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Communications: Estates and Facilities

FOI 5645 Mothballed Wards

Published: December 18, 2017

I write under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information on ‘mothballed’ wards across your hospitals. A ‘mothballed’ ward is an empty and unused ward, which is not operational nor in day-to-day use. They are sometimes referred to as ‘fallow’ wards. 1. As of 1 September 2017, how […]

FOI 5625 Private Security and Assaults

Published: November 30, 2017

The total amount spent by your trust on private security during: a) 2013/14: b) 2014/15: c) 2015/16: d) 2016/17:   The total number of assaults on NHS staff during:  a) 2013/14: b) 2014/15: c) 2015/16: d) 2016/17:   Does your trust currently pay for private security?   a) If yes, please name the site(s) they […]

FOI 5567 Electronic & Digital Patient Records

Published: November 30, 2017

1. Does the trust manage the digitization of its patient records or is this outsourced? At present we do not have digitized medical records 2. If outsourced who is the current provider, when did the contract start and what is the contract term? Not applicable a. Was this contract awarded via any Frameworks e.g. CCS […]

FOI 5514 Car Parking Charges

Published: November 16, 2017

1. How much money did the trust raise from car parking charges in each of the last four financial years – up to and including 2016/17 (state the amount and the years for which figures are available)? Include a breakdown of staff and visitor/patient parking if possible. 2. How much money was raised from parking […]

FOI 5497 Hospital Food

Published: October 18, 2017

Please could you tell me the cost of feeding one inpatient per day (patient meal day)? I would like the average daily cost for all meals and beverages fed to one inpatient per day. 2016 /2017 Patient Food Costs were £3.68 per head per day (this figure does not include labour, non-pay costs such as […]

FOI 5407 Car parking

Published: October 4, 2017

Please can you provide me with a copy of the current statement of car parking charges for staff? If such a document doesn’t exists, please can you tell me how much you charge (hourly rate) for staff working at your hospital(s) –     What are the wages and job titles of your five highest paid members of […]

FOI 5454 Fire Safety Assessments

Published: October 4, 2017

Has your organisation complied with the NHS Improvement letter of 24 June 2017, and follow up communications, requiring you to have an inspection of all inpatient areas carried out by your local fire and rescue service?  No, however we have attended a workshop hosted by West Midlands Fire Service following the Grenfell Tower fire incident, at […]

FOI 5446 Facilities and estates

Published: September 25, 2017

I have attached a document to this email for ease of response; I would appreciate you completing the information requested regarding your internal Facilities and Estates department. Please note, for percentage turnover, we do not hold this in the detail requested, however we have provided a summary on the spreadsheet. We do not hold information on […]

FOI 5486 Waste disposal services

Published: September 8, 2017

1. The name of the incumbent clinical and hazardous waste collector/disposer.  When their contract began and when it will be out to tender again. SRCL 1st June 2015 ends May 2019 2. The number of tonnes per week or month of each category.   HT – infectious h/care for alternative treatment. Annual 825.08 tonnes. HL – […]

FOI 5403 Arboriculture / Tree Surgery contracts and expenditure

Published: August 17, 2017

1) If the NHS Trust has let one or more contracts for Arboriculture/tree surgery, we request, for each contract (a) The name of the successful contractor (b) The value at which the contract was let (c) The term of the contract, including any option to extend. No contracts for Arboriculture/tree surgery have been let from […]

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