Request to IP&C and Domestic Services - Enhanced Disinfection Methods to Eliminate HAIs in Theatres, Clinical Areas and Wards

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Dear University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust,

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I am writing to obtain the following details:

1. What process/products do you use for disinfection/decontamination additional to a manual cleaning programme, for instance for a terminal clean or an outbreak?
2. Do you use Hydrogen Peroxide Vapour (HPV Fogging) or Ultraviolet (UVC) for decontamination?
3. What companies do you use and how many units do you have in operation for both HPV and UVC?
4. Is the equipment operated by NHS staff, or by an outsourced Contract Cleaning Company? If the latter, who is the contractor?
5. Were these systems purchased via a tender or mini competition?
6. Were these systems purchased through a framework agreement or direct sale?
7. Were these systems purchased outright, or via a lease rental package?
8. What were the costs of the systems when new?
9. Who is your current supplier and are you under contract?
10. What is the annual value of this contract, including consumables, extended warranties and maintenance agreements?
11. What is the start and end date of the contract?
12. Do you use a managed service in addition to your own operation?
13. Could you provide me with the contact details for the person/s responsible for the fields below?
• Infection Prevention and Control
• Estates & Facilities / Domestics
• Procurement
•Housekeeping

Many thanks in advance and your prompt response would be appreciated.

Yours faithfully,

Sam Hardy

FOI, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

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Our reference: FOI 2231 2022/23

Dear Sam Hardy,

Thank you for your request for information. The Trust's response is provided in the attached document. Please accept our apologies for the delay in providing our response, this has likely been due to urgent responses in relation to public health priorities (Covid-19).

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) completed a merger by acquisition of Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust (HEFT) on 1st April 2018.

UHB is one of the largest teaching hospital trusts in England, serving a regional, national and international population. It includes Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Solihull Hospital and Community Services, Good Hope Hospital in Sutton Coldfield and Birmingham Chest Clinic. We also run a number of smaller satellite units, allowing people to be treated as close to home as possible. We see and treat more than 2.2 million people every year across our sites and our hospitals deliver more babies than anywhere else in Europe. We employ 20,000 staff and have an annual turnover of nearly £1.5 billion.

If you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your request and wish to request a review of our decision, you should email [email address] or write to the Information Governance Lead, Corporate Affairs, 3rd Floor, Nuffield House, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, B15 2GW

If you are not content with the outcome of your 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 our Trust. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at:

Information Commissioner's Office Wycliffe House Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF Telephone: 08456 30 60 60 or 01625 54 57 45 or www.ico.org.uk

Kind regards,

FOI Officer

Information Governance Team
University Hospitals Birmingham
Email: [email address]

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