Request
Dear Sir,
Madam,
Below is a Freedom of Information request.
The purpose of this request is to help drawing a picture of ICT in
the health sector. The results will be used in aggregated
form.
I do understand that for some organisations, information will not
always be available and broken down the way I ask for it (see
below). However, any information which you are able to provide
would be most helpful and appreciated.
Under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act please provide
me by email with answers to the following
questions:
ICT expenditure budget for
2007/8 and 2008/09
1) Could you please provide me with your organisation's 2006/7
total ICT budget or estimate?
2) Where possible could you please breakdown your budget/estimate
for 2006/7 according to the following categories?
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2008/09 |
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HARDWARE |
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Desktop PCs |
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Portable PCs (incl. notebooks) |
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Servers |
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Mainframes |
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Peripherals & Other
Hardware |
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SOFTWARE |
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Customised Software |
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Off-the-Shelf Packages |
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Database Software |
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Development Tools |
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Operating Systems |
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Other |
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SERVICES |
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Hardware Maintenance |
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Software Maintenance &
Support |
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IT outsourcing |
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Consultancy |
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Education/Training |
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Contract staff expenses |
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Comms services |
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Other (incl. systems
integration) |
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COMMUNICATIONS |
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Voice Comms (telephony) |
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Data Comms |
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Mobile Comms |
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IN-HOUSE STAFF
TOTAL |
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Other ICT (please
specify) |
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Total |
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ICT budget
forecast
3) Could you please indicate
what will happen total ICT budget for
2009/10, 2010/11 and 2011/2012 for the entire
institution?
Please disregard inflation
and tick ONE answer for each year
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2009-10 |
2010-11 |
2011-12 |
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(a)
increase by more than 10% |
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(b)
increase by less than 10% |
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(c) remain
the same
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(d)
decrease by up to 10% |
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(e)
decrease by more than 10% |
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Our Response
I can confirm in accordance with S.1 (1) of the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 that we do hold some of the information that
you have requested which I have included in the attached pdf.
However, we have been unable to provide all of the information that
you have asked for as we do not collect it in the format
required.
I do hope that
this information is of use to you. However, please note that
if you are dissatisfied with the way in which we have dealt with
your request you can complain in 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
