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E-mail: freedomofinformation@ghc.nhs.uk Website: www.ghc.nhs.uk
DATE: 22/03/2022
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Emmanuel Phillips
————————-Emmanuel, Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 055-2022
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
Q1: What is your overall spend on medical imaging products and services for the current year?
Q2: How much do you spend on each modality requested below for the current year:
a. Computed Tomography CT.
b. Magnetic Resonance Imaging MRI.
c. Ultrasound
d. Fluoroscopy
e. Mammography
f. Nuclear
g. Mobile X-ray
h. Static X-ray
Q3: A list of the current equipment held by the Trust across all hospital sites for each of the following:
a. Supplier
b. Product
c. Contract start date
d. Contract expiry date
e. Number of devices
f. Age of product
Q4: Annual cost of maintenance of equipment
Q5: What percentage of your imaging equipment has an element of Artificial Intelligence? Unfortunately, Gloucestershire Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust cannot release a lot of information relating to your request as the information is commercially sensitive. However, we can confirm that we were allocated £2.3m of capital funds to invest in medical equipment this year.
Should you have any queries in relation to our response in this letter, please do not hesitate to contact me. If you are unhappy with the response you have received in relation to your request and wish to ask us to review our response, you should write to:-
– Head of Legal Services / Associate Director of Corporate Governance Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Edward Jenner Court
1010 Pioneer Avenue
Gloucester Business Park
Brockworth
GLOUCESTER GL3 4AW
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Yours sincerely,
Freedom of Information Officer
On behalf of Gloucestershire Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust
FOI Request
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Subject: Freedom of Information request - Clinical Imaging Equipment Query by Trust
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We are currently updating data on your Trust’s medical imaging equipment and spend. Can you please complete the fields below with what you currently hold?
A list of the current medical imaging equipment held by the Trust across all hospital sites, providing the following information:
Q1: What is your overall spend on medical imaging products and services for the current year?
Q2: How much do you spend on each modality requested below for the current year:
a. Computed Tomography CT.
b. Magnetic Resonance Imaging MRI.
c. Ultrasound
d. Fluoroscopy
e. Mammography
f. Nuclear
g. Mobile X-ray
h. Static X-ray
Q3: A list of the current equipment held by the Trust across all hospital sites for each of the following:
a. Supplier
b. Product
c. Contract start date
d. Contract expiry date
e. Number of devices
f. Age of product
Example Response: 3 x Siemens Acuson SC2000, Initial cost £ 29,000, Contract start date 10/02/2022 Contract end date 10/02/2026, 6 years old
Q4: Annual cost of maintenance of equipment
Q5: What percentage of your imaging equipment has an element of Artificial Intelligence?
Definitions:
1. Computed Tomography CT. - is a medical imaging technique that uses computer-processed combinations of multiple X-ray measurements taken from different angles to produce images of a body, allowing the user to see inside the body without cutting. They are used within Medical Physics and Radiology departments.
2. Magnetic Resonance Imaging MRI. - is a medical imaging technique used in radiology to form pictures of the anatomy and the physiological processes of the body. They are used in Medical Physics and Radiology departments.
3. Ultrasound – is an imaging method that uses high-frequency sound waves to produce images of structures within the body. Ultrasound machines are used in various departments such as Radiology, Renal, Urology, Vascular, Clinical Science and Medical Physics.
4. Fluoroscopy - is an imaging technique that uses X-rays to obtain real-time moving images of the interior of an object. These products are used in Radiology departments.
5. Mammography – is a screening system used to detect and diagnose breast cancer by taking an X-ray of the breast. These products are used by Radiology and Breast Imaging professionals.
6. Nuclear - is a specialised area of radiology that uses very small amounts of radioactive materials, or radiopharmaceuticals, to examine organ function and structure. These products are used in Medical Physics and Radiology departments.
7. Mobile X-ray - these units are used for radiographic imaging of patients who cannot be moved to the radiology department and who are in areas, such as intensive and critical care units or operating and emergency rooms, that lack standard, fixed radiographic equipment. Medical applications can include general radiography and orthopaedic, paediatric, skeletal, and abdominal imaging. They are usually used by Surgeons and Medical Physics and Radiology professionals.
8. Static X-ray - is used for taking standard x-rays. These products are used in Medical Physics and Radiology departments.
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