Internal Reference Number: FOI_6354
Date Request Received: 10/11/2021 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 27/01/2022 00:00:00
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Request Summary: Medicines wastage, medication errors and adverse drug events
Request Category: Companies
| Question Number 1: We are interested in receiving the following information for each year in the period from 2018 to 2021 (please include total and year-by-year breakdown): a) The value of medicines wastage every year in ¾¨Ó㴫ý in £. | |
| Answer To Question 1: Data is not collected on medications returned from wards that are not suitable for reuse, however we could provide information on stock that has expired in Pharmacy if this information would be suitable. - Agreed by requester. 18-19 £69381 19-20 £54924 20-21 £98975 | |
| Question Number 2: We are interested in receiving the following information for each year in the period from 2018 to 2021 (please include total and year-by-year breakdown): a) The number of medicines in prefilled syringes procured for usage in the following departments within ¾¨Ó㴫ý: • Intensive Care Units; • Accident & Emergency departments; • Operating rooms. b) The names of the specific medicines which are procured in prefilled syringes for usage in the following departments within ¾¨Ó㴫ý: • Intensive Care Units; • Accident & Emergency departments; • Operating rooms. | |
| Answer To Question 2: We are unable to answer this question as collating this information would take in excess of 18 hours. Section 12 refusal notice applied and attached. | |
| Question Number 3: We are interested in receiving the following information for each year in the period from 2018 to 2021 (please include total and year-by-year breakdown): a) The number of recorded cases of medication errors and adverse drug events resulting from the medication preparation of drugs prepared from vials and ampoules within ¾¨Ó㴫ý. b) The number of recorded cases of medication errors and adverse drug events where a prefilled syringe was used within ¾¨Ó㴫ý. | |
| Answer To Question 3: We are unable to answer this question as our risk and incident system cannot break down to that much detail. Going through incidents manually would exceed 18 hours of work. Section 12 refusal notice applied and attached | |
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Our staff at Salisbury District Hospital have long been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment they provide for our patients and for their innovation, commitment and professionalism. This has been recognised in a wide range of achievements and it is reflected in our award of ¾¨Ó㴫ý Foundation Trust status. This is afforded to hospitals that provide the highest standards of care.
