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❓ A parliamentary question regarding the scanning equipment at Fiona Stanley Hospital, specifically its compliance with Australian Standards and the involvement of British Telecom. The answer clarifies BT's lack of involvement and confirms the equipment meets standards.

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Asked

19 May 2016

Member

Hon Samantha Rowe

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I refer to the equipment for scanning medical records at Fiona Stanley Hospital, and ask: (a) what is the total value of British Telecom's contract to provide information and communications technology systems and equipment at Fiona Stanley Hospital; (b) does the scanning equipment purchased for Fiona Stanley Hospital meet Australian Standards for health records, so that the scanned copy can be retained as a high resolution file and the originals discarded after several months; (c) if no to (b), does this mean additional money has been required for storage and archiving of physical or paper medical records; (d) did the contract with British Telecom specify the standard of scanning required and, if not, why not; and (e) what is the estimated cost to replace the scanning equipment at Fiona Stanley Hospital and bring it up to Australian Standards for health records?

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Answered

21 June 2016

Responded by

Minister for Planning representing the Minister for Health

Response time

33 days

(a) British Telecom (BT) is not involved in the specification, procurement, maintenance and support of equipment for scanning medical records at Fiona Stanley Hospital (FSH).
(b) Yes.
(c - e) Not applicable, please refer to (a - b).

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