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Information and Communication Technology

Request

Please provide the following current documents covering this financial year and beyond:

  • ICT Plan or Investment Strategy

We would be grateful if you could provide the following details about your organisation 

  • Total annual ICT expenditure for 2007/08
  • Annual expenditure on hardware for 2007/08
  • Annual spend on hardware includes desktop computers, laptop computers, fax machines, printers, servers, LAN switches, keyboards, hard drives, cables etc.
  • Annual expenditure on software for 2007/08
  • Annual spend on software includes applications software, operating systems software, database software, security and anti-virus software etc.
  • Annual expenditure on telephony for 2007/08
  • Annual spend on telephony includes call charges, exchange lines, telephone switches and support, telephone handsets, voice and data networks etc
  • Annual expenditure on ICT support services for 2007/08
  • Annual spend on support services includes IT consultancy, maintenance and support services etc
  • Annual expenditure on outsourced ICT services for 2007/08
  • Annual spend on outsourcing includes the delegation of non-core operations or jobs from internal production within an organisation to an external entity (such as a subcontractor) that specialises in that operation
  • Total value of ICT assets
  • The number of ICT staff

I also require a copy of your annual report

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Our Response

I refer to your email requesting information in respect of NHS East Midlands Information and Communication Technology. 

I can confirm in accordance with S.1 (1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 that we do hold most of the information that you have requested which I have included in the attached pdf document.  The numbered points in the table refer to each of your questions.   However, in respect of the initial number one question, NHS East midlands does not have an ICT Plan and therefore this document in not included.    

The following link will direct you to our website on which you will be able to view our 2007/2008 annual report:-

http://www.eastmidlands.nhs.uk/sys_upl/templates/AssetBrowser/AssetBrowser_disp.asp?ItemID=2717&basketPage=&basketItem=&CategoryID=213&pgid=5881&tid=165&page=1

The 2008/2009 report will be available shortly so you should check our website for this regularly.

I do hope that this information is of use to you.  If you are dissatisfied with the way in which we have dealt with your request you can ask us to review our decision in this case by writing to:-

Mr Kevin Orford

Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Finance

NHS East Midlands

Octavia House

Interchange Business Park

Bostock's Lane

Sandiacre

Nottingham

NG10 5QG

If at the conclusion of any review you remain dissatisfied you may complain to the Information Commissioner who can be contacted at:-

The Office of the Information Commissioner

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF