national picture archive and communication system allan somerville national pacs project team

National Picture Archive and Communication

System

Allan SomervilleNational PACS Project Team

National PACS

Background

White Paper - Partnership for Care ‘on-line instant retrieval and transmission of clinical images such as X-rays and ultrasound across Scotland’

Scottish PACS Group Existing PACS / Mini PACS NHS Glasgow - lead site

Procurement Process

Summary

OJEC Advert FET Questionnaire Operational Requirement Evaluation process Preferred bidder

Scope of National PACS Procurement

In Scope Image Management and Storage

Services Workstation & Web Viewing Software Workstation Hardware Integration Services / Initial Training

Out of Scope•Local Network Infrastructure•Diagnostic Imaging Equipment•PAS / HIS / RIS Provision

15 Health Boards

Islands, Rural, Central

90% committed > 3 million

examinations ~ 329

radiologists > 100 sites

General info

Infrastructure

WAN - N3 roll out across Scotland MPI or National ID number ? Community Health Index – CHI Scottish Care Information – SCI store RIS – minimum requirements

PACS Contract

National License Framework Contract for additional equipment

Prime contractorManaged ServiceService Level Agreements Implementation and Support Requirements

Technical Solution

Central ArchiveUtility StorageDirty Store

Image Store / Backup / Distribution

On Site Storage SCI Store

Pre Requisites

National Common Image Retention plan Agreed RIS Coding SCI Store Interfaces

Local PACS Strategy / Project team Business Case Site Readiness Assessment Implementation Teams

• Data Collection• Contract Negotiations• Site Surveys• SCI Store development• Universal Patient ID by CHI number CR Procurement

Current Position