Electronic prescribing and medicines administration system (FOI)

Request

I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011, to request the following information from your Pharmacy & Information Management and Technology (IM&T) department. This inquiry relates to your ePMA system (electronic prescribing and medicines administration).

A

Does your Trust already use an ePMA system for medicines management?

B

If yes, is this part of an electronic patient record (EPR) system and if so, what EPR do you use?

C

If yes, but the solution is not part of an EPR, (eg the Trust uses a stand-alone system) can you please indicate the name of the supplier and product. Can you also detail the contract expiry date?

D

If no, can you indicate if this is something you may consider procuring in the next two years? If not, is there a reason why the Trust would not procure an ePMA (be this new or a replacement)

E

Could you please give me the name / title and contact details of the Trust employee who is responsible for your ePMA and / or medicines management process?

Response

A

No.

B and C

Not applicable as answer to question 'A' is no.

D

Yes. It is something we are considering procuring in the next two years.

E

In order to protect the privacy of an individual, Article 25 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011, has been applied.

Exemption applied

Article 25 Personal information

(1) Information is absolutely exempt information if it constitutes personal data of which the applicant is the data subject as defined in the Data Protection (Jersey) Law 2005.

(2) Information is absolutely exempt information if –

(a) it constitutes personal data of which the applicant is not the data subject as defined in the Data Protection (Jersey) Law 2005; and

(b) its supply to a member of the public would contravene any of the data protection principles, as defined in that Law.