Has your trust offered key worker accommodation historically?
If your trust has offered this historically, and you don’t currently, why do you no longer provide it?
If your trust has offered this historically, what happened to the accommodation you did have?
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244-2024
1. How many buildings / blocks are you responsible for owning / managing from a maintenance perspective? (Include any under PFI contracts)
2. How many of these buildings / blocks contain asbestos?
3. How many Asbestos Containing Materials (ACMs) do you have? If you are uncertain, please provide an estimate.
4. What format of asbestos register do you have? (e.g. paper based, Excel, internal database, externally digital, asbestos consultant system, survey reports etc.)
5. Does your Trust have a dedicated person(s) to manage asbestos? If so how many roles.
6. What is the job title of the person (or persons) who are responsible for managing asbestos day to day (not the Dutyholder)?
7. Does this person / role solely cover asbestos or do they have other responsibilities?
8. What asbestos / health & safety qualifications do those persons involved in the management of asbestos hold? (e.g. Asbestos Awareness, NEBOSH, CoCA, P401, P402, P403, P404, P405, P406, P407, S301, W504 etc.)
9. Does your Trust have external support for asbestos management? (Not including undertaking removal/ abatement, surveys, sampling, air monitoring, training etc.)
10. Does your Trust employ an Independent Assessor / Authorised Person / Authorising Engineer for asbestos?
11. Does your Trust undertake external audits of asbestos management?
12. Do you undertake any of the following asbestos activities in-house – sampling, re-inspections, removal / abatement, training?
13. Do you employ asbestos consultants?
14. Do you require asbestos consultants to be UKAS accredited?
15. If using consultants, what services do you get them to undertake? (e.g. management / refurbishment / demolition surveys, air monitoring & 4SC, specification writing, training etc.)
16. If using consultants, how do you procure their services? (e.g. per job, approved list, national framework, internal framework, annual contract etc.)
17. Within the last 3 years have you had issues with the standard or work undertaken by asbestos consultants?
18. Do you employ Licensed Asbestos Removal Contractors (LARCs)?
19. Do you employ Non-Licensed Asbestos Contractors?
20. If using contractors, how do you procure their services? (e.g. per job, approved list, national framework, internal framework, annual contract etc.)
21. Within the last 3 years have you had issues with the standard or work undertaken by asbestos removal contractors?
226-2024
• What level of annual resource (full time equivalent) is dedicated to energy management?
• Does the Organisation have a full time energy manager?
• If so, does the energy manager have any formal qualifications in engineering or energy management?
• How many years’ experience does the Energy manager have?
• What NHS pay band is the Energy manager on?
• What scope of work of is addressed by the energy manager (i.e. energy procurement, monitoring and targeting, invoice validation, development of energy efficiency business cases, energy forecasting, energy compliance, etc.).
• What is the Organisation’s annual energy budget in £ (Electricity, Gas and Oil)?
• Are any energy management related services procured from external suppliers?
• If so, what energy related services does the Trust commission from external suppliers?
• How much is spent annually on external energy management services, including compliance services?
216-2024
SECTION 1: Hospital Demographics
1. Please indicate your trust/hospital type and type of care:
1. Trust/Hospital Type:
i) Acute
ii) Mental Health
iii) Community
iv) Ambulance
v) Other (please specify)
2. Type of Care:
i) Secondary
ii) Tertiary
iii) Other (please specify)
3. Total Number of Beds: Please indicate the total number of inpatient beds in your hospital, including all types (e.g., general, ICU, maternity) if applicable.
4. ICU/ITU Bed Count: How many beds are designated for intensive or high-dependency care?
5. Annual Admissions: Please provide the total number of patient admissions in the last calendar year. If exact figures are unavailable, please provide your best estimate.
SECTION 2: Procurement and Inventory Management
1. Formal Procurement Policies: Does your hospital have formal policies or guidelines for medical equipment procurement?
i) Yes (please provide a copy or summary)
ii) No
2. Designated Procurement Roles: Is there a designated individual or team responsible for managing the procurement of medical equipment? If yes, please provide the role(s) and a brief description of responsibilities.
i) Yes – Individual
ii) Yes – Team
iii) No
3. Inventory Review Frequency: How often is your medical equipment inventory reviewed for excess or unused items?
i) Monthly
ii) Quarterly
iii) Biannually
iv) Annually
v) Other (please specify)
4. Primary Sources for Procurement:
What are the primary sources for your medical equipment procurement?
Please indicate the proportion sourced from the NHS supply chain versus individual suppliers, and provide any additional details as applicable.
SECTION 3: Waste and Disposal
1. Excess/Expired Equipment:
What percentage of your medical equipment inventory was classified as excess, unused, or expired in the last 12 months?
Please provide a breakdown by equipment type, if available.
2. Disposal Responsibility: Is there a specific role or department responsible for overseeing the disposal of medical equipment? If yes, please provide the role(s) and responsibilities.
i) Yes – Individual
ii) Yes – Department
iii) No
3. Formal Disposal Policy: Does your hospital have a formal policy for the disposal of medical equipment?
i) Yes (please provide a copy or summary of any policies)
ii) No
4. Types of Commonly Disposed Equipment: Please specify the types of medical equipment most commonly disposed of due to expiry or non-use. Include examples and approximate percentages for each type, if possible.
i) Surgical instruments
ii) Diagnostic devices
iii) Monitoring equipment
iv) Imaging equipment
v) Other (please specify)
SECTION 4: Sustainability and Environmental Impact
1. Sustainability Initiatives: Does your hospital have a sustainability initiative for recycling, reuse, or redistribution of excess or unused medical equipment?
i) Yes (please provide details)
ii) No
2. Disposal of Excess or Expired Equipment: How does your hospital manage the disposal of excess, expired, or damaged equipment? Please provide a breakdown by disposal method and indicate the approximate amount (in tonnes) used per year for each method.
i) Recycling
ii) Donation
iii) General waste
iv) Other (please specify)
SECTION 5: Policies and Compliance
1. Compliance with Disposal Guidelines: How does your hospital ensure compliance with national or NHS guidelines on the disposal and management of medical equipment?
i) Internal audits
ii) External audits
iii) Regular staff training
iv) Other (please specify)
2. Internal Audits of Equipment Management: Has your hospital conducted internal audits within the last 12 months to assess the management of excess medical equipment?
i) Yes (If yes, please indicate the frequency of audits and any key findings, if available)
ii) No
247-2024
Would it be possible under the FOI to request who currently maintains, repairs and services hoists at the hospital?
222-2024
1. Please can you confirm if there are any plans for new bedspaces to be created within your trust in the next five years? This can be either proposed at a discussion point or a more formal stage of the decision process.
I would like to capture new treatment areas or areas that would offer both day or overnight bed spaces. If so, please could you record the proposed site and an estimated number of additional beds to be added per year. Any example response would be as follows
2025 – example general hospital 20 bed
2026 – example wing 45 beds
2027 – example new site 30 beds
2. Please can you confirm if there are any proposed new theatres planned to be created within your trust in the next five years. Please use the example format highlighted in Q1.
3. Please can you confirm if any of your current bed spaces or theatres are planned to be moved into a new building or area in the next 5 years. Please use the example format highlighted in Q1
4. If questions 1-3 have highlighted a response that confirms new facilities, please could you confirm which organisation has been authorised to lead on the work if the project has reached the stage of awarding.
213-2024
I am currently conducting some personal research on the size and age of imaging equipment across acute NHS Providers in England. To aid my research, I am requesting that you provide (in editable digital formats) the data points listed below per the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
1. CT Scanners
a. Number operated
b. Quantity
i. Make,
ii. model and
iii. age of each scanner
c. Use of outsourced CT service provider
i. Y or N
2. MR Scanners
a. Number operated
b. Quantity
i. Make,
ii. model and
iii. age of each scanner
c. Use of outsourced MR service provider
i. Y or N
3. PET/CT Scanners
a. Number Operated
b. Quantity
i. Make,
ii. model and
iii. age of each scanner
c. Use outsourced PET/CT service provider.
i. Y/N
ii. If Yes
1. Provider Name(s) and
2. Location
153-2024
I would like to request the following information for each of the last three financial years:
Total equipment waste:
• The volume (in units) and value (in £) of medical equipment that was discarded, either by being placed in skips, incinerated or otherwise disposed of, rather than reused or recycled.
• Please provide a breakdown by equipment type (e.g., walking frames, crutches, beds, etc.).
Costs associated with waste:
• What is the annual cost of purchasing new patient medical equipment (crutches, walking frames etc)
Recycling and reuse mechanisms:
• Details of any mechanisms, schemes, or policies your Trust has in place for reusing, recycling, or donating medical equipment, including:
o How returned equipment is processed (e.g., decontamination and refurbishment).
o The percentage of equipment successfully reused or recycled.
o Any partnerships with charities or external organisations to recycle or donate equipment.
o Who is the named person in your NHS Trust responsible for holding this work (Just job title please)
Financial savings or revenue:
• The financial savings your Trust has made through recycling or reusing medical equipment (if applicable).
• Any revenue generated from recycling or selling used equipment, including the breakdown by equipment type.
Contractor involvement:
• The total amount of money paid to contractors or suppliers for the provision of medical equipment that could potentially be reused or recycled.
Plans for future action:
• Any current or future initiatives aimed at reducing the waste of medical equipment and improving recycling or reuse efforts.”
227-2024
Please can you supply me with the following information?
Registration number:
Make:
Model:
of all vehicles both owned/leased by your NHS Trust and all vehicles sold between 01/09/2023 and 31/10/2024.
174-2024
I would like to request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 for the financial years 2021/22, 2022/23, and 2023/24:
Project Management:
• The names of all consultancies used for Estates Project Management.
• The value of the spend with each consultancy for this service broken down by the financial years requested.
Cost Management:
• The names of all consultancies used for Estates Cost Management.
• The value of the spend with each consultancy for this service broken down by the financial years requested.
Building Surveying:
• The names of all consultancies used for Estates Building Surveying.
• The value of the spend with each consultancy for this service broken down by the financial years requested.
173-2024
The organisation’s actual capital spend on your estate for the financial years:
2022/23 (actual)
2023/24 (actual)
The planned capital spend on your estate for the financial years:
2024/25 (planned)
2025/26 (planned)
161-2024
1. Are the Fire Dampers currently on contract for the inspection and maintenance? 2. If yes, please confirm the following:
– Due date for contract end- Actual contract spend 3. What route to market used to obtain these services (a) open tender (b) framework – if yes, which one? 4. Are the fire dampers currently maintained by an external contractor? If yes, please provide which contractor?