Internal Reference Number: FOI_6946
Date Request Received: 06/01/2023 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 25/01/2023 00:00:00
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Request Summary: Operating Theatre
Request Category: Private Individuals
Question Number 1: The number of operating theatres (OTs) in your Trust by type (e.g., day case, general, obstetrics etc.) | |
Answer To Question 1: . 9 x general, 8 x day case and 1 x obstetrics | |
Question Number 2: For each type of OT (e.g., day, general, obstetrics etc.), please provide the number of OTs: a) With no ventilation system b) With a 'conventional' ventilation system c) With an Ultra Clean Ventilation (UCV) / laminar flow ventilation system d) That are ‘Integrated’ OTs (e.g. connected by a digital control panel) | |
Answer To Question 2: a) 0 b) 15 c) 3 d) OT's have BMS control | |
Question Number 3: The number of OT ventilation system that were refurbished/replaced in the last 5 years. For each, please list the supplier and capital cost of the equipment | |
Answer To Question 3: 7 new AHU's installed for OT's in this period by Klimatherm at a capital cost of £405,245.78 | |
Question Number 4: For OT ventilation systems, where there is a servicing agreement, please specify: a) Total value and duration of the servicing contract b) Provider of the servicing contract c) Renewal date d) Type of agreement (e.g., framework, warranty, tender etc.) | |
Answer To Question 4: Not applicable, no service contract in place for OT ventilation systems, works completed by in-house maintenance team. | |
Question Number 5: Your Trust’s annual capital equipment spend on the following OT equipment, for the last 5 years a) OT ventilation systems b) Theatre control panels c) Operating lights d) Medical pendants e) Mobile ventilation systems | |
Answer To Question 5: a) £405,245.78 b) £0 c) £84,86.00 d) £0 e) £0 | |
Question Number 6: The annual number of surgeries performed outside of an operating theatre, for the last 5 years a) The number of those where a mobile ventilation system was used for the same period | |
Answer To Question 6: Question 6 - Zero surgeries were performed outside an operating theatre for the last 5 years a) - Zero | |
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