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Lead bidder | NHSScotland - Property & Environment Forum, 4 th floor, Empire House, 131 West Nile Street, Glasgow G1 2RX.
Contact: Mr Paul Kingsmore, Chief Executive
tel: 0141 332 3455
e-mail: paul.kingsmore@pefex.scot.nhs.uk |
Brief description of the aims of the project | Introduce GIS as a new and efficient way of working, by: - Using GIS as a Strategic Planning Platform for time and efficiency savings at Healthcare Strategy and Operational levels;
- Facilitating information crossflow between public sector agencies to aid the development of healthcare services and multi-agency Community Healthcare Partnerships.
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Clear description of what the EGF money would be used to buy | - Purchase and install GIS across NHSScotland;
- Link GIS to the NHSScotland Strategic Planning System;
- Provide technical support and training of staff to use GIS;
- Facilitate modern ways of working within NHSScotland and across boundaries with other public sector agencies, but specifically Local Authorities.
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Partners to the project likely to commit resources | - Scottish Executive Health Department
- NHS Boards throughout Scotland
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Names of other organisations with whom the project has been discussed (to assist the introductions process) | Scottish Executive GIS Unit, ESRI UK Ltd, Ordnance Survey. Aberdeen City Council, Aberdeenshire Council and its Joint Public Sector Group, which includes the Public Sector Property Group, comprising: NHSGrampian, Aberdeen City Council, Aberdeenshire Council, Moray Council, Grampian Police, Scottish Ambulance Service, Grampian Fire and Rescue, University of Aberdeen, Robert Gordon University, Scottish Enterprise Grampian, Open Scotland ( DNA) |
Evidence that suggested approach has been deployed successfully elsewhere | Forth Valley GIS Unit successfully provides a regional facility that captures most public sector agencies except NHSScotland. Scottish Executive GIS Unit has demonstrated the value and use of the system. NHSGrampian is piloting a GIS system with their local Joint Public Sector Property Group and early results confirm, that by streamlining the planning and information process, frontline services can be quickly reconfigured to ensure access and delivery in appropriate locations. Scottish Water has a basic GIS System used for utilities management. |
Are there any restrictions to potential for enlargement of the project (i.e. technology, number of partners etc) | No. All Councils have a version of GIS, central civil service agencies are already involved in introducing GIS (via the Scottish Executive GIS Unit). NHSScotland is the main large frontline service provider that does not utilise GIS to plan access and delivery of its services. There are additional benefits as other agencies such as Scottish Water and the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency already utilise GIS and are willing to share information with NHSScotland and other agencies. |
Benefits projected from the project | NHSScotland's healthcare planning process is generally a very time consuming and traditional paper based system. GIS introduction will: - provide a vehicle for information sharing across the public sector;
- support strategic planning and the delivery of patient care;
- simplify the translation of complex data informing the reconfiguration and delivery of future frontline healthcare service provision;
- support staff and public consultation by detailing equity and the effectiveness of services;
- graphically identify priority areas and assist the options development and appraisal process for the location of healthcare provision and for the development of Community Healthcare Partnerships.
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Estimated financial projections | Total | 2005/6 | 2006/7 | 2007/8 | 2008/9 |
Overall project cost | £6.020M | £0.435M | £0.405M | £2.590M | £2.590M |
| The project costs exclude VAT as this may be recovered as a consultancy service. |
Estimated projected benefits | Improved Strategic Planning, across public sectors, contributing to the development of the 'Joint Futures' agenda and Community Health Partnerships in line with Scottish Executive Policy. The System will inform and accelerate decision-making delivering healthcare services quicker in areas of need, improving equity of service access. The system will support the use of Joint Premises and Shared Services. |
Is a pilot required - see guidance notes | Yes, however the Scottish Executive Health Department and NHSScotland Property & Environment Forum met with Scottish Executive GIS Unit in April 2003 and have already developed and funded a GIS Pilot Project hosted by NHSGrampian. Working to the GIS formats provided by Scottish Executive policy this commenced in October 2003. From the ongoing Pilot Project the specification requirements for a full NHSScotland-wide GIS system have been developed. The Pilot has been in isolation to the NHSScotland Strategic Planning System. An appraisal and development process is required to link both systems which will complement a vehicle for the development of detailed property strategies based on healthcare strategy and geographical factors. |
Additionally: why is EG funding required | EG funding will accelerate the adoption of GIS and support the strategic planning of the £2.1billion healthcare capital spend supporting collaborative and 'Joint Futures' working. |
Does this project complementary in anyway to other EG work | Yes. It will complement opportunities in the "Joint Futures" initiative between NHSBoards and Local Authorities and the development of the DNA (Definitive National Address in accordance with BS7666) System being developed which currently excludes Healthcare premises. |
Is "stage 2 development funding" requested? | Yes, this will allow a scoping exercise to be carried out to ensure compatibility with NHSScotland's proposed GIS system and GIS systems used by local authorities and the wider public sector. In addition, the funds will support the development of a business case for a full stage 2 application. |