Please provide me with;

 

1. A list of the hospitals and related buildings in your trust that contain asbestos in surveys carried out over the last ten years. Please include the following

A.            Building name

B.            Address

C.            Type and degree of asbestos present

D.            Whether it poses a health risk to staff and/or patients.

 

• Birmingham Heartlands Hospital
  Bordesley Green East, Birmingham, B9 5SS

Type and degree of asbestos present:
Type: Crysoltile, Amosite, Crocidolite

Degree:  Last Surveys 2016, identified ACMs (AIB and Debris products) to be either a Slight or Slight / Moderate Risk.

 

Whether it poses a health risk to staff and/or patients

No

 

• Good Hope Hospital

Rectory Road, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B75 7RRS

Type and degree of asbestos present:
Type:  Crysoltile, Amosite, Crocidolite

Degree: Last Surveys 2016, identified ACMs (AIB and Debris products) to be either a Slight or Slight / Moderate Risk.

 

Whether it poses a health risk to staff and/or patients

No

 

• Solihull Hospital

Lode Lane, Solihull, B91 2JL

 

Type and degree of asbestos present:

Type: Crysoltile, Amosite, Crocidolite

Degree: Last Surveys 2016, identified ACMs (AIB and Debris products) to be either a Slight or Slight / Moderate Risk.

 

Whether it poses a health risk to staff and/or patients:

No

 

 

• Birmingham Chest Clinic
  15 Great Charles Street, Birmingham, B3 3HX

Type and degree of asbestos present:

Type: Crysoltile, Amosite, Crocidolite

Degree: Last Survey 2016, identified ACMs (AIB and Debris products) to be either a Slight or Slight / Moderate Risk.

 

Whether it poses a health risk to staff and/or patients:

No

 

 

2. The date and outcome of the last independent audit, survey or inspection of each of these hospitals and their related buildings.

Due to the size of each site, the Trust has a 5 year framework agreement with approved providers of Asbestos Services (surveys, resurveys, analytics, sampling, abatement) and in accordance with our Asbestos Management Plan,  they undertake an annual rolling programme of surveys / resurveys of each site.

All surveys / resurveys were completed in accordance with the programme in 2016, and the programme has commenced for 2017. All ACMs were recorded as continuing to be in either a slight or slight / moderate risk condition.

 

3. The details of any reported incidents of asbestos exposure in these hospitals between 2011 and 2016.

 

Between 2006 and 2016 there has been 1 reported incident of asbestos exposure.

 

4. The number of hospital employees or patients that have pursued a claim against you for exposure to asbestos within your trust’s hospital buildings.

 

Two

 

5. The number of these claims that have been settled.

 

We do not hold this information. Please contact the NHSLA who may be able to provide this: foi@nhsla.com

 

6. The amount of money that has been paid in settlement of these claims (with and without your authority accepting responsibility).

 

We do not hold this information. Please contact the NHSLA who may be able to provide this: foi@nhsla.com