Freedom of Information Request ID
8757
Date of response
September 2024
1. Do you have a single electronic record across your NHS Trust/Health Board? No
2. Do you have a single Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) across your NHS Trust/Health Board? No (APEX and Telepath)
3. Is there a clinical use of any pathology IT systems in your NHS Trust/Health Board outside of microbiology/pathology laboratories? Yes – Ilab and DartOcm
4. Do you have a remotely accessible pathology IT system? If no, do you have plans to move to a remotely accessible LIMS in the next a) 1 year, b) 2 years, c) 3 years, d) 5 years or e) some point in the future? Yes – Telepath
5. In your NHS Trust/Health Board what percentage of point of care systems link into your LIMS? 0%
6. Does your pharmacy receive patient laboratory test results from a) the laboratory, b) Trust/Health Board patient record, c) pathology IT system, or d) other please specify? Pharmacy uses patient’s laboratory test results from both B and C
7. Do your General Practices receive patient laboratory test results from a) the laboratory, b) Trust/Health Board patient record, c) pathology IT system, or d) other please specify? EIMS
8. Who in your NHS Trust/Health Board is responsible for a) the procurement, b) implementation, and c) operational management of pathology IT systems. Director of Pathology (A and B), IMT Operations Manager (B and C)
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