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

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Dear Barnsley Hospital 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 (email and telephone number) 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

Dear Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust,

I made a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act on 22nd October 2021 and have yet to receive a reply. By law, the authority should normally have responded promptly and by 19 November 2021

Would you mind reviewing my previous correspondence and come back to me with the information requested?

Yours faithfully,

Sam Hardy

JENKINS, Richard (BARNSLEY HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST),

Hi Sam,

I have forwarded your email to the FOI team.

Kind regards,

Dr Richard Jenkins
Chief Executive

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MARSON, Stephanie (BARNSLEY HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST),

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Dear Sam

 

I have forwarded your email to the correct address above for them to
respond.  Please follow the trusts FOI request process as detailed at 
[1]https://www.barnsleyhospital.nhs.uk/docu...

 

Stephanie Marson

Executive PA to CEO/Chair

            

Ext: 1800  Direct Line: 01226 431800

[mobile number]

Email: [2][email address]

 

 

 

 

 

 

         
Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Gawber Road, Barnsley S75 2EP

 

 

From: Sam Hardy <[3][FOI #801783 email]>
Date: 1 December 2021 at 14:10:38 GMT
To: "JENKINS, Richard (BARNSLEY HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST)"
<[4][Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust request email]>
Subject: Re: Freedom of Information request - Request to IP&C and
Domestic Services - Enhanced Disinfection Methods to Eliminate HAIs in
Theatres, Clinical Areas and Wards

Dear Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust,

I made a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act on
22nd October 2021 and have yet to receive a reply. By law, the authority
should normally have responded promptly and by 19 November 2021

Would you mind reviewing my previous correspondence and come back to me
with the information requested?

Yours faithfully,

Sam Hardy

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barnsley@infreemation.co.uk, Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Dear Sam Hardy

We acknowledge receipt of your email to Barnsley Hospital:

Re: Freedom of Information request - Request to IP&C and Domestic Services
- Enhanced Disinfection Methods to Eliminate HAIs in Theatres, Clinical
Are

If you have submitted a request under the Freedom of Information Act
(FOIA) or the Environmental Information Regulations (EIR), your request
will be considered and you will receive our response within the statutory
timescale of 20 working days.

The reference number for your email is FOI19-7905.

Should you have any further inquiries concerning this matter, please reply
to this email leaving the subject line unchanged.

Yours sincerely,
Barnsley Hospital

barnsley@infreemation.co.uk, Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Dear Sam,

Apologies but I cannot see that we have received your original request. 
Please could you reply to this email with your original request so that we
can provide you with any information that we hold asap.  I will also
investigate as to why we have not received your original request.

Kind regards

 

Information Governance Department

Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Ext: 2771 Direct Line: 01226 432771
Email: [1][email address]

 

Kind regards,

 

Information Governance Team

Information Governance Department

Email: [email address]

Ext: 2017  Direct Line: 01226 432017
Email: [2][email address]

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Dear [email address],

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 (email and telephone number) 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 sincerely,

Sam Hardy

Dear Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust,

I made a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act on the 22nd October 2021, with a further reminder on the 1st December 2021, and have yet to receive a reply. You asked that I resend the request on the 8th December 2021, which I duly did on the 22nd December 2021, but as yet I have still not received any response. By law, the authority should normally have responded promptly and by the 19th November 2021.

Would you mind reviewing my previous correspondence and coming back to me with the information requested?

Yours sincerely,

Sam Hardy

barnsley@infreemation.co.uk, Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Dear Requester,

 

I can confirm that the Trust does hold the information you have requested.

Thank you for your request for information, details of which are below:

Freedom of Information Request

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?

HPV/Ultra V/Tristel depending on the situation

2. Do you use Hydrogen Peroxide Vapour (HPV Fogging) or Ultraviolet (UVC)
for decontamination?

Yes – both

3. What companies do you use and how many units do you have in operation
for both HPV and UVC?

We have the following machines in operation:

3 HPV Machines

Innotec Hygiene Solutions Ltd

Tel: 07791 797955

[1]www.innotechygienesolutions.com

2 Ultra V

INIVOS

Tel: 08452706690

Inivos.com

4. Is the equipment operated by NHS staff, or by an outsourced Contract
Cleaning Company? If the latter, who is the contractor?

NHS/BFS staff

5. Were these systems purchased via a tender or mini competition?
Framework
6. Were these systems purchased through a framework agreement or direct
sale? Framework
7. Were these systems purchased outright, or via a lease rental package?
Purchased outright
8. What were the costs of the systems when new? Commercially Sensitive
9. Who is your current supplier and are you under contract? As above,
Innotech and Inivos. We are not under contract
10. What is the annual value of this contract, including consumables,
extended warranties and maintenance agreements? Commercially Sensitive
11. What is the start and end date of the contract? N/A we are not under
contract
12. Do you use a managed service in addition to your own operation? No
13. Could you provide me with the contact details (email and telephone
number) for the person/s responsible for the fields below?
• Infection Prevention and Control Dr Rao Director of Infection Prevention
and Control  tel 01226 432825
• Estates & Facilities / Domestics Dawn Pickering
• Procurement [email address]
•Housekeeping N/A

This completes the Trust’s response to your request.

As part of our on-going evaluation, we ask that you complete a
satisfaction survey found at the link below. This helps us to identify
areas of improvement and to highlight good practice to share with other
teams. [2]https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/L3HLQV3

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If you wish to complain you should contact:

Paul White

Information Governance Manager

Tel: 01226 432771

Information Governance Department

Admin Block

Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Gawber Road

Barnsley

S75 2EP

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Yours sincerely,

Information Governance Team

Information Governance Department

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Kind regards,

 

Information Governance Team

Information Governance Department

Email: [email address]

Ext: 2017  Direct Line: 01226 432017
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