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FOI 0594 VAT advisory service

Published: February 25, 2019

Freedom of Information Request: 0594 University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) completed a merger by acquisition of Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust (HEFT) on 1st April 2018.  Due to historical differences in data collection/reporting across UHB and the former Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust this response has been provided by hospital site. […]

FOI 0670 Flu Vaccine

Published: February 25, 2019

Freedom of Information Request: 0670 1) How many of your staff are entitled to the free flu vaccine for winter 2018/19? All members of staff are entitled. 2) How many of these are employed in frontline patient-facing roles? 15,445 3) How many of your staff have received the 2018/19 flu vaccine as of 14-12-18? 12,992 […]

FOI 0154 Suppliers the trust has spent £500+ on

Published: February 25, 2019

Please see attached document. FOI 0154

FOI 0152 Biological and Biosimilar medicines

Published: February 25, 2019

What Biological and Biosimilar medicines are used in the NHS? Please see attached documents. FOI 0152

FOI 0639 Pitolisant Therapy

Published: February 22, 2019

  Freedom of Information Request: 0639 Is pitolisant (Wakix) an approved therapy on the trust formulary for patients with narcolepsy? No. If yes, has pitolisant (Wakix), been used in the last 12 months for an adult patient?  If so, in how many patients has it been used? Not applicable. Is pitolisant therapy reimbursed? Not applicable. […]

FOI 654 Complementary Therapy in Maternity

Published: February 22, 2019

  Please provide the name and city of the unit that you work in University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust,   Birmingham   Complementary Therapies How many births are there per annum at the unit where you work Response 9001-10000 What is your annual % of women undergoing induction of labour for postdates pregnancy rate? […]

FOI736 Viscosupplements

Published: February 21, 2019

Freedom of Information Request: 0736 Does your organisation use/perform Viscosupplementation injections? This information is available on the Trust’s website at https://hgs.uhb.nhs.uk/foi-0421-viscosupplementation-osteoarthritis/. We are therefore withholding this information under Section 21 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 “information already accessible “. If so, how much did your organisation spend on Viscosupplementation between the period of […]

FOI746 Residency

Published: February 21, 2019

Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham This is a request under the freedom of information act for information about non-resident on call accommodation. I would be most grateful if you could provide answers to the following questions: Do you currently employ junior doctors on the 2016 contract who work a non-resident on call pattern? Yes. Is there […]

FOI 0644: Rezum

Published: February 18, 2019

Please advise when Rezum for treating benign prostatic hyperplasia will be available at your hospitals At present we cannot advise if or when this treatment will become available. However, we can tell you that the treatment is being considered, and we hope to have a decision on whether we will offer it by summer 2019.

FOI 0707: Major Trauma Centre

Published: February 6, 2019

The questions below are for the Major Trauma Centres within your organisation. Total number of attendances per annum 16/17 and 17/18? 2017/18 – 117,241 2016/17 – 114,892   Do you have a paediatric Emergency Department?   No. Total number of attendances at Paediatric ED?  Not applicable.   Number of nursing staff and grades to include […]

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