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Freedom of Information request Mechanical Ventilation

Response published: 19 March 2025

FOI Request

I am writing to formally request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 regarding the use of mechanical ventilation within your hospital trust, specifically for patients undergoing an MRI scan and those requiring in-hospital transportation while intubated. Please provide responses to the following questions: 1. What is the current policy for mechanical ventilation of patients undergoing an MRI scan within your NHS trust? 2. Which department has the primary responsibility for overseeing the mechanical ventilation of patients in the MRI suite? Is it the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) or the MRI department? 3. Which mechanical ventilators are currently used when conducting MRI scans on patients within your MRI department? 4. Please provide the make, model, and age of the current mechanical transport ventilators used within your trust. 5. Could you list the specific MRI-compatible ventilators currently in use within your trust? 6. Please provide the contact details (name, job title, and email/telephone) of the lead clinical person overseeing the use of mechanical transport ventilation within your trust. 7. Please provide the name and contact details of the technician responsible for overseeing the usage and maintenance of these ventilators within your trust.

FOI Response

Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 391-2025

Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.

You asked:

I am writing to formally request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000
regarding the use of mechanical ventilation within your hospital trust, specifically for patients
undergoing an MRI scan and those requiring in-hospital transportation while intubated.
Please provide responses to the following questions:

1. What is the current policy for mechanical ventilation of patients undergoing an MRI scan
within your NHS trust?
2. Which department has the primary responsibility for overseeing the mechanical
ventilation of patients in the MRI suite? Is it the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) or the MRI
department?
3. Which mechanical ventilators are currently used when conducting MRI scans on patients
within your MRI department?
4. Please provide the make, model, and age of the current mechanical transport
ventilators used within your trust.
5. Could you list the specific MRI-compatible ventilators currently in use within your trust?
6. Please provide the contact details (name, job title, and email/telephone) of the lead
clinical person overseeing the use of mechanical transport ventilation within your trust.
7. Please provide the name and contact details of the technician responsible for
overseeing the usage and maintenance of these ventilators within your trust.

Our response:

The Trust does not hold the information requested. Please contact Gloucestershire Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

Next steps:

Should you have any queries in relation to our response, please do not hesitate to contact us. 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:

Louise Moss
Head of Legal Services / Associate Director of Corporate Governance
c/o Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Edward Jenner Court
1010 Pioneer Avenue
Gloucester Business Park
Brockworth, GL3 4AW
E-mail: louise.moss@ghc.nhs.uk

If you are not content with the outcome of any review, you may apply directly to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for further advice/guidance. Generally, the ICO will not consider your case unless you have exhausted your enquiries with the Trust which should include considering the use of the Trust’s formal complaints procedure. The ICO can be contacted at: The Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.