Bariatric Equipment
Dear East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust,
Under The Freedom of Information Act 2000, could you kindly answer the following questions:
1. I wish to know how much your trust has spent on specialist bariatric equipment for obese/bariatric patients (patients over 160kg) during the last three financial years?
2. Please give a breakdown of the type of equipment used by the trust and the amounts spent, split between Rental expenditure and Purchased Equipment?
2.1. If equipment used is on a Rental basis, please specify if this was under a contract basis or ad hoc?
2.2. When is the contract due for renewal?
2.3. If known, who is the contract with?
3. How many Bariatric beds does the Trust own?
Yours faithfully,
A. Roberts
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Kind regards,
Amy Witham
Freedom of Information Team
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
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Thank you for your recent enquiry regarding information held by the East
Suffolk and North Essex Foundation Trust:
Your enquiry has been dealt with in accordance with the Trust’s Freedom of
Information Act 2000 Policy and Procedures.
We are pleased to enclose part of the information you requested:
1. I wish to know how much your trust has spent on specialist
bariatric equipment for obese/bariatric patients (patients over 160kg)
during the last three financial years?
We are unable to break the spend down to this level
2. Please give a breakdown of the type of equipment used by the
trust and the amounts spent, split between Rental expenditure and
Purchased Equipment?
Types of equipment includes:
· Arjo 1^st Call Baros Bariatric Bed with Sapphire mattress
· HillRom Compella HD bed
· 32” armchair (SWL 320kg)
· 33 or 40” riser recliners, bariatric commodes
· Eclipse bariatric wheelchairs
· Ultra Twin Gantry Hoist
Some equipment owned by ESNEFT
3. If equipment used is on a Rental basis, please specify if this
was under a contract basis or ad hoc?
Ad-hoc, no contract. Different companies used as necessary.
4. How many Bariatric beds does the Trust own?
6.
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East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
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