FOI_8391

Internal Reference Number: FOI_8391

Date Request Received: 20/01/2025 00:00:00

Date Request Replied To: 22/01/2025 00:00:00

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Request Summary: Health Records eDMS

Request Category: Private Individuals


Question Number 1: Does your organisation have an Electronic Document Management System (eDMS) for digitised patient Health Records? (Yes / No)

Answer To Question 1: Yes

Question Number 2: Have existing physical (paper) patient Health Records been scanned and digitised within the system?

Answer To Question 2: No

Question Number 3: Are physical (paper) patient Health Records still created and scanned into the eDMS on an ongoing basis?

Answer To Question 3: N/A - not scanned

Question Number 4: What is the Health Records eDMS System Name?

Answer To Question 4: Cito

Question Number 5: Who is the eDMS System Vendor? (If developed in-house by the Trust, please state: ‘in-house’)

Answer To Question 5: Civica

Question Number 6: What is the eDMS Contract Expiry Date?

Answer To Question 6: September 2027

Question Number 7: In October 2023, The Times published an article on the cost of Health Records Management across NHS England (NHS spent £1bn in five years on storing medical records). We seek an Open Government Licence (OGL) to publish aggregate data for research and academic purposes via Digital Health Intelligence forums. Please confirm if an OGL is granted for this purpose.

Answer To Question 7: No objection

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Our staff at Salisbury District Hospital have long been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment they provide for our patients and for their innovation, commitment and professionalism. This has been recognised in a wide range of achievements and it is reflected in our award of NHS Foundation Trust status. This is afforded to hospitals that provide the highest standards of care.