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FOI 4864 Bounty photography

Published: June 16, 2017

Packs handed out in maternity wards Does your Trust/Hospital allow Bounty to hand out packs in your maternity wards? Yes. If so, how many packs are handed out approx. per year. We do not hold this information How much money do you make per annum for allowing Bounty access to hand out packs in the […]

FOI 4860 Brittle Asthma

Published: June 16, 2017

What targets are the Trust expected to adhere to in respect of referrals to this specialist and the brittle asthma clinic? There are no specified targets. This service is commissioned by NHS England who may be able to provide additional information, they can be contacted at NHS England, PO Box 16738. Redditch. B97 9PT or […]

FOI 4840 Antibiotic prescribing

Published: June 14, 2017

Could you please supply me with the number of each antibiotic prescribed in hospital for the past 10 years. Could you please break this information down  by the name of the drug (eg vancomycin) for each year in the past 10 years. For 2016 could you please give the number of each antibiotic prescribed so […]

FOI 4839 Sterile Services

Published: June 14, 2017

Please can you obtain the attached information regarding sterile service costs. The preferred response is to complete the attached template. FOI4839

FOI 4895 Organ or tissue samples

Published: June 14, 2017

Please supply information for all of the questions below relevant to – foetuses that were miscarried, stillborn or aborted and children up to one year old from 1988 to the present day (Nov 2016).   Are you holding organs or tissue samples or bodies of foetuses that were miscarried, stillborn, aborted or of children up […]

FOI 5180 Wound Care

Published: June 2, 2017

Please supply me with your most up to date wound care formulary (please indicate if you do not work from a formulary)? This information is available at http://www.birminghamandsurroundsformulary.nhs.uk/  We are therefore withholding this information under Section 21 of the Freedom of Information                 Act 2000 “information already accessible “. Who has operational responsibility for the […]

FOI 5176 Clinical Service Closures

Published: April 12, 2017

 1.       A) Are you planning on closing or downgrading any clinical services/facilities over the next 3 financial years – up to 2020? B) If so, which services? Specifically:        A) Are you planning on closing or downgrading A&E services over the next 3 financial years – up to 2020? B) If so, which […]

FOI 5161Viscosupplementation

Published: April 4, 2017

1)      Does your organisation use/perform Viscosupplementation injections?   2)      How much has your organisation spent in the financial year 2015/16 and 2016/17, on Viscosupplementation?   3) Which (brands) Viscosupplements have been use in the financial year 2016/17?   To make your research easier, I have added an excel document for you to capture your responses […]

FOI 5093 Clinical trials

Published: March 30, 2017

What clinical trials the Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust (HEFT) has operated/ offered to patients in relation to treatment of prostatitis/ prostate cancer; The request did not specify a time point so the following is a list of trials which have been undertake at HEFT in the past 3 years: Still recruiting: –          Stampede: […]

FOI 5106 Midwife staffing

Published: March 30, 2017

NICE published the safe staffing guideline ‘Safe midwife staffing for maternity settings’ on 27th February 2015. The guideline makes recommendations on supporting, determining and monitoring safe midwife staffing requirements for maternity care provided across all settings. The guideline includes recommendations which are aimed at Trust Boards, senior managers and commissioners, which brings me to the […]

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