
| Answer To Question 5: Answer within word document (attached). To accompany this answer to question 5 please also see the documents listed below:  Q5 7888.pdf | |
| Question Number 6: Total number of Radiology work outsourced to Private Radiology Companies during 2022 and 2023 by their classification (routine, emergency, complex etc.), a. Total during 2022 b. Total during 2023 | |
| Answer To Question 6: 2022 = 13,599 2023 = 34,815 | |
| Question Number 7: . Total spend in £ for outsourced Radiology (reported) work to Private Radiology Companies during 2022 and 2023, a. Total during 2022 b. Total during 2023 | |
| Answer To Question 7: 2022 TMC=£227,176 2023 TMC=£374,742 Axon=£222,728 | |
| Question Number 8: List the Private Radiology Companies worked with during 2022 and 2023 and their individual spend, a. Total during 2022 by Company b. Total during 2023 by Company | |
| Answer To Question 8: 2022 TMC 2023 TMC & Axon | |
| Question Number 9: Who is the person responsible for authorising the outsourcing of tele radiology within the Trust and what is their job title? | |
| Answer To Question 9: Tom Beaumont – Radiology Service and Operational Lead | |
| Question Number 10: Does the Radiology within the Trust belong to part of a Radiology network in the region, and what is the name of that network? | |
| Answer To Question 10: West of England Imaging Network | |
| Question Number 11: Does the Trust share its Radiology services with any other Trusts? | |
| Answer To Question 11: No | |
| Question Number 12: Does your Trust adhere to a Framework for outsourced Tele-Radiology? If so, which ones? | |
| Answer To Question 12: NHS SC | |
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