• The name of the supplier/s who service your weighing devices (baby scales, chair scales, floor scales, column scales, patient transfer scales, bench scales for example)
• How many weighing devices are covered by this contract?
• What standard (or average) price per scale do you pay for servicing
• The date that the servicing contract ends.
• The value of total spend on weighing devices (split between patient weighing and other) excluding servicing in the last 3 calendar years split by year and the value of that spend by weighing device supplier in the last 3 calendar years split by year.
• Do you have any weighing devices integrated directly or indirectly to an electronic patient records system (EPR)?
• Which electronic patient records system do you use/plan to use?
• If you haven’t done so already, do you intend to integrate weighing scales to an EPR in the next 12-24 months?
• Do you use Welch Allen Vital signs monitors in the Trust, if so, how many and are any of these connected to weighing devices?
• How many suppliers were invited to tender/were considered for your current contract
• What was the decision criteria with regard to the current contract including any weighting
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Weighing Scales
Bariatric Surgery
We are trying to determine the number of patients that are currently on the waiting list for bariatric surgery across the country i.e. they have been assessed as eligible and meet all the criteria for surgery and are now waiting for a surgical date. With that in mind please could you pass to us any information you have to address the following questions:
• How many referrals have you had into your Tier 4 Bariatric Services within the past year?
• What is the average time between their RTT into Tier 4 service and their first appointment in clinic?
• If you do not have a Tier 4 service in your Trust, how many patients have you referred to neighbouring Trust within the past year?