NHS Wales Uniforms

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Dear Public Health Wales NHS Trust,

I would be grateful for the following information for each Trust:

1. NHS Staff uniform budget by Trust
2. Numbers of new uniforms and types purchased annually by Trust
3. Expected lifespan of a uniform by type

Uniform type includes, but is not exclusive to:

Scrubs
Nurses / Midwife
Lab coats
Trousers
Clinical Support Staff Uniforms
Non-Clinical Staff Uniforms

Yours faithfully,

Chris McDonald

John Morley (Public Health Wales), Public Health Wales

Dear Mr McDonald

 

Public Health Wales acknowledges your request for information under the
Freedom of Information Act. I will check with the relevant departments and
if we hold the information you request come back again within the 20
working days allowed under the act.

 

Kind regards

 

John

 

Ivor John Morley

 

Rheolwr Llyodraethu Gwybodaeth, Iechyd Cyhoeddus Cymru, Teml Heddwch ac
Iechyd, Caerdydd CF10 3NW

Information Governance Manager, Public Health Wales, Temple of Peace and
Health, Cardiff CF10 3NW

 

WHTN:                      1809 5723 (direct line)

Ffôn/Tel:                   029 2040 2462 (indirect)

Symudol/Mobile      07794 331580

e-bost/ email i: [1][email address]

Rhyngrwyd/Internet: [2]www.iechydcydhoedduscymru.org /
[3]www.publichealthwales.org

Mewnrwyd/Intranet: nww.publichealth.wales.nhs.uk

Twitter: @IechyddCyhoeddus / @Public Health Wales

Facebook: Iechyd Cyhoeddus Cymru / Public Health Wales

 

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References

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2. http://www.iechydcydhoedduscymru.org/
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John Morley (Public Health Wales), Public Health Wales

Dear Mr McDonald

 

I believe that you require the information on uniforms from every trust in
Wales. I can respond on behalf of Public Health Wales NHS trust, but the
other Health Boards and Trust can be contacted here on an individual
basis.

 

[1]http://www.wales.nhs.uk/ourservices/dire...

 

This page also details the contact details of other all Wales Health
related services.

 

Kind regards

 

John

 

Ivor John Morley

 

Rheolwr Llyodraethu Gwybodaeth, Iechyd Cyhoeddus Cymru, Teml Heddwch ac
Iechyd, Caerdydd CF10 3NW

Information Governance Manager, Public Health Wales, Temple of Peace and
Health, Cardiff CF10 3NW

 

WHTN:                      1809 5723 (direct line)

Ffôn/Tel:                   029 2040 2462 (indirect)

Symudol/Mobile      07794 331580

e-bost/ email i: [2][email address]

Rhyngrwyd/Internet: [3]www.iechydcydhoedduscymru.org /
[4]www.publichealthwales.org

Mewnrwyd/Intranet: nww.publichealth.wales.nhs.uk

Twitter: @IechyddCyhoeddus / @Public Health Wales

Facebook: Iechyd Cyhoeddus Cymru / Public Health Wales

 

Rydym yn croesawu gohebiaeth yn y Gwmraeg neu’r Saesneg

We welcome correspondance in Welsh or English

 

References

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1. http://www.wales.nhs.uk/ourservices/dire...
2. mailto:[email address]
3. http://www.iechydcydhoedduscymru.org/
4. http://www.publichealthwales.org/

John Morley (Public Health Wales), Public Health Wales

Dear Mr McDonald

 

In regards to your request for information under the Freedom of
Information Act regarding uniforms used by Public Health Wales detailed
here:

 

I would be grateful for the following information for each Trust:

    

     1. NHS Staff uniform budget by Trust, there is no dedicated uniform
budget, as each department has individual budgets for these items

     2. Numbers of new uniforms and types purchased annually by Trust.
This information is not collected or held by Public Health Wales

     3. Expected lifespan of a uniform by type, This information is not
collected or held by Public Health Wales

    

     Uniform type includes, but is not exclusive to:

    

1.   Scrubs  these are not used by Public Health Wales staff

2.   Nurses / Midwife Screening Staff All Radiography staff have standard
white tunics, we have a large stock of these and have not purchased them
for a long while. Screeners are also provided with a logo’d gillet, or a
fleeced jacket.

3.   Lab coats, Public Health Wales Microbiology lab staff are hosted in
the Health Board hospitals and have local arrangements with individual
hospitals to buy with them. Public Health Wales also has a large number of
predecessor organisation lab coats still in use. These pre-date 2003.

4.   Trousers, Screening staff purchase their own trousers and are
reimbursed up to £40per year

5.   Clinical Support Staff Uniforms.... these are not used or provided by
Public Health Wales

 

6.   Non-Clinical Staff Uniforms...these are not used or provided by
Public Health Wales

 

If you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your
request and wish to make a complaint or request a review of the decision,
you should write to the Corporate Complaints Manager, Public Health Wales
NHS Trust, 14 Cathedral Road Cardiff, CF11 9LJ

 

If you are not content with the outcome of your complaint or review, you
may apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision.
Generally, the ICO cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the
complaints procedure provided by the Trust. The Information Commissioner
can be contacted at:

 

Information Commissioner for Wales

2nd Floor
Churchill House
Churchill Way
Cardiff
CF10 2HH

Telephone: 029 2067 8400

Email:  [1][email address]

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Kind regards

 

John

 

Ivor John Morley

 

Rheolwr Llyodraethu Gwybodaeth, Iechyd Cyhoeddus Cymru, Teml Heddwch ac
Iechyd, Caerdydd CF10 3NW

Information Governance Manager, Public Health Wales, Temple of Peace and
Health, Cardiff CF10 3NW

 

WHTN:                      1809 5723 (direct line)

Ffôn/Tel:                   029 2040 2462 (indirect)

Symudol/Mobile      07794 331580

e-bost/ email i: [2][email address]

Rhyngrwyd/Internet: [3]www.iechydcydhoedduscymru.org /
[4]www.publichealthwales.org

Mewnrwyd/Intranet: nww.publichealth.wales.nhs.uk

Twitter: @IechyddCyhoeddus / @Public Health Wales

Facebook: Iechyd Cyhoeddus Cymru / Public Health Wales

 

Rydym yn croesawu gohebiaeth yn y Gwmraeg neu’r Saesneg

We welcome correspondance in Welsh or English

 

References

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1. mailto:[email address]
2. mailto:[email address]
3. http://www.iechydcydhoedduscymru.org/
4. http://www.publichealthwales.org/