DOJ SPD - Provision of a Case Management System for the State Pathologist's Department

DOJ SPD - Case Management System for the State Pathologist's Department. Additional information: The core function of the State Pathologist’s Department SPD is to provide an autopsy service for the Coroners Service for Northern Ireland. The SPD also has an important role in providing advice and guidance in other areas of forensic medicine to the police service, DOJ and courts. The SPD is an essential component of the justice system and carries out on average 1,300 Coronial Post Mortem Examinations per annum. The State Pathologist and his department operate under Article 111 of the Criminal Justice Northern Ireland Order 1980 and the statutory duties of the SPD are set out within the Coroners Act 1959 and Coroners Practice and Procedure Rules NI 1963. The Department of Justice DOJ is responsible for employing forensic pathologists. The primary role of the SPD is to carry out autopsies to determine the cause of death when it occurs suddenly, suspiciously or unnaturally,preparing autopsy reports, and giving evidence at coroner inquests. The SPD supports the Police Service of Northern Ireland PSNI and the Public Prosecution Service of Northern Ireland PPS by attending scenes of death or crime, providing expert forensic pathology opinion and advice and giving evidence in court. In addition, the SPD uses valuable knowledge and information gained from postmortem examinations to develop and refine forensic pathology techniques, improve the treatment and healthcare of patients and in the prevention of further similar deaths.. A bespoke Case Management System CMS has been in operation since 2006. The system in place was initially designed as an electronic database to track case related information. It includes an email facility and standard Microsoft applications managed by IT Assist. It is a strategic priority to replace the current CMS with a flexible and adaptable system that allows SPD to deliver on its statutory obligations.. The Contractor must provide, develop and implement including testing and data migration and support a CMS solution that provides a robust new modernised CMS which enhances the extent and quality of management information and produces required data in a timely manner. The Objectives of this project are:• Compliance with relevant information assurance and information security policies;• Improved contract and technological flexibility;• Implementation of robust business continuity and disaster recovery arrangements for this line of business application;• Implementation of an electronic track and trace system that meets the requirements of the Human Tissue Authority; and. • The ability to generate meaningful management information.