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Leicestershire Health Informatics Service

Cloud Hosted Content Management System (CMS)

HIScms is a cloud hosted CMS with additional associated services to provide maximum benefits. You can update your content using a very simple online interface. We also offer content and development support so you can make sure your site is up-to-date, informative and reflects your organisational offerings.

Features

  • Range of templates that we adapt to suit your organisation/brand
  • All templates meet the required accessibility and usability standards
  • All of our websites are securely hosted
  • Your data is backed up externally every night
  • Add users as the website administrator
  • Integrate social media: twitter, YouTube, blog etc...
  • Easy to use editor:customer makes their own changes
  • An integrated statistics tool

Benefits

  • Extremely robust, future-proof and available to a broad audience
  • Social media increases engagement with visitors to your website
  • Customer empowered to maintain their own website

Pricing

£450 a unit a day

Service documents

Request an accessible format
If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need versions of these documents in a more accessible format, email the supplier at lpt.lhis.info@nhs.net. Tell them what format you need. It will help if you say what assistive technology you use.

Framework

G-Cloud 14

Service ID

7 0 2 5 2 9 7 9 3 6 2 7 2 4 9

Contact

Leicestershire Health Informatics Service LHIS
Telephone: 01162953500
Email: lpt.lhis.info@nhs.net

Service scope

Software add-on or extension
Yes, but can also be used as a standalone service
What software services is the service an extension to
Intranet and public facing websites
Cloud deployment model
Private cloud
Service constraints
The environment can be set up to be accessed over the internet or the HSCN network. Bandwidth and latency are dependent on the application and the connection type.
Perimeter security services provide a layered protection at the perimeter of LPT’s network and server infrastructure, bringing together security capabilities based on firewalls, intrusion detection and prevention services (IDS and IPS) and DDoS protection and mitigation technology
System requirements
Internet or HSCN connection and a web browser

User support

Email or online ticketing support
Email or online ticketing
Support response times
Response times agreed by SLA. LHIS service desk operates 07:00 to 20:30 Monday to Friday and 08.00 to 13.00 Saturday excluding weekends and UK Bank Holidays. A 24 hour out of hour’s service is available for an additional surcharge. We also provide out-of-hours IT and Senior Management cover where there is a priority 1, urgent loss of service which has a direct impact on patient care and where there is no alternative.
User can manage status and priority of support tickets
Yes
Online ticketing support accessibility
None or don’t know
Phone support
Yes
Phone support availability
24 hours, 7 days a week
Web chat support
No
Onsite support
Yes, at extra cost
Support levels
Typically an SLA is drawn up detailing
availability, resilience, redundancy and support
arrangements and this is then managed during
the lifetime of the system. When calls are
logged with our service desk we grade them
with severities depending on the nature of the
issue. The service desk operates according to
ITIL change management procedures. These
standards are negotiable if required to meet
customer needs, however customers should
note this may have an impact on the service
price. LHIS uses back office support and system
functions from with the UK.
Support available to third parties
Yes

Onboarding and offboarding

Getting started
The on boarding process is managed according to PRINCE 2 project management principles and includes the following:

• Initial set up and testing before handover
Service documentation
Yes
Documentation formats
PDF
End-of-contract data extraction
In the rare event that a customer decides to terminate the service LHIS will provide the SharePoint data in electronic format. Please note depending on the volume of data and customers preferred method of receipt this may incur a fee.
End-of-contract process
Once the data is securely transferred LHIS will securely delete the historical data unless otherwise requested by the customer.

Using the service

Web browser interface
Yes
Supported browsers
  • Microsoft Edge
  • Firefox
  • Chrome
  • Safari
Application to install
No
Designed for use on mobile devices
Yes
Differences between the mobile and desktop service
Optimised website view for mobiles
Service interface
No
User support accessibility
WCAG 2.1 AA or EN 301 549
API
No
Customisation available
Yes
Description of customisation
Product can be branded to fit in with customer's existing brand guidelines. The CMS is tailored to your own business requirements, best suiting you and your organisation.

Specific access can be given to specific users.

Scaling

Independence of resources
Dedicated resource with agreement with the customer via SLA

Analytics

Service usage metrics
Yes
Metrics types
API: JavaScript, ASP.NET, REST/OData
Reporting types
API access

Resellers

Supplier type
Reseller providing extra features and support
Organisation whose services are being resold
Microsoft

Staff security

Staff security clearance
Other security clearance
Government security clearance
Up to Security Clearance (SC)

Asset protection

Knowledge of data storage and processing locations
Yes
Data storage and processing locations
United Kingdom
User control over data storage and processing locations
No
Datacentre security standards
Supplier-defined controls
Penetration testing frequency
At least every 6 months
Penetration testing approach
In-house
Protecting data at rest
  • Physical access control, complying with SSAE-16 / ISAE 3402
  • Other
Other data at rest protection approach
ISO 27001
Data sanitisation process
Yes
Data sanitisation type
Deleted data can’t be directly accessed
Equipment disposal approach
Complying with a recognised standard, for example CSA CCM v.30, CAS (Sanitisation) or ISO/IEC 27001

Data importing and exporting

Data export approach
Documents can be downloaded direct from the site.
Data export formats
Other
Other data export formats
Format in which they were uploaded
Data import formats
Other
Other data import formats
Microsoft Office

Data-in-transit protection

Data protection between buyer and supplier networks
  • Private network or public sector network
  • IPsec or TLS VPN gateway
Data protection within supplier network
  • IPsec or TLS VPN gateway
  • Legacy SSL and TLS (under version 1.2)

Availability and resilience

Guaranteed availability
SLAs are agreed on a customer to customer basis as they are bespoke to the contract.
Approach to resilience
Available on request
Outage reporting
Send email alerts and a customer facing dashboard

Identity and authentication

User authentication needed
Yes
User authentication
  • 2-factor authentication
  • Public key authentication (including by TLS client certificate)
  • Identity federation with existing provider (for example Google Apps)
  • Dedicated link (for example VPN)
  • Username or password
Access restrictions in management interfaces and support channels
User access controls are assigned according to the requirements of the user and organisation via user access profiling
Access restriction testing frequency
At least every 6 months
Management access authentication
  • 2-factor authentication
  • Public key authentication (including by TLS client certificate)
  • Identity federation with existing provider (for example Google Apps)
  • Dedicated link (for example VPN)
  • Username or password

Audit information for users

Access to user activity audit information
Users contact the support team to get audit information
How long user audit data is stored for
At least 12 months
Access to supplier activity audit information
Users contact the support team to get audit information
How long supplier audit data is stored for
At least 12 months
How long system logs are stored for
At least 12 months

Standards and certifications

ISO/IEC 27001 certification
Yes
Who accredited the ISO/IEC 27001
British Assessment Bureau
ISO/IEC 27001 accreditation date
May 2016
What the ISO/IEC 27001 doesn’t cover
Current coverage = management of email
ISO 28000:2007 certification
No
CSA STAR certification
No
PCI certification
No
Cyber essentials
No
Cyber essentials plus
No
Other security certifications
Yes
Any other security certifications
Cyberscheme

Security governance

Named board-level person responsible for service security
Yes
Security governance certified
Yes
Security governance standards
ISO/IEC 27001
Information security policies and processes
Public Sector and NHS standards for Information Security. ISO 27000 accredited.

Operational security

Configuration and change management standard
Supplier-defined controls
Configuration and change management approach
We operate according to ITIL change management procedures
Vulnerability management type
Supplier-defined controls
Vulnerability management approach
We operate a security and vulnerability service which is run on a routine and cyclical basis this uses industry standard tools such as Nessus. We are also part of the CareCert alerting system.
Protective monitoring type
Supplier-defined controls
Protective monitoring approach
We have a formalised incident response methodology which is designed to address issues and threats as they are identified.

These incidents are addressed with defined timescales, depending on their severity.
Incident management type
Supplier-defined controls
Incident management approach
Incident response processes are defined through NHS security and governance standards. These are delivered through local policy provisions.

Secure development

Approach to secure software development best practice
Conforms to a recognised standard, but self-assessed

Public sector networks

Connection to public sector networks
Yes
Connected networks
Health and Social Care Network (HSCN)

Social Value

Social Value

Social Value

  • Fighting climate change
  • Tackling economic inequality
  • Equal opportunity
  • Wellbeing

Fighting climate change

Our Commitments – Climate Change Recognising our commitment to Climate Change, we commit to refreshing our Green Plan to deliver long term improvements to the sustainability performance of our organisations. Our commitment to being Greener and Sustainable includes:
• Refreshing our existing Green Plan.
• Creating a ‘no mow’ approach to grounds maintenance.
• Seek to Recruit into 3 posts across both trusts to create specific a team to focus on delivering Net Zero/Sustainability/Green agenda.
• Develop our data infrastructure to accurately report on our carbon emissions.
• Focus on sustainable procurement.

Tackling economic inequality

Our commitment to tackle Economic Inequality includes:
• Commit to create employment and training opportunities for residents; including opportunities which contribute to improved social mobility and enable career progression.
• Seek opportunities to work with education and training providers to help ensure young people are equipped with the right skills to match the requirements of the NHS labour market.
• Seek to provide employment opportunities for all ages including those older age groups and those seeking a late-stage career change.
• Promoting improvement and provision of local employment and training opportunities.
• Support the local economy to create jobs and apprenticeships, by adopting procurement strategies that remove barriers to local businesses.

Equal opportunity

Equality Statement Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) aims to design and implement policy documents that meet the diverse needs of our service, population and workforce, ensuring that none are placed at a disadvantage over others. It takes into account the provisions of the Equality Act 2010 and promotes equal opportunities for all. This document has been assessed to ensure that no one receives less favourable treatment on the protected characteristics of their age, disability, sex (gender), gender reassignment, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, race, religion or belief, pregnancy and maternity.

https://www.leicspart.nhs.uk/about/equality-diversity-and-inclusion/

Wellbeing

LPT is committed to being a mindful employer, where we have signed the charter and apply its guidance to support our staff with their mental health throughout their working lives. We understand the importance of good mental wellbeing and provide staff with support ranging from counselling to staff support networks groups and so much more.

https://www.leicspart.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Group-Social-Value-Charter-web-October-2023.pdf

Pricing

Price
£450 a unit a day
Discount for educational organisations
No
Free trial available
No

Service documents

Request an accessible format
If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need versions of these documents in a more accessible format, email the supplier at lpt.lhis.info@nhs.net. Tell them what format you need. It will help if you say what assistive technology you use.