1. Please include the full name of the Trust (as it appears on the Trust website)
2. Does the Trust outsource radiology examinations for reporting to external teleradiology companies (or did it pre Covid)? (Please answer Yes/No)
3. If yes, which teleradiology vendors do you use (list all)?
4. What are the contract start and end dates for each supplier and are there option periods to extend the contract?
If the contract has already expired and you are still using the supplier under the expired agreement, please provide the expiry date as listed in the contract.
Please complete the below for each supplier that you use.
Supplier Name
Contract start date
Contract end date
Is there an option to extend the contract (yes/no)
If yes, how long is the option to extend the contract?
5. Which teleradiology supplier do you use for urgent afterhours/urgent daytime CT reporting (60 minute turnaround time).
6. What was the volume of radiology examinations outsourced for reporting for urgent CT examinations (ie where turnaround time of 2 hours or less is required) between April 2019 and March 2020?
7. What was the volume of radiology examinations outsourced for reporting (teleradiology) for the following routine/backlog examination types (ie 1-7 day turnaround time) between April 2019 and March 2020?
Plain Film
CT
MRI
Cardiac CT
Cardiac MR
PET CT
Nuclear Med
8. Who is the primary trust contact who manages this contract within the radiology department?
9. Who is the primary trust contact within procurement who manages this contract?
