Internal Reference Number: FOI_6547
Date Request Received: 07/04/2022 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 03/05/2022 00:00:00
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Request Summary: Teleradiology
Request Category: Private Individuals
| Question Number 1: Does the Trust use outsourced teleradiology reporting services for any of the following? i. Overnight on-call (/urgent) ii. Elective reporting (MRI/CT) iii. Plain film/X-ray reporting | |
| Answer To Question 1: Yes - All three services used | |
| Question Number 2: Please provide the names of the teleradiology providers you use for each service (on-call and elective separately, if applicable) (e.g. Medica, Everlight, 4ways, TMC) | |
| Answer To Question 2: Telemedicine Clinic Ltd (TMC) is used for all three services | |
| Question Number 3: What is the start date, duration and end date of any current contracts with teleradiology providers? | |
| Answer To Question 3: Telemedicine Clinic Ltd (TMC) 01/08/2020 - 31/07/2023 Extension Option 24 months | |
| Question Number 4: What is the annual spend on teleradiology providers in financial years 2019, 2020 and 2021 (or as available) by each provider? i. Medica ii. Everlight iii. 4ways iv. TMC v. Other | |
| Answer To Question 4: Reporting is on Fiscal Financial Year TMC - ex VAT 2019 拢 - 2020 拢30,519 2021 拢328,155 Medica Group - ex VAT 2019 拢304,799 2020 拢188,635 2021 拢 - | |
| Question Number 5: Please provide the annual volumes sent to teleradiology providers for full financial year 2019, 2020, 2021, and year to date 2022 (or as available) sent to each provider split by the following i. Overnight on-call (/urgent) ii. Elective reporting (MRI/CT) iii. Plain film/X-ray reporting | |
| Answer To Question 5: Please see attached document. To accompany this answer to question 5 please also see the documents listed below:  FoI Request 6547 Radiology reporting outsourced April 2022.xlsx | |
| Question Number 6: Please provide the annual total scans performed by the trust full financial year 2019, 2020, 2021, and year to date 2022 (or as available) by the following i. Overnight on-call (/urgent) ii. Elective reporting (MRI/CT) iii. Plain film/X-ray reporting | |
| Answer To Question 6: Please see attached document on question 4. | |
| Question Number 7: How does the trust expect its usage of teleradiology services to change in the next three years (please select one)? o Increase o Stay the same o Decrease | |
| Answer To Question 7: Please see attached document on question 4. | |
| Question Number 8: Does the trust have any strategic plans to invest in technologies to enhance productivity of radiology reporting (e.g. Artificial Intelligence) (please select one)? o Yes o No o Unsure | |
| Answer To Question 8: Please see attached document on question 4. | |
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