Internal Reference Number: FOI_8672
Date Request Received: 28/05/2025 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 20/06/2025 00:00:00
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Request Summary: Use of Insourcing for Pathology Services (Haematology, Histopathology, Microbiology)
Request Category: Private Individuals
| Question Number 1: Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I request the following information regarding your use of insourcing for haematology, histopathology, and/or microbiology services between 1 April 2024 and the date of this request (i.e., the last 12 months): Service Usage: Does your trust currently use (or has it used in the last 12 months) insourcing providers for any of the following services? a) Haematology b) Histopathology c) Microbiology d) Oncology (If yes, please specify which specialties) If no insourcing is used for these specialties, please state "None." | |
| Answer To Question 1: The Trust doesn't currently use an insourcing model for any of these services. | |
| Question Number 2: Provider Details: For each insourced specialty above, provide: a) The name(s) of the external provider(s). b) The start and end date(s) of the contract(s). a) Haematology b) Histopathology c) Microbiology d) Oncology | |
| Answer To Question 2: See question 1. | |
| Question Number 3: A brief description of the services covered (e.g., "blood film reporting," "biopsy analysis," "infection screening"). a) Haematology b) Histopathology c) Microbiology d) Oncology | |
| Answer To Question 3: See question 1. | |
| Question Number 4: Estimated annual spend (or total spend) on these insourcing arrangements for 2023/24. a) Haematology b) Histopathology c) Microbiology d) Oncology | |
| Answer To Question 4: See question 1. | |
| Question Number 5: Procurement Method: Was the contract awarded via a framework (e.g., NHS SBS DPS, Crown Commercial Service)? If yes, state which one. a) Haematology b) Histopathology c) Microbiology d) Oncology | |
| Answer To Question 5: See question 1. | |
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