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Sunday 14 December 2025
Salisbury Foundation Trust

FOI_8884

Internal Reference Number: FOI_8884

Date Request Received: 02/09/2025 00:00:00

Date Request Replied To: 03/09/2025 00:00:00

This response was sent via: By Email

Request Summary: Systems and contracts

Request Category: Private Individuals

 
Question Number 1:
Digital Dictation

● Name of supplier & product

● Number of user licences

● Procurement method (e.g., framework)

● Contract start date

● Contract expiry date (please specify fixed end date vs option to extend/rolling contract)

● Total contract value (if available)

● Integration with PAS/EPR (please specify if outbound only – e.g., patient demographics, clinic work list – or outbound and inbound, e.g., document return)

● Key internal stakeholder role/title

● Desired features not currently delivered (optional)
 
Answer To Question 1:
- Name of the supplier & product? Big Hand

- How many user licences do you have? 750

- What procurement method (if any) was used to obtain this system, i.e. what framework? NHS SBS Digital Dictation, Speech Recognition and Outsourced Transcription SBS/20/PC/SM/WCC/9423

- The contract start date? 01/04/2025

- The contract expiry date? 31/03/2026

- Total contract value? £35,230.75 + VAT

- Is the product integrated with PAS or EPR? No

- What is the name(s) and position(s) of the key internal stakeholder(s) for this service? Jon Burwell, Chief Information Officer

- What is the person(s) email and telephone number? jon.burwell@nhs.net - 01722 336262

- What would you like to see in this product that is currently not being delivered? N/A
 
Question Number 2:
Outsourced Transcription

● Name of supplier & product

● Procurement method (e.g., framework)

● Contract start date

● Average monthly volume of letters (if available)

● Average monthly volume of lines (if available)

● Total contract value (if available)

● Key internal stakeholder role/title

● Desired features not currently delivered (optional)
 
Answer To Question 2:
N/A
 
Question Number 3:
Speech Recognition

● Name of supplier & product

● Number of user licences

● Procurement method (e.g., framework)

● Contract start date

● Contract expiry date (please specify fixed end date vs option to extend/rolling contract)

● Total contract value (if available)

● Integration with PAS/EPR (please specify if outbound only – e.g., patient demographics, clinic work list – or outbound and inbound, e.g., document return)

● Key internal stakeholder role/title

● Desired features not currently delivered (optional)
 
Answer To Question 3:
- Name of the supplier & product? Nuance Dragon via Wellbeing under RIS contract

- How many user licences do you have? 48

- What procurement method (if any) was used to obtain this system, i.e. what framework? QE Facilities

- The contract start date? 1st July 2020

- The contract expiry date? 30th June 2027

- Total contract value? £47,520

- Is the product integrated with PAS or EPR? No

- What is the name(s) and position(s) of the key internal stakeholder(s) for this service? Jon Burwell, Chief Information Officer

- What is the person(s) email and telephone number? jon.burwell@nhs.net 01722 336262

- What would you like to see in this product that is currently not being delivered? N/A
 
Question Number 4:
Ambient AI Scribe

● Name of supplier & product

● Number of user licences

● Procurement method (e.g., framework)

● Contract start date

● Contract expiry date (please specify fixed end date vs option to extend/rolling contract)

● Total contract value (if available)

● Integration with PAS/EPR (please specify if outbound only – e.g., patient demographics, clinic work list – or outbound and inbound, e.g., document return)

● Pilot stage (if applicable, please specify supplier, pilot duration, and scope)

● Key internal stakeholder role/title

● Desired features not currently delivered (optional)

 
Answer To Question 4:
N/A
 
Question Number 5:
Video Consultation

● Name of supplier & product

● Number of user licences

● Procurement method (e.g., framework)

● Contract start date

● Contract expiry date (please specify fixed end date vs option to extend/rolling contract)

● Total contract value (if available)

● Integration with PAS/EPR (please specify if outbound only – e.g., patient demographics, clinic work list – or outbound and inbound, e.g., document return)

● Key internal stakeholder role/title

● Desired features not currently delivered (optional)

● Average number of video appointments per month/year

● % of virtual/remote consultations conducted using video vs telephone
 
Answer To Question 5:
Name of the supplier & product? - Dr Doctor ICNH Ltd

- How many user licences do you have? 1 (one)

- What procurement method (if any) was used to obtain this system, i.e. what framework? Health Systems Support Framework ‘Digital and Remote Technology’ category

- The contract start date? 01/04/2025

- The contract expiry date? 30/10/2025

- Total contract value? £44,000.00 + VAT


- Is the product integrated with PAS or EPR? Not currently

- What is the name(s) and position(s) of the key internal stakeholder(s) for this service? Jon Burwell, Chief Information Officer

- What is the person(s) email and telephone number? jon.burwell@nhs.net 01722 336262

- What would you like to see in this product that is currently not being delivered? N/A

- What % of virtual/remote consultations are conducted using video vs telephone? From Jul 24 - Jul 25 = % ‘seen’ by telephone consultation on average was 18.64% and % ‘seen’ by video consultation on average was 0.87%
 
Question Number 6:
Health Information Systems

● PAS (Patient Administration System)

● EPR (Electronic Patient Record)

● eDMS (Electronic Document Management System)

● RIS (Radiology Information System)

● LIMS (Laboratory Information Management System)

● e-Correspondence (e.g., Docman)

● Hybrid Mail (e.g., Synertec, Healthcare Communications)

● Patient Portal (e.g., Patient Knows Best)
 
Answer To Question 6:
- PAS (Patient Administration System): Dedalus

- EPR (Electronic Patient Record): Dedalus

- eDMS (Electronic Document Management System): Civica

- RIS (Radiology Information System): Magentus

- LIMS (Laboratory Information Management System): Dedalus

- e-Correspondence (e.g. Docman): Dr Doctor

- Hybrid Mail (e.g. Synertec): Synertec

- Patient Portal: System C
 
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