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Robotic Surgery

Under the Freedom of Information Act, I would like to request the following information:

1) Has your NHS Trust purchased orthopaedic robots between the 1st January 2018 and 31st December 2025? If so, how many, in which financial quarter (Q1 April – June, Q2 July – Sept, Q3 October – Dec, Q4 Jan – March) and which brands and models were they?

2) How much money has your NHS Trust spent on orthopaedic robots purchased between the dates 1st January 2018 and 31st December 2025? Please break-down by financial quarter.

Please provide the information in an excel spreadsheet or in a Microsoft Word table.

Please contact me if you need me to clarify my request.

Yours sincerely,

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Ultrasound Systems / Equipment

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Dear FOI Team,
Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Request for Information under the Freedom of Information Act
I would be most grateful if you would provide me, under the Freedom of Information Act, details with respect to the Trust below, details of which can be found below:

1. How many Ultrasound Systems does the Trust own?
2. Please provide the Original Equipment Manufacturer name of each installed Ultrasound System.
3. Please provide the Original Equipment Manufacturer System Type of each installed Ultrasound System.
4. Please list the Departmental location of each individual Ultrasound System asset installed across the Trust.
5. Does the Trust maintain any of the Trust’s Ultrasound Systems by utilising external service provider(s)?
6. Does the Trust maintain any of the Trust’s Ultrasound Systems by utilising your own internal Engineering staff?
7. If an external service provider(s) is used, please provide the name of the contracted service provider?
8. If an external service provider(s) is used, what was the contract award value?
9. If an external service provider(s) is used, what is the contract type – PPM/ Fully- Comprehensive / Ad-hoc support?
10. If an external service provider(s) is used, what is the contract renewal date(s)?
11. Please provide the name, email address of the role responsible for managing medical devices within the Trust
12. If medical device maintenance is managed internally, how many clinical engineers are employed by the Trust?
13. What is the current % of assets ‘within service date’ – i.e., the date by which a device must be serviced has not expired?

Definitions

Ultrasound Devices
For the purposes of this request, this includes any diagnostic Ultrasound equipment, such as portable ultrasound units, point-of-care ultrasound (PoCUS) devices, or cart-based ultrasound systems.

PPM
Planned Preventative Maintenance, i.e. annual service.

Fully Comprehensive
Maintenance contract covering the cost of Planned Maintenance and cost of repair parts and labour of equipment.

Ad-hoc support
Subcontracted work to an engineering company on an informal basis.

*For clarity, contact details are kept in the strictest confidence. These details are used only to contact regarding information of legitimate interest for the relevant contracts.

Your sincerely,

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Sexual Health

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Under the Freedom of Information Act, we would like to request the following information from your Trust. We would be grateful for any information you can provide, and if you are unable to answer certain questions, please complete the remaining questions. In line with the latest classification, Vaginismus and Dyspareunia have been redefined under the same diagnostic category, Genito Pelvic/Pain Penetration Disorder (GPPPD). GPPPD is a combination of painful sex, penetration difficulties and involuntary vaginal muscle spasm. Therefore, any information on the three conditions would be appreciated.

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Medical Devices

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I would be most grateful if you would provide me, under the terms of The Freedom of Information Act, answers to the following questions.

1. How many medical devices/EBME Managed devices does the Trust own?

2. How many Trust medical devices are subject to lease/finance arrangements?

3. How many patient beds does the Trust own?

4. How many patient beds are subject to lease/finance arrangements?

5. Does the Trust maintain the devices using a EBME/Clinical Engineering/Medical Physics Department?

6. How many Engineers are employed by the Trust within the EBME/Clinical Engineering/Medical Physics Department?

7. Does the Trust subcontract the maintenance of any medical/EBME devices to an external service provider?

8. What devices are under service contract with an external service provider?

9. If an external service provider(s) is utilised, please provide the name of the contracted service provider?

10. Where an external service provider(s) is utilised, please provide the type of service contract that is in place, i.e. PPM/ Fully- Comprehensive / Ad-hoc support and for what device?

11. Where an external service provider(s) is utilised, please state the service contract period, i.e. start/end dates?

12. Where an external service provider(s) is utilised, what was the value of the contract on award?

13. Please confirm as a percentage the amount of devices that have had their routine scheduled service/inspection completed?

14. Please confirm as a percentage the amount of devices that have not had their routine scheduled service/inspection completed?

15. Please provide the name, email address of the role responsible for managing medical devices within the trust?

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Device Connectivity

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Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I would like to request information regarding connectivity between devices used at the hospital bedside and electronic patient notes. Could you please assist by answering the following questions, using the latest available data:

1. Name of Hospital Trust.

2. Does your hospital trust current use electronic patient notes? – This is also known as EPR (Electronic Patient Records) system.

3. Do you use any ward-based devices that connect to your EPR system? Examples maybe devices that monitor the patient’s vital signs. If yes, please provide examples of the devices name and model number.

4. Do you have barcode scanning devices on the ward that connect to your EPR system? – Examples Zebra DataWedge. If yes, please provide examples of the devices name and model number.

5. Which EPR software does the trust use? Examples, Epic, Cerner,etc.

6. Which EPR middleware do you use? Examples, Mirth Connect, Rhapsody, InterSystems Ensemble

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Endoscopes / Endoscope Systems

I would be most grateful if you would provide me, under the terms of The Freedom of Information Act, answers to the following questions.

1. How many Endoscopes/Endoscopy Systems does the Trust own?

2. Who is the Manufacturer/Supplier of the Endoscopes/Endoscopy Systems that the Trust own?

3. Are any of the Trust owned Endoscopes/Endoscopy Systems subject to lease/finance arrangements?

4. What is the age of each Endoscopes/Endoscopy Systems that the Trust owns?

5. How many of the Trust Endoscopes/Endoscopy Systems are under Manufacturer/Supplier Warranty?

6. Are the Trust owned Endoscopes/Endoscopy Systems under external service provider service contract?

7. If under external service provider service contract, who is the external service contract provider?

8. Does the Trust maintain Endoscopes/Endoscopy Systems using internal engineers from within the EBME/Clinical Engineering/Medical Physics Department?

9. Where external service provider(s) are used, please provide the type of service contract that is in place, i.e. PPM/ Fully- Comprehensive / Ad-hoc support and for what Endoscopes/Endoscopy Systems ?

10. Where an external service provider(s) is used, what was the value of the contract on award?

11. Where an external service provider(s) is used, please state the service contract period, i.e. start/end dates?

12. Where an external service provider(s) is used, Does your contract include the provision of loan Endoscopes to temporarily replace defective Endoscopes?

13. Please provide the name, email address and phone number of the role responsible for managing endoscopy equipment within the Trust.

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Radiotherapy Equipment and Systems

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I am currently conducting some personal research on Radiotherapy equipment installed at NHS Providers in England.

In order to aid my research, I am requesting that you provide (in editable digital formats) the data requested per the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Linear accelerators

For each linear accelerator could you provide the hospital where the system is installed, the make, model and date installed.

CT scanners in Radiotherapy

For CT scanner could you provide the hospital where the system is installed, the make, model and date installed.

MR scanners in Radiotherapy

For each MR scanner could you provide the hospital where the system is installed, the make, model and date installed.

Treatment planning systems

For each Treatment planning systems could you provide the hospital where the system is installed, the make, model and date installed.

Oncology Information Systems

For each oncology information systems could you provide the hospital where the system is installed, the make, model and date installed.

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IV Fluid Bags

I am writing to ask for some information under a freedom of information request.

Specifically please could you provide me with the following information:

1. Over the last 5 years how many IV fluid bags have been bought/used by your trust (can you please give in X bags/year)?

2. For the amounts in answer 1, can you advise what different types were used ie what was the saline concentration, different size bags, any bags containing pre-mixed medication other than saline etc?

3. What brands/makes of IVbags do you purchase? Are they bought directly from the manufacturer or via a distributor?

4. Is there a contract in place for purchasing IV Fluids, and if so when does the current contract expire?

5. What is the average unit price for normal saline solution? Has this price changed in the last 5 years?

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