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2009 Requests
Summary of Questions Received
Written by FOI Lead   

January 2009
February 2009
March 2009
April 2009
May 2009
June 2009
July 2009

 
August 2009


  • Number of TKRs and THRs done (and average length of stay)
  • ICT strategy 2009/10
  • Neuromuscular service provision in South East Coast region
  • Glaucoma patient appointments (especially follow-ups)
  • Details relating to the imposition of the European Working Time Directive
  • How many specialist staff do you have? What % are medically qualified?
  • Number of people presenting with flu-like / H1N1 swine flu symptoms
  • Number of children under 12 admitted with side effects of Tamiflu in last 3 months
  • Do you utilise non-geographic telephone numbers / premium rate numbers?
  • List of all managed equipment services (MES) agreements in place
  • Staff members receiving private sector treatment paid for by the Trust (last 3 years)
  • Copy of patient menus
  • How many adult critical care beds in 2008/09 and occupancy rate?
  • Survey on electronic patient records
  • Outpatient appointment manager job description and specification
  • Staff in theatre scrub uniforms walking around Ashford Tesco's
  • Copy of A&E records
  • The week in which the most critical cases at St Peter's resulted in a fatality
  • How many specialist bereavement midwife counsellors at the Trust?
  • Copy of A&E records, X-rays and MRI scan
  • Resources allocated to NLP training (last 3 years) and NLP for staff development
     
September 2009

  • Contact details for Directors of Personnel, Finance, Procurement and Medical Director
  • Details of standard payment terms in delaing with suppliers, contractors and others
  • Date of death of parent
  • How many babies born at 20, 21, 22 and 23 weeks showing signs of life?
  • How many babies born at 20, 21, 22 and 23 weeks not given active medical treatment?
  • How many posts working on FOI requests?
  • Consideration of the Trust towards acquistion or merger with another Trust
  • Information on merger discussions that didn't proceed
  • Organisation structure
  • Admissions due to alcohol / drug misuse with no fixed abode
  • Senior person responsible for Information Assurance
  • Organisation contracted to provide patient meals and the annual expenditure
  • Compensation paid to patients as a result of operations by foreign surgeons
  • Questionnaire on VTE
  • Week in which most deaths occur at both site (past year)
  • Full organisation chart

October 2009


  • Time of patient birth
  • Guidelines relating to religious symbols / images staff can wear or display
  • Number of clinical staff who have been suspended for 6 months or longer (since 2000)
  • How many veterans considered under the Priority Treatment Scheme?
  • Contact details for Head of Finance, Procurement, Information, ICT and IT hardware
  • List of occasions on which pest controllers were used by the Trust (from Apr 2008 to date)
  • Confirmation of patient death
  • Details on current pest control (contractor, copy of contract, renewal date and tender process)
  • WTE of clinical coding staff employed in last three years plus total annual budget
  • No. of complaints filed by patients regarding English language skills of medical professionals
  • Waiting time for outpatient counselling therapy for treatment of mild depression and CBT
  • Process for inclusion of PCT funded drug for osteoporosis on Trust formulary
  • Expenditure on agency nursing care (2008/09)
  • Total in unpaid bills owed to Trust (2007/08 and 2008/09) from foreign nationality patients
  • No. of assaults carried out by patients on staff or other patients (2005 to 2008)
  • Health records of patient
  • Names of all intermediate assessment units in Trust (SAU, MAU etc)
  • How many Form Cremation 4 were successfully completed in 2008/09?
  • Reports of infestation by pests to Trust on any of its premises
  • Details of hand hygiene policy
  • Copy of ICT plan
  • Infection control measures including diagnosis, investigation, specimen handling
  • How many patients transferred to another hospital due to needing an isolation room (Sep 2008)
  • Surgical operations to treat obesity

November 2009

  • Contents of any pest log relating to infestations or incidents (Jan 07 to Sep 09) 
  • Highest hourly rate paid to an agency nurse (May to Oct 09) and their position
  • Step-by-step process by staff to follow FOI Act request from receipt
  • Anti-microbial technology and disinfectants
  • Complete list of suppliers / contractors / consultants used relating to IT software
  • Guidelines relating to triage decisions and scarce resource allocation for pandemic flu
  • How many Form Cremation 5 were successfully completed in 2008/09?
  • Current clinical waste contractor and when is the contract up for renewal?
  • No. of patients currently being treated with named drugs for indicated conditions
  • Charges for on-site photography / filming at the Trust
  • No. of illegal immigrants found to be emplyed directly by the Trust or by agencies
  • Summary of all level 2 and 3 root cause analysis investigations
  • No. of occasions that an incident report was sent to the Health and Safety Executive
  • Deaths caused by the consumption of alcohol hand gels
  • Use of Oesophageal Doppler monitoring in patients undergoing high risk surgery
  • Contact details for database
  • Number of staff in Pharmacy, management structure and job titles / bands
  • Breaches regarding the segregation of patients by gender (Nov 08 to Oct 09)
  • Washing and toilet facilities for the use of patients that are not single gender
  • WTE and budget allocation to infection control (2006/07 to 2008/09)
  • Amounts paid to all staff, chairman, non-executive directors, chief executive

December 2009

  • Copy of Foundation Trust consultation document, business plan 2009/10
  • % of invoices paid with 10 days (since 21/10/08)
  • No. of board-level Trust executives left / dismissed since Jan 05 and their position
  • Copy of management structure for payroll and pensions department with job descriptions
  • Do you use interface (integration) engine for processing inbound and outbound messages?
  • Copy of Prescribing Formulary, Traffic Light Guidelines, Prescribing Guidelines
  • Copy of ICT strategy, ICT business plan, procurement strategy, corporate plan
  • Catering provision for inpatients and complaints regarding catering in last year
  • Structure chart for the Human Resources department
  • Copy of management and treatment policy for newborn incl. checking for DDH
  • How many patients with rheumatoid arthritis have been treated with biologics (12 months)?
  • How many patients with psoriasis have been treated with biologics (12 months)?
  • What is the ratio of Supporting Professional Activities (SPAs) to Direct Clinical Care (DCC)?
 
 
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