Dear North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS 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,

Nathan Cowley