Internal Reference Number: FOI_7332
Date Request Received: 27/07/2023 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 17/08/2023 00:00:00
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Request Summary: Implantable Ports and Port Access Needles
Request Category: Companies
Question Number 1: Information requested in respect of Implantable Ports (see image attached) Has your organisation purchased implantable ports between 1st April 2022 and 31st March 2023? | |
Answer To Question 1: Yes | |
Question Number 2: If yes, to question above, please can you kindly provide a purchasing export report detailing the following relevant to implantable ports purchased between 1st April 2022 and 31st March 2023.  Manufacturer  Brand  Product Code  Description  Volume (in pieces)  Supply route for example, Direct, NHS Supply Chain etc | |
Answer To Question 2: See attached data To accompany this answer to question 2 please also see the documents listed below: FOI 7332 - Ports_SFT.xlsx | |
Question Number 3: Which clinical area(s) insert implantable ports in your organisation? | |
Answer To Question 3: See attached data in Q2 | |
Question Number 4: Has your organisation any data regarding the number of patients that had a port inserted between 1st April 2022 and 31st March 2023 that also required a high pressure contrast media scan? | |
Answer To Question 4: The answer is 0 (zero) as we wouldn’t put contrast through the ports. | |
Question Number 5: Information requested in respect of Port Access Needles (see image attached) Has your organization purchased port access needles between 1st April 2022 and 31st March 2023? | |
Answer To Question 5: Yes | |
Question Number 6: If yes, to question above, please can you kindly provide a purchasing export report detailing the following relevant to port access needles purchased between 1st April 2022 and 31st March 2023.  Manufacturer  Brand  Product Code  Description  Volume (in pieces)  Supply route for example, Direct, NHS Supply Chain etc | |
Answer To Question 6: See attached data in Q2 | |
Question Number 7: Which clinical area(s) use port access needles in your organisation? | |
Answer To Question 7: See attached data in Q2 | |
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