Internal Reference Number: FOI_8166
Date Request Received: 18/09/2024 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 15/10/2024 00:00:00
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Request Summary: EBME
Request Category: Companies
Question Number 1: Under the Freedom of Information Act, I would like to request the following information regarding the management and maintenance of biomedical assets and associated services within your organisation: Biomedical Asset List Please provide a list of current biomedical assets, including the following details for each asset: o Asset No. o Serial No. o Equipment Category o Manufacturer o Model o Installation Date o Purchase Price o Last PPM Date o Next PPM Date o PPM Frequency o Maintenance Type (In-house or External) o External Maintenance Provider (if applicable) | |
Answer To Question 1: Please see excel attached To accompany this answer to question 1 please also see the documents listed below: FOI 8166 Q1.xlsx | |
Question Number 2: Community Sites & Assets a. How many community sites and assets do you manage? b. Are these assets maintained by specific engineers or shared across the team? | |
Answer To Question 2: 3 sites & 1,028 items | |
Question Number 3: RFiD Asset Tracking a. Do you use an RFiD asset tracking system? b. If so, who is the provider of this system? | |
Answer To Question 3: The answer is yes and Kontact IO through the Cisco system | |
Question Number 4: External Repair Costs What was the total external repair spending for the last financial year on the following devices? o Defibrillators o ECG Machines o Infusion Pumps o Patient Monitors o Syringe Pumps o CO2 Modules o Monitor Modules o Bladder Scanners | |
Answer To Question 4: Defibrillators: £3,526.24 ECG Machines: £33,246.00 Infusion & Syringe Pumps: £2,340.13 C02 & Patient Monitors: £28,712.47 Monitor Modules: £0 Bladder Scanner: £30,244.18 | |
Question Number 5: Manual Management How does your organisation manage user and technical service manuals to ensure they remain up-to-date? | |
Answer To Question 5: Regular contact with the suppliers | |
Question Number 6: 6. EBME Engineers Please provide the number of EBME engineers within your organisation, categorised by banding: Engineers Qty Band 3 Band 4 Band 5 Band 6 Band 7 Other | |
Answer To Question 6: 2 x Band 4, 2 x Band 5, 2 x Band 6 | |
Question Number 7: Anaesthetic Equipment Who provides the maintenance of anaesthetic equipment? | |
Answer To Question 7: Draeger | |
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