NDHT is an integrated Acute and Community services provider covering northern, eastern and mid Devon delivering a range of clinical services across this wide spread geography.

At a service delivery level we interface with primary care services, 2 acute hospitals, public health and adult social care.

The Trust currently use an in-house developed solution to capture the Community Information Dataset and some limited clinical task information.

The system is also used for basic scheduling.

The system is not highly integrated and was always viewed as a medium-term tactical solution.

However, a key feature of this system is the fact that there is a mobile element allowing peripatetic staff to download visits at their home or base, update information off-line during the day,and re-synchronise at the end of the shift.

The Trust currently has over 800 (7'Android) mobile devices in service.

This capability is viewed as essential to the success of any replacement project.

The procurement aims to provide a Community Clinical Information System to NDHT on a managed services basis i.e. including application software, hosting, communications, deployment and support.

Our strategic aim is to deliver care of the highest quality, across sustainable integrated health and social care services.

A key enabler within our single integrated care organisation will be the provision of a digital community care record solution that will provide our multi-skilled workforce with access to a full care record at the point of care.

The vision is to achieve a dynamic consolidated summary record by integrating and/or interfacing our acute and community records and using ITK and IHE standards to exchange information Provision of an Community Clinical Information Solution as a Managed Service.

The procurement aims to provide a Community Electronic Health Record System to NDHT on a managed services basis i.e. including application software, hosting, communications, deployment and support.

The totality of the solution will include extensive interoperability functionality. The vision is to achieve a dynamic consolidated summary record by integrating and/or interfacing our acute and community records and using ITK and IHE standards to exchange information from other external agencies to include GP practices, out-of-hours care and Social Care.

The contract will be based upon a version of the OGC IT Services Contract and Schedules, tailored by the Trust.

Subject to earlier termination in accordance with its terms, the contract will be for an initial term of 5 years commencing from the date such contract is entered into, with an option to extend for a further period or periods of up to 2 years.