Internal Reference Number: FOI_8001
Date Request Received: 14/06/2024 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 23/07/2024 00:00:00
This response was sent via: By Email
Request Summary: Open MRIs
Request Category: Media
| Question Number 1: The number of referrals for Open MRIs for patient size (not claustrophobia) authorised by your Trust in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and until June 1, 2024. | |
| Answer To Question 1: Referrals come into the Trust through multiple departments, this information is not available in an easily reportable format. | |
| Question Number 2: Total remuneration for open MRI scans for patient size including staffing and MFF for the same time frame as above. | |
| Answer To Question 2: The Trust does not keep records of patients who are not scanned because they exceed our weight limits. The referrer takes responsibility for identifying an alternative service provider or alternative test. Numbers will be extremely small now as our MRI weight limit for example is now 250kg. | |
| Question Number 3: A single total figure for how much the Trust has spent on specialist bariatric equipment for the same time frame as above. | |
| Answer To Question 3: Data set starts 2019. Year Amount (ex.VAT) 2019 拢55,133.15 2020 拢37,633.25 2021 拢87,655.95 2022 拢22,611.40 2023 拢16,256.56 2024 拢3,559.25 | |
| To return to the list of all the FOI requests please click here |
Our staff at SA国际传媒 Hospital have long been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment they provide for our patients and for their innovation, commitment and professionalism. This has been recognised in a wide range of achievements and it is reflected in our award of NHS Foundation Trust status. This is afforded to hospitals that provide the highest standards of care.
