Written question asked by Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Conservative) on Tuesday, 12 May 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 14 May 2009. It was answered by Ben Bradshaw (Labour) on Thursday, 21 May 2009 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Hospitals: ICT

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps are being taken to achieve a national interface between the Centricity and Medway x-ray providers; and when it is anticipated that the interface will be complete.

Answer: Integration of radiology reports and digital images captured via picture archiving and communications (PACS) systems as a component of the national health service care record is a key requirement for national programme for information technology local service providers (LSPs) for their fully-developed patient administration solutions (PAS) in acute hospitals.Where local PAS systems remain in place, as in the case of the Medway product, the integration process with the PACS is managed as an additional local service by the LSP at the instigation of the trust concerned.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 492 c1595W; 275992
Session: 2008-09
Related items: Hospitals: Information and Communications Technology
Thursday, 25 June 2009
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects: ICT Hospitals NHS X-rays
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk