Internal Reference Number: FOI_6599
Date Request Received: 19/05/2022 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 01/06/2022 00:00:00
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Request Summary: Critical Care beds
Request Category: Private Individuals
Question Number 1: How many Adult Level three Critical Care beds do you currently have with an invasive ventilator? | |
Answer To Question 1: We are funded for 6 level 3 beds. All of our level 3 beds have ventilators. | |
Question Number 2: How many of these are currently staffed and therefore available for use (either vacant or occupied)? | |
Answer To Question 2: All our level 3 beds are staffed. | |
Question Number 3: When considering relevant guidelines concerning these beds, how many have Carbon Dioxide (CO2) monitoring available for Invasively ventilated patients? | |
Answer To Question 3: All have CO2 monitoring. | |
Question Number 4: Thinking about the new (January 2022) NICE Guidelines concerning inhaled sedation, how many of your Level three beds have inhaled anaesthetic gas monitoring available? | |
Answer To Question 4: None have anaesthetic gas monitoring but we virtually never use inhaled anaesthetics. | |
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