asked the Minister for Health if he will give a breakdown of the capital expenditure this year on computerisation in the health services; the hospitals and institutions which have received grants in connection with computerisation; and the purpose of such grants in each case.
Written Answers. - Health Services Computerisation.
186.
The following table gives a breakdown of expenditure by my Department on computerisation in the health services to 30 November 1989 in the format requested by the Deputy.
Subhead J2: Information Systems and Related Services for Health Agencies Position at 30 November 1989.
|
Agency |
Project Location |
Project Description |
Amount Paid |
|
£ |
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|
Eastern Health Board |
EHB Hospitals at Cherry Orchard and Blan- chardstown |
Hardware for Hospital Information System |
90,317.30 |
|
Subtotal |
90,317.30 |
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|
Midland Health Board |
Mullingar and Tullamore (Central Stores) |
Stores System |
20,000.00 |
|
Subtotal |
20,000.00 |
||
|
Mid Western Health Board |
Dooradoyle |
Site Preparation for Hos- pital Information System |
5,000.00 |
|
Dooradoyle |
Hardware for Hospital Information System |
100,000.00 |
|
|
Subtotal |
105,000.00 |
||
|
North Western Health Board |
Letterkenny General Hos- pital |
Consultancy for Hospital Information System project |
20,000.00 |
|
Subtotal |
20,000.00 |
||
|
Southern Health Board |
HQ (Cork) Community care |
Medical Card Module of Community Care Information System |
44,699.76 |
|
Personnel and Finance Units |
Computerised Personnel System; General Ledger/ Payroll Interface |
10,347.00 |
|
|
Main SHB Cost-Centres |
Maintenance Management System |
31,500.00 |
|
|
Cork Regional Hospital |
Accident and Emergency System |
10,000.00 |
|
|
Subtotal |
96,546.76 |
||
|
Southern Eastern Health Board |
6 Hospitals in South-East |
Software for Patient Billing System |
20,000.00 |
|
HQ (Kilkenny) |
Peripherals for all Systems |
30,000.00 |
|
|
Subtotal |
50,000.00 |
||
|
Western Health Board |
Galway Co. Assoc. for the Mentally Handicapped |
Hardware, Software for Computerisation of the Association's Services |
20,000.00 |
|
HQ (Galway) Finance Unit |
Implementation of General Ledger |
16,215.23 |
|
|
Galway Regional Hospital |
Maternity System — Dis- charge Module |
12,687.50 |
|
|
Subtotal |
48,902.73 |
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|
Beaumont Hospital |
Beaumont |
Consultancy on tendering for a Hospital Information System |
15,000.00 |
|
Software for Hospital Infor- mation System |
173,641.00 |
||
|
Hardware for Hospital Information System |
642,792.75 |
||
|
Accounts Payable Software Consultancy on Payroll Interface |
29,545.00 11,067.92 |
||
|
Subtotal |
872,046.67 |
||
|
Coombe Lying in Hospital |
Coombe |
Hardware and Software for Payroll System |
12,708.75 |
|
Subtotal |
12,708.75 |
||
|
Mater Hospital |
Mater |
Preparation of Strategic Plan for Information Technology |
120,000.00 |
|
Subtotal |
120,000.00 |
||
|
Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children, Crumlin |
Crumlin |
Consultancy on Review of Computer Systems |
16,250.00 |
|
Subtotal |
16,250.00 |
||
|
Our Lady of Lourdes Hos- pital, Drogheda |
Our Lady of Lourdes, Drogheda |
Consultancy on Software Assessment |
8,140.00 |
|
Subtotal |
8,140.00 |
||
|
St. James's Hospital |
St. James's |
Preparation of Strategic Plan for Information Technology |
100,000.00 |
|
Interim Medical Records System |
29,500.00 |
||
|
Subtotal |
129,500.00 |
||
|
Blood Transfusion Service Board |
Blood Transfusion Service Board |
Consultancy on Review of Computer Systems |
4,701.25 |
|
Subtotal |
4,701.25 |
||
|
Hospitaller Order of St. John of God |
Various |
Hardware for Payroll and other Financial Systems |
60,000.00 |
|
Subtotal |
60,000.00 |
||
|
National Rehabilitation Board |
NRB |
Computerisation of the Board's Services |
100,000.00 |
|
Subtotal |
100,000.00 |
||
|
Miscellaneous |
Various Health Agencies |
Development of Hospital Information System Software |
86,758.00 |
|
Hospital Information System Software Management Other |
31,250.00 13,720.75 |
||
|
Subtotal |
131,728.75 |
||
|
Total |
1,885,839.19 |