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FOI 4823 Agency Staffing

Published: November 8, 2016

1. Who is your Head of Procurement for the NHS Trust? 2. Who is responsible for Agency Nursing within the NHS Trust? 3. What procurement Framework is the Trust currently aligned to for Agency staff i.e. Crown Commercial Service (CCS), Health Trust Europe (HTE), London Procurement Programme (LPP) or no framework? Which staffing categories is […]

FOI 4824 Recruitment agencies

Published: November 7, 2016

1.In list format what are the five highest paid external recruitment agencies with the total amount paid in the last 2 years used by the trust for corporate services? Supplier Value VENN GROUP LIMITED 414,826.29 BADENOCH AND CLARK LTD 219,953.18 FINE GREEN ASSOCIATES 205,254.53 PRACTICUS LIMITED 122,550.00 REED SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LTD 109,851.60

FOI 4797 MRI and CT Scanners

Published: October 14, 2016

The completed questionnaire about MRI and CT scanners is attached FOI4797

FOI 4801 MRI Scans

Published: October 14, 2016

1. How long is the waiting time in weeks for a routine MRI scan at each of your trusts hospital sites? Is this within your trust targets? There is a 5-6 week wait for routine MRI scans. The target is 6 weeks and we are currently meeting that target across our 3 hospital sites.   […]

FOI 4780 MRI Scanners

Published: October 12, 2016

I would be grateful if you could please fill in the form relating to NHS imaging infrastructure. The completed form is attached. FOI 4780

FOI 4763 Acupuncture

Published: October 12, 2016

  The names of the hospitals, clinics or other settings in which you provided acupuncture treatments. Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, Good Hope Hospital, Solihull Hospital   The number of acupuncture treatments provided and the number of patients treated at each of these locations. Number of treatments: Year Pain Service Physiotherapy Service Grand Total 2011 2,538 2,538 […]

FOI 4775 Pathology Samples

Published: October 5, 2016

1)      What is the volume of NSCLC pathology samples tested in house? 219 per annum 2)      Does your laboratory process EGFR samples in house? (Yes/No) = No ·         If Yes, what is the number of samples being tested per year/month? Not applicable 3)      Does your laboratory process ALK samples in house? (Yes/No) YES ·         If […]

FOI 4728 Medical Students

Published: October 3, 2016

I would be grateful if you could inform me of the amount of money Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust receives for each medical student being trained at this trust each year and a breakdown of how the money is spent. I’d like the information for the academic year 2015-2016. The national benchmark tariff in 2015/16 […]

FOI 4758 Translation and Interpreting Services

Published: October 3, 2016

Current provider of HEFT ? Language Line Solutions   Budget for interpreters?  £175K   Volume of bookings covered for HEFT for interpreters? Face to Face volume 2089 per annum British Sign Language (BSL)  volume 500 per annum Telephone interpreting volume 49400 minutes per annum   Cost of interpreters per hour? Face to face interpreting £28 […]

FOI 4704 Mattresses

Published: October 3, 2016

1.       Does the trust regularly use the Montreal Mattress during Prone Surgery.  No   2.       If the Montreal Mattress is used which size is most commonly used? Not applicable   3.       Which hospitals in the trust specialize in Prone Surgery   There are a number of procedures where the patient will be in the prone position […]

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