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I would be most grateful if you would provide me, under the Freedom of Information Act, details in respect to the below.

1. Please list all providers that currently provide NHS audiology services in your region.

2. Please provide a copy of the current and most up to date service specification as contained in the relevant contract particulars for adult hearing care.

3. Please provide the date the adult hearing care service last was commissioned.

4. If adult hearing care is part of a wider service specification i.e. ENT, then please provide a copy of the current and most up to date service specification as contained in the relevant contract particulars.

5. If adult hearing care is part of a wider service specification i.e. ENT, then please provide the date this service was last commissioned.

Please provide information regarding Respiratory Services providing on call services i.e. physiotherapy and/or outreach department.

In the last 12 months – for both adult and children eating disorder services (both inpatient and outpatient) has your trust instructed someone to give a second opinion on a patient that is receiving treatment for an eating disorder?

In the last 12 months – for both adult and children eating disorder services (both inpatient and outpatient) has your trust refused to give a second opinion on a patient that is receiving treatment for an eating disorder?

In the last 12 months – for both adult and children eating disorder services (both inpatient and outpatient) where second opinions have happened, who did the trust instruct to give the second opinion?

Of the second opinions given in adult and children eating disorder services (both inpatient and outpatient) was the second opinion arranged by the clinical team or the patient/family?
Of the second opinions given in adult and children eating disorder services (both inpatient and outpatient) who paid for it?

Of the second opinions given in adult and children eating disorder services (both inpatient and outpatient) was it internal or external?

Of the second opinions given in adult and children eating disorder services (both inpatient and outpatient) what was the outcome?

Dear FOI team, My name is Jiakun Yu and I am a doctor working at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital. I would like to make the following FOI request: 1. Could you provide a list of all NHS hospital at home or virtual ward available in your region as well as their email contact information please. Many thanks, Jiakun Yu

I’d like to request the following records under the FOI act.

Virtual wards

• The total number of virtual ward beds you had open as of 15 January 2025
• The total number of VW beds, broken down by the different specialties served by those virtual wards
• The beds occupancy rate as of 15 January 2025, broken down by specialty
Patient initiated follow-up

• A list of the specialities for which you offer patient initiated follow-up
• The proportion of outpatient attendances discharged to PIFU pathways, as of 15 January 2025 (or the most recent data point – please specify the date if different from 15/1/25).
• The names of each technology supplier and the product used by the trust to run its PIFU pathways

A list of your sites that are under PFI / PF2 / PPP contracts that are expiring in by the end of 2030.

– The name of the site, the value of the contract, along with the date of the expiry.
– The name of your Director of Estates & Head of Procurement.

1. The name of your soft facilities management service provider/providers (if this is managed in-house please say)
2. The date/dates that your contract/contracts with your soft FM provider ends
3. The name of your hard facilities management service provider/providers (if this is managed in-house please say)
4. The date/dates that your contract/contracts with your hard FM provider ends
5. The name of your waste management service provider/provider
6. The date/dates that your contract/contracts with waste management provider ends
7. The name of your security provider/providers
8. The annual sum spent on security each year from 2020/21 to 2024/25 (for 2024/25 if you don’t have the total that you will spend then please provide a figure to-date).

Dear Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust,

I am writing under the Freedom of Information Act to request information relating to Patient Transport Services in the NHS Trust. I have set out the information I require below:

– Please can you outline the procurement process for Patient Transport Service contracts.

– What is the criteria for Patient Transport Service contracts.

– Which organisation sets the criteria for Patient Transport Service contracts.

– Which organisation decides the successful bid for Patient Transport Service contracts.

– Is there any criteria for Patient Transport Service contracts attached to terms and conditions and pay of staff.

I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 regarding hospital admissions related to hiking injuries.

Please provide data for the past five calendar years (from 1 January [2020] to 31 January [2025]), broken down annually and 2025 so far, on the following:

Hospital Admissions

• The number of hospital admissions where the reason for admission was linked to hiking.
• If available, the number of admissions identified through:
Text-based documentation (i.e., where “hiking” or a related term was explicitly mentioned in records).
The ICD-11 for Mortality and Morbidity Statistics code XE5BS (Type of sport or exercise activity, hiking).
The age and gender of those admitted.
• A brief description of the incident or injury, if recorded.

I’m writing under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request information about the rate of sodium nitrite poisoning in your hospital trust. Please note I am asking about sodium nitrite, not sodium nitrate. For the past five years, up to and including 6 February 2025, I’d like to know the following:

How many cases of sodium nitrite poisoning were there? Please break this down into cases of a) intentional poisoning (eg suicide) and b) unintentional poisoning. A. Of the cases of sodium nitrite poisoning, how many of them were administered Methylene Blue? How many deaths were there where sodium nitrite poisoning was listed as the, or a, cause of death? Please break this down into how many deaths were caused by a) intentional poisoning (eg suicide) and b) unintentional poisoning. A. Of the deaths caused by sodium nitrite poisoning, how many of them were administered Methylene Blue?

I am submitting this request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and would appreciate your assistance in providing the following details regarding your NHS Trust’s expenditure on staff uniforms:

1. **Total uniform expenditure** for the last financial year (April 2022 – March 2023) and, if available, the current financial year to date (April 2023 – present).

2. **Breakdown of uniform items purchased**, including:
– Type of uniform items (e.g., tunics, trousers, scrubs, polo shirts, jackets, etc.).
– Number of each item purchased.
– Unit price of each item.

3. **Suppliers**: A list of uniform suppliers used by the Trust.

4. **Procurement Process**: Details of any existing contracts or agreements for uniform procurement, if applicable.