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Communications: Medical Equipment

FOI 0269 – Surgical Assessment Units

Published: August 22, 2018

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) completed a merger by acquisition of Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust (HEFT) on 1st April 2018.   UHB includes Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Solihull Hospital and Community Services, Good Hope Hospital in Sutton Coldfield and Birmingham Chest Clinic.   Due to historical differences in data collection/reporting across UHB and the […]

FOI 0168 Obesity Equipment

Published: July 9, 2018

This request concerns the amount your acute trust has spent on obesity equipment. Please see attached. FOI 0168  

FOI UHB 0176 – Respiratory Circuits

Published: July 9, 2018

Please kindly confirm how many of the following respiratory circuits were used in the 17/18 financial year by Heart Of England NHS Foundation Trust Manufacturer: Philips Respironics  Product Name: Breathing Circuit & O2 Enrichment Port  Product Description: Breathing Circuit & O2 Enrichment Port & Filter  Manufacturer Code: 9624C We do not hold the information on how many […]

FOI 5740 Missing or Stolen drugs

Published: February 13, 2018

1)      In each individual calendar year: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 how many incidents of missing or stolen drugs were reported to your Trust in relation to each of the individual items listed below. Tramadol Morphine Diamorphine Oxycodone Fentanyl Methadone Buprenorphine If you hold this information please provide the data in the format laid […]

FOI 5723 Bariatric Equipment

Published: February 2, 2018

1. I wish to know how much your trust has spent on specialist equipment for bariatric patients (patients over 160kg) during the last three years? £596k 2. Please give a breakdown of the type of specialist bariatric equipment used by the trust and the amounts spent, split between Rental Expenditure and Purchased Equipment? We do […]

FOI 5653 Details of equipment

Published: January 19, 2018

For the each of the below types of equipment, please outline: a) Location- Hospital Name or Site Name b) Department equipment is primarily used in c) Acquisition Date d) Planned Replacement Date e) Initial cost of Equipment f) Annual Maintenance Cost X-ray machines MRI scanners CT scanners PET scanners SPECT scanners Ultrasound scanners Linac radiotherapy […]

FOI 5702 Covered Stents

Published: January 9, 2018

What is the total number of Covered stents deployed in Arterio venous (AV) fistula/graft access procedures in 2016-17? Please note: ‘Covered stents’ are composed of fabric or graft material, such as polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), covering a metal stent. They have various clinical applications in peripheral arterial disease management. Applications include treatment of atherosclerotic disease, treatment of […]

FOI 5655 CT Scanners

Published: December 21, 2017

Q1. Does your trust have a 64-slice (or above) CT scanner? Yes Q2. Does your trust perform Coronary CT angiography? Yes Q2. How many Coronary CT Angiography scans have you performed in the past financial year? (2016-2017) 274 Q3. Does your Trust have access to Coronary CT Angiography with non-invasive FFR analysis or HeartFlow technology? […]

FOI 5601 Ophthalmic equipment/laser

Published: December 20, 2017

I kindly ask you to provide details for the following types of installed bases within the Trust.  Ophthalmic Operating Microscopes  Ophthalmic Biometry Diagnostic Equipment Phacoemulsification Equipment Eximer Lasers Femtosecond Laser Femto Cataract Equipment OCT Scanners Visual Field Screeners / Perimeters Ophthalmic Retinal Cameras Ophthalmic Therapeutic Lasers Slitlamps  In the detail, please include the location, date […]

FOI 5639 Infusion Pumps

Published: November 30, 2017

How many infusion pumps are used at the hospitals in Birmingham under Heart of England, and what types of pumps are used (PCA, Volume pumps, syringe pumps etc.) – Volumetric Infusion Pump: 685 – Syringe Driver: 493 – Ambulatory Syringe Driver: 143 – Patient Controlled Analgesia: 68 – Epidural Pump: 38 – TIVA: 33

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