Internal Reference Number: FOI_7922
Date Request Received: 07/05/2024 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 29/05/2024 00:00:00
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Request Summary: Absorbent Continence Products
Request Category: Companies
| Question Number 1: Under the Freedom of Information Act, I would like to ask that you answer the following questions that relate to spending on absorbent continence products within your 鲸鱼传媒 Trust in the last 5 years. For context, the information requested relates to the 鲸鱼传媒 Bladder and Bowel or Continence Services, which provide absorbent continence pads to adult community patients. The individual trust data is requested. Please see attached answer sheet 1) In your Trust is there a 鈥渃ap/limit鈥� on the number of absorbent continence pads provided per patient in each 24-hour period, if so, what is the number? | |
| Answer To Question 1: This is not relevant to the Trust 鈥� pads for community patients are provided by the primary care/community nursing team. Inpatients will be supplied with pads on an ad-hoc basis (i.e. whenever they require them). The nurses often give patients a supply to tide them over until they can get a proper prescription/supply. | |
| Question Number 2: Please see attached answer sheet 2) How much has your Trust actually spent on absorbent continence products during each of the last 5 financial years, and what is the annual budget for absorbent continence products during each of those years? Please give a figure for each year 2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23. | |
| Answer To Question 2: 18 - 19 Data not available 19 - 20 拢73,350 20 - 21 拢74,830 21 - 22 拢82,400 22 - 23 拢117,750 No specific budget set - would be included in ward consumables. | |
| Question Number 3: Please see attached answer sheet 3) What is the total annual number of patients in receipt of absorbent continence products in your trust? Please give a figure for each year 2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23. | |
| Answer To Question 3: Unable to answer this question as information is not recorded. | |
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