FOI 1896 Question Response 1. How many hospitals have a RDaSH does not have a messaging app policy regarding the use of messaging policy. apps by their staff? 2. A list of hospitals that have a policy. RDaSH does not have a messaging app policy. 3. Does the policy forbid the use of social RDaSH has a Policy Relating to messaging apps for sharing patient Employee Usage of Social Media which information? forbids the sharing of patient data and limits interactions with patients. This is also superseded by our data protection policy and relevant legislation. 4. A list of hospitals that are paying We do not pay for messaging apps. for messaging apps 5. For the last 3 financial years (2014/15 - N/A 2016/17) what is the total amount spent by hospitals on messaging apps? 6. A list of the suppliers/vendors. N/A 7. What is the contract type? N/A 8. When does the contract start/end? N/A
FOI 1896 Question Response 1. How many hospitals have a policy regarding the use of messaging apps by their staff? RDaSH does not have a messaging app policy. 2. A list of hospitals that have a policy. RDaSH does not have a messaging app policy. 3. Does the policy forbid the use of social messaging apps for sharing patient information? RDaSH has a Policy Relating to Employee Usage of Social Media which forbids the sharing of patient data and limits interactions with patients. This is also superseded by our data protection policy and relevant legislation. 4. A list of hospitals that are paying for messaging apps We do not pay for messaging apps. 5. For the last 3 financial years (2014/15 - 2016/17) what is the total amount spent by hospitals on messaging apps? N/A 6. A list of the suppliers/vendors. N/A 7. What is the contract type? N/A 8. When does the contract start/end? N/A
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