Freedom of Information Requests Log 2023-24

Important information

The QA hospital site remains incredibly busy, and we will only be using our Emergency Department (ED) for life threatening injuries or illnesses. You will be redirected to alternative services if you arrive at our ED requiring minor care. Please make sure you use NHS 111 Online and Pharmacies to get help and advice on non-life threatening injuries and illnesses. Find more information on how to keep well, here.

Thank you for your continued support.

03/12/2023 04:34

Patients & Visitors Departments & Services Our Strategy Get Involved

Current visiting times

We know how important it is for patients and families to be able to see visitors. Please help us keep our patients and staff as safe as possible by checking the guidance below before you visiting.

Messages for loved ones and keeping in touch

We recognise the impact that a long stay in hospital can have on families and the importance of maintaining strong communication. Our ward staff are keeping in touch with patients’ next of kin directly and our Voluntary Services team can help pass on personal messages from family and friends.

Patients & Visitors

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Ward contacts
For information on specific wards at Queen Alexandra Hospital, including contact information, please view ward contacts
Departments
If you would like information on specific departments and services provided at Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust, please view department listings
Visiting times
Family members and carers play an important role in supporting patients during an episode of ill health. For information on visiting times.
Have Your Say
If you've had experience of using our services and would like to make a comment then please contact the Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS). Your views are very important to us and we would like to hear where you think improvements are needed or where things have gone so well that you would like to share your thanks or gratitude with the staff involved. When things have not gone so well then you can be sure that we want to hear from you, so please get in touch with PALS.

News

Current visiting times

After suspending visiting earlier in the year, we are now able to offer limited visiting to some wards at the discretion of the nurse in-charge.”

Messages for loved ones and keeping in touch

We recognise the impact that a long stay in hospital can have on families and the importance of maintaining strong communication. Our ward staff are keeping in touch with patients’ next of kin directly and our Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS) can help pass on personal messages from family and friends.

Departments & Services
- Departments & Services A-Z

Maps

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How to Get Here

The Queen Alexandra Hospital is located just on the hill slopes of Portsdown Hill overlooking Portsmouth. It is conveniently situated for both the M27 and A3M.
Visiting Times

Family members and carers play an important role in supporting patients during an episode of ill health. We are committed to the active involvement of family members, friends and carers during a hospital stay. Family members and carers play an important role in supporting patients during an episode of ill health.
Appointments

More information on visiting hospital for an appointment.
Have Your Say

If you've had experience of using our services and would like to make a comment then please contact the Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS). Your views are very important to us and we would like to hear where you think improvements are needed or where things have gone so well that you would like to share your thanks or gratitude with the staff involved. When things have not gone so well then you can be sure that we want to hear from you, so please get in touch with PALS.

Departments & Services

Our Strategy – Working Together, Improving Together

Our strategy sets out our vision, values, strategic aims and most importantly, how we will deliver against these ambitions for our patients, communities, and people in the future.

It is not just a document, it is for and about everyone at PHU, building on what we have achieved with a renewed focus on continuous improvement and the need to continue to work together and improve together to achieve our goals.

A full copy of the strategy can be downloaded here.

For more information, please visit our strategy webpage.

Staff Finder

There are lots of opportunities for you to get involved with the Trust, from volunteering to attending our public meetings, our Annual General Meeting or our hospital open day which is held every year.

Get Involved

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Facebook Live
We host regular Facebook Live sessions, hosted by our Chief Executive or one of our Executive team. These are an opportunity for both our staff and members of the public to learn more about particular topics of interest and ask any questions they may have. Recent topics have included a focus on how we work with our military colleagues, the background to our Respect and Protect campaign and our Culture Change Programme.
Hospital Open Day
Every year we hold an open day at for our local communities to find out more about what we do and the range of services we provide at Queen Alexandra Hospital.
We offer activities for all age groups interactive stalls and a wide range of department tours. Tours have included our mortuary, microbiology, robotics, blood sciences, hospital radio and more. More than 700 people attended our latest open day, which was held on 28 September 2019 and planning for next year’s event is already underway.

Public meetings
We run a series of public meetings throughout the year as an opportunity for members of our local community to hear about the latest developments across the Trust, provide feedback on our services and ask any questions.
Your feedback

We welcome and value your feedback and use the views you share with us in a number of ways to learn and make improvements as well as sharing best practice. Feedback can be provided in a number of ways.
Sign up for regular updates
If you would like to receive updates from us on news and activity across the Trust then please contact us via Communications@porthosp.nhs.uk to sign up.

Pathology
23-24 067	Post-mortem examinations
23-24 233	Pathology laboratories

Pharmacy
23-24 015	Usage of various pharmaceutical products
23-24 019	Usage of various pharmaceutical products and the use of treatment for Haemophilia B and Von Willebrand Disease
23-24 020	Early access to Medicines Scheme (EAMS)
23-24 025	Pharmaceuticals used by the Dermatology Department
23-24 079	Pharmaceuticals used by the Dermatology Department
23-24 084	Pharmaceuticals administered intravenously
23-24 089	Specialist Personal Protective Equipment provision for the pharmacy
23-24 103	Self administration of medication and electronic prescribing
23-24 110	Electronic prescriptions
23-24 133	Antibiotic prescribing
23-24 134	Governance arrangements for medicine management
23-24 135	Intravenous antibiotics
23-24 149	Drugs used for gastroenterology and ulcerative colitis
23-24 212	Use of Chitin / Chitosan
23-24 259	Treatment for melanoma, renal cell carcinoma and gastric / oesophagael cancer
23-24 230	Usage of various pharmaceutical products

Respiratory
23-24 017	Treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
23-24 022	Usage of biologic and targeted medications within respiratory and dermatology medicine
23-24 073	Sleep apnoea and Continuous Positive Airway Pressure devices
23-24 154	Average length of stay and readmission rates for respiratory patients
23-24 218	Respiratory diagnostic equipment
23-24 280	Pulmonary rehabilitation

Imaging
23-24 151	Post holders for imaging services
23-24 171	MRI and CT scanners
23-24 242	MRI & CT scanners, mammographs and radiotherapy
23-24 243	Senior post holders for imaging
23-24 252	MRI safety incidents
23-24 264	Alzheimer's disease testing
23-24 268	Teleradiology services
23-24 286	Ultrasound systems

Emergency Department
23-24 002	Patients presenting at A&E department with symptoms of taking nitrous oxide gas
23-24 048	Frequent Attenders service
23-24 160	Attendances due to self-inflicted injuries
23-24 170	Stroke unit
23-24 193	Emergency scrotal explorations
23-24 223	Heart attacks, strokes and transient ischaemic attacks
23-24 229	Waiting times for admission

Haematology
23-24 010	Treatment of patients with haemophilia A

Prosthetics
23-24 114	Prosthetic specialised services at the Trust

Lung Cancer
23-24 167	Use of pharmaceuticals to treat lung cancer
23-24 237	Use of pharmaceuticals to treat non-small cell lung cancer

Breast Cancer
23-24 180	Pharmaceuticals used for breast cancer
23-24 260	Breast cancer screening

Bone & Blood Cancers
23-24 071	Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia
23-24 085	Intraosseus blood samples
23-24 206	Multiple myeloma cases and treatment
23-24 215	Myeproliferative neoplasms

Multiple Cancers
23-24 003	Cancer treatment for inpatients
23-24 058	Overall cancer treatment capacity and NHS national operational planning for 2023 - 24
23-24 104	Cancer treatments issued by the Trust and clinical trials

Renal
23-24 173	Renal cell carcinoma and melanoma
23-24 175	Haemofiltration and continuous renal replacement therapy
23-24 285	Collaborations with Chinese hospitals or universities on transplant medicine, research and training

Maternity
23-24 036	Maternity services for Black mothers
23-24 081	Births in 2021, 2022 and 2023
23-24 128	Stillbirths and neonatal deaths
23-24 153	Claims against maternity service
23-24 163	Maternity - pilot project for aromatherapy and acupuncture
23-24 178	Numbers of births and staffing arrangements
23-24 179	Maternity service users with active care needs
23-24 189	Maternity service policies
23-24 194	Provision of pain relief
23-24 196	Use of Entonox
23-24 216	Live births, stillbirths and neonatal deaths
23-24 225	Reconstructive surgery following masectomy
23-24 244	Safeguarding policies
23-24 245	Early Pregnancy Assessment Unit
23-24 250	IT systems for maternity and patient records
23-24 220	Closures of maternity unit
23-24 277	Antenatal and Newborn screening

Paediatrics
23-24 130	Long COVID paediatric hub
23-24 131	Children presenting at accident and emergency with mental health as chief complaint
23-24 263	Speech and language therapy services

Gynaecology
23-24 115	Contraceptive coils
23-24 177	Transcervical fibroid ablation
23-24 198	Endometriosis

Bariatrics
23-24 157	Weight management services

Clinical Engineering

Physiotherapy

Cardiology
23-24 042	Cardiac troponin assay

Ophthalmology
23-24 109	Use of drugs in ophthalmology
23-24 143	Cataract clinics

Urology
23-24 080	Patients attending Trust for a urology procedure

Outpatients
23-24 117	Community Diagnostic Centres
23-24 129	Homecare medicines and services
23-24 166	Cancelled operations
23-24 181	Removal of foreign objects
23-24 207	Cost of a hip operation

Emergency preparedness, resilience and response (EPRR) - Business Planning
23-24 068	Contingency planning for mass casualty events

Communications
23-24 050	Interpretation and translation services

Complaints/PALS
23-24 228	Complaints received and negligence claims

Finance
23-24 024	Financial Providers
23-24 035	Audited accounts, male circumcision and consultant Psychiatrists
23-24 039	Agency spend in the last five years
23-24 052	Cost of adaptations for bariatric equipment
23-24 069	Cost Improvement Programme 2023 - 24
23-24 092	Time taken to complete payment of suppliers
23-24 060	Cost of covering staff during industrial action (March and April 2023)
23-24 063	Cost of covering staff during industrial action (March and April 2023)
23-24 102	Charging of overseas patients
23-24 108	Spending on agency nurses
23-24 120	Expenditure on business consultants and recruitment agencies
23-24 124	Expenditure on agency nursing staff
23-24 126	Expenditure on inpatient food
23-24 132	Expenditure on external consultancy
23-24 141	Expenditure on agency staff and international nurses
23-24 174	Expenditure on management consultants
23-24 176	Expenditure on temporary staff
23-24 183	Expenditure on agency staff
23-24 186	Expenditure on temporary clinical staff
23-24 188	Insourcing arrangements
23-24 190	Expenditure on patients using European Health Insurance Cards
23-24 248	Cost of printing
23-24 210	Expenditure on off-framework nursing
23-24 247	Expenditure on off-framework nursing and insourcing
23-24 287	Spend on consulting services

Human Resources
23-24 001	Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Job Roles
23-24 009	"Off Framework" agency spend
23-24 012	Agency nursing shifts
23-24 018	Physical assaults on staff
23-24 041	Total number of sexual misconduct, sexual harassment, sexual assault and rape last five years.
23-24 046	Off-framework agencies for Nursing or Care
23-24 053	Impact of industrial action
23-24 064	Consultant workforce
23-24 070	Inappropriate staff behaviour
23-24 088	Electronic rostering
23-24 091	Sexual assaults reported to the Trust
23-24 096	Lead officers for international recruitment
23-24 099	Use of 'off contract' agency nursing staff
23-24 112	Staff payment during industrial action
23-24 125	Use of apprenticeship levy
23-24 136	Post holders - estates and patient experience
23-24 147	Master vendor relationship for temporary staff
23-24 148	Clinical leadership post holders
23-24 184	International nurses: lead officers and expenditure
23-24 191	Shifts covered by off-framework agency nurses
23-24 213	Trust leadership positions
23-24 240	Midwifery, nursing and analytics leadership
23-24 214	Pensions and rehired staff
23-24 231	Usage of insourcing
23-24 269	Provision of staff gender identity training
23-24 271	Agency usage for the Occupational Therapy department
23-24 278	Nursing agency usage
23-24 284	Agency nursing shifts

IT
23-24 006	Software solution to manage patient e-consent
23-24 011	On-premises Microsoft Exchange
23-24 023	Electronic Patient Record (EPR) System
23-24 029	Print and Print stock Management
23-24 043	Digital discharge summaries
23-24 066	Trust Printing service
23-24 123	IT equipment and staffing
23-24 127	Data sharing with social media
23-24 144	Lead officer for IT
23-24 146	IT systems used in clinical areas
23-24 150	"Social listening" list used to monitor online activity
23-24 159	Data security and protection arrangements
23-24 199	Organogram for information management and technology
23-24 203	Cyber attacks and security
23-24 219	Social media management platforms
23-24 221	IT infrastructure
23-24 227	Electronic records
23-24 270	ITSM Solutions
23-24 368	Patient Administration System (PAS) and Electronic Patient Records (EPR) Solutions
23-24 402	EPR System
23-24 434	Trust's IT Systems and Digital Priorities

Equality Diversity and Inclusion
23-24 145	Involvement with local Pride events
23-24 197	Policy on transgender patients
23-24 254	NHS Rainbow Badge scheme
23-24 236	Black and minority ethnic staff

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Procurement
23-24 013	Digital Dictation, Speech Recognition, Outsourced Transcription and Health information system
23-24 021	Managed Print Services
23-24 083	Provision of teleradiology
23-24 097	Pagers currently in use
23-24 101	Enterprise Application contracts
23-24 204	Patient trolleys
23-24 211	Surgical instruments supply chain
23-24 224	Call-off contracts
23-24 266	Clinical in-sourcing providers
23-24 262	Implantable Ports and Access Needles
23-24 267	Agency usage for Physiotherapy department
23-24 272	Clinical Insourcing

Corporate and Information Governance
23-24 195	Corporate governance leadership
23-24 440	Incidents relating to Electronic Patient Record (EPR)

Risk Management and Clinical Audit
23-24 037	Trust Audit/quality improvement projects

Estates
23-24 078	Trust infrastructure
23-24 122	Beds and mattresses
23-24 139	Solar technology - relevant post holders
23-24 164	Chemical leaks
23-24 226	Maintenance management model
23-24 256	Sustainability Working Group

Facilities
23-24 062	Patient entertainment and internet access
23-24 074	Parking services management arrangements
23-24 185	Confidential waste disposal

General
23-24 168	Payments to Private Finance Initiative company

Palliative care
23-24 059	Specialist Palliative Care Units and patient numbers

NHS Long Term Plan
23-24 087	Trust actions in relation to the "prevention" measures outlined in the NHS Long Term Plan

Inpatient statistics
23-24 045	Inpatient admission and day cases statistics

External reports
23-24 100	Independent Royal College reports from 2018 - 2023
23-24 241	Royal College reports