The national PACS programme has been undertaking market engagement with suppliers in the PACS, RIS, storage and IT services sectors as part of the work to prepare for the end of the LSP contracts for PACS and RIS. This work has enabled us to have a two-way dialogue with suppliers on a range of issues and understand both the current products and services in these markets and potential future innovations.

Following our engagement with suppliers, the national PACS programme worked with NHS colleagues to develop a set of core requirements for PACS, RIS and image archiving (PDF, 1.2MB). This document can be used by trusts as they produce their own requirements and output-based specifications to use in local procurements. As they are core requirements, they are not guaranteed to be totally exhaustive, and it is also recognised that many of the requirements may either not be required by trusts, or may benefit from local tailoring.

The programme has met with more than 35 suppliers to date. If your organisation offers these products and services, has not yet been involved and would like the opportunity to engage with the programme, please contact us at pacs.query@nhs.net.