FOI 3564 Oncology
Published: February 12, 2015
If your organisation offers RAS tests, how many if any RAS tests have been provided for metastatic colorectal Cancer patients in 2014? 77 Of those metastatic colorectal cancer patients RAS tested, how many were RAS wild type? We do not hold this information in a retrievable form. They are performed at the Queen Elizabeth […]
FOI 3530 Reverse Osmosis Systems
Published: January 22, 2015
How many reverse osmosis systems do you have? Four fixed systems and 35 portable machines The manufacturer of these. The age of these. Location of these. Purite system at Heartlands Hospital Renal Unit installed 2005 Elga system at Runcorn Road Dialysis Unit installed 2006 Elga system at Solihull Hospital Renal Unit installed 1997 […]
FOI 3417 Intubation
Published: December 4, 2014
1 – Does your trust stock “Difficult airway/can’t intubate, can’t ventilate” equipment (ie: tracheotomy and cricothyrotomy equipment) within your resuscitation department/have the equipment available to A&E? Yes 2 – Does your trust stock fiberoptic intubation equipment that is available in an emergency airway situation within A&E? No 3 – Does your trust stock video laryngoscopes […]
FOI 3436 Board Director with responsibility for Medical Devices
Published: November 20, 2014
You asked: Please could you provide me with the name, job title and email address of the director or board member with overall responsibility for the management of medical devices as required by the MHRA policy, Managing Medical Devices April 2014. We answered: The Director with responsibility for management of Medical Devices is the Medical […]
FOI 3377 Mobility Aids
Published: October 16, 2014
You asked: I would be grateful if I could find out how many walking sticks, zimmer frames and wheelchairs etc are handed out to patients over a month or a year and how many are returned to the trust. Does the trust have an arrangement with any charities to sell discarded or broken mobility aids […]
FOI 3268 Bariatric Equipment
Published: August 29, 2014
How much spent on specialist bariatric equipment / breakdown of equipment We are unable to answer this question at present. Bariatric Surgery is not a discrete service line from a financial reporting perspective, and as such the costs are not readily available. Bariatric patients will potentially have required care not just from General Surgery […]
FOI 3282 Medical Devices
Published: August 29, 2014
The response to your query is detailed below and attached:Medical Devices Management Policy V7.0 Medical Devices Procedures V7.0 Safety Committee Feb 2014 – MDC Annual Report 2013 FINAL TOR Medical Devices Committee Jul 2014 1 – Has your organisation appointed a Medical Devices Safety Officer? If so, when, and who is it? Yes […]
FOI 3239 CT Scanners
Published: August 29, 2014
The response to your query is detailed below: OEM Year Installed Slice property Utilisation level Replacement ? Previous scanner Scanner 1 Toshiba Aquilion One CT scanner 2009 128+ 12hrs + on call replacement Toshiba asteion 4 slice Scanner 2 Toshiba Aquilion 16 Ct scanner 2004 16 12hrs +on call Additional Scanner 6 […]
FOI 3251 New Anti Coagulants NOACs
Published: August 29, 2014
The response to your query is detailed below: Numbers of patients treated with the new oral anti-coagulation treatments: Drug Number patients treated in the last 3 months Rivaroxaban (Xarelto) 166 Dabigatran (Pradaxa) 50 Apixaban (Eliquis) 71 What is the usual dose/strength for the following treatments, for each of the […]
FOI 3252 Stomas and Catheters
Published: August 8, 2014
You asked: What formularies and/or guidelines exist for Heart Of England NHS Foundation Trust with regards to the following: · Intermittent Self-Catheterisation · Collecting Devices (including urine and stoma collection) N.B clarified further to our phone conversation Our Response: Self catheterisation: Self catheterisation is a technique taught to patients by suitably trained nurses – usually […]
