Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 003-2026
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
You asked:
1. How many Ultrasound Systems does the Trust own?
Our response:
16
You asked:
2. Please provide the Original Equipment Manufacturer name of each installed Ultrasound System.
Our response:
Canon – 3 / Mindray 3 / Konica Minolta – 3 / Chison – 1 / Esaote Biomedica – 1 / Phillips – 1 / Samsung – 1 / SIUI – 1 / SonoSite – 1 / Toshiba – 1
You asked:
3. Please provide the Original Equipment Manufacturer System Type of each installed Ultrasound System.
Our response:
We do not record this information.
You asked:
4. Please list the Departmental location of each individual Ultrasound System asset installed across the Trust.
Our response:
Gloucestershire Royal Hospital – 5 / Southgate Moorings – 3 / Forest of Dean Hospital – 2 / Tewkesbury Hospital – 2 / Churchdown Clinic – 1 / Cirencester Hospital – 1 / Stroud General Hospital – 1 / Vale Comm Hospital – 1
You asked:
5. Does the Trust maintain any of the Trust’s Ultrasound Systems by utilising external service provider(s)?
Our response:
Yes.
You asked:
6. Does the Trust maintain any of the Trust’s Ultrasound Systems by utilising your own internal Engineering staff?
Our response:
No.
You asked:
7. If an external service provider(s) is used, please provide the name of the contracted service provider?
Our response:
Gloucestershire Managed Services, Medical Engineering Department
You asked:
8. If an external service provider(s) is used, what was the contract award value?
Our response:
circa £200k per annum
You asked:
9. If an external service provider(s) is used, what is the contract type – PPM/ Fully- Comprehensive / Ad-hoc support?
Our response:
Fully- Comprehensive
You asked:
10. If an external service provider(s) is used, what is the contract renewal date(s)?
Our response:
01 April 2026
You asked:
11. Please provide the name, email address of the role responsible for managing medical devices within the Trust
Our response:
Estates and Facilities – devices@ghc.nhs.uk
You asked:
12. If medical device maintenance is managed internally, how many clinical engineers are employed by the Trust?
Our response:
Not applicable.
You asked:
13. What is the current % of assets ‘within service date’ – i.e., the date by which a device must be serviced has not expired?
Our response:
Ultrasounds only (69% – 11/16). For all Equipment which requires servicing 77%.
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.