Bariatric Equipment

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Dear Wirral University Teaching Hospital 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?

2.4. If under a contract, please supply the means of contract award, i.e framework or direct award.

3. How many Bariatric beds does the Trust own?

Yours faithfully,

A. Roberts

ACCESSTOINFORMATIONOFFICE (WIRRAL UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST), Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

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Dear A. Roberts,

 

We acknowledge receipt of your request for information received in this
office on 24^th February 2022.

 

Please note, as the Freedom of Information Act requires us to produce your
requested information within 20 working days, any information we hold
should be sent out by 24^th March 2022.

 

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ACCESSTOINFORMATIONOFFICE (WIRRAL UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST), Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

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Dear A. Roberts,

 

 

May we offer our sincere apologies again for the delay you have
experienced in receiving this information.

 

Our full and final response will be with you shortly

 

 

 

 

Yours sincerely

 

Jan Taylor

Freedom of Information Support Officer

 

 

Sent by Jan Taylor (Mrs) on behalf of Lin Snow

Head of Information Governance & Records Management

Data Protection Officer and Copyright Lead

With responsibility for Data Quality, Clinical Coding & Information
Security

Information Governance Department

 

Direct dial: 0151 604 7120

Internal extension: 8477

Email [1][Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust request email]

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Dear ACCESSTOINFORMATIONOFFICE (WIRRAL UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST),

Could you tell me if there is any update on this Freedom of Information Request?

Thank you.

Yours sincerely,

A. Roberts