Freedom of Information Requests Log 2021-22

Last updated: 15 September 2021

In the spirit of transparency and openness, Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust publishes the majority of our responses to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests. To enable quick and easy searching, each response is grouped by subject . This log is a live document and responses will be added quarterly. If you wish to make a request please email Portsmouth.FOIRequests@porthosp.nhs.uk

Clinical Delivery Division

Acute Pain

FOI ID

Type

Date

FOI Responses

Anaesthetics

FOI ID	Type	Date	FOI Responses

Blood Transfusion

FOI ID	Type	Date	FOI Responses

Breast Screening

FOI ID	Type	Date	FOI Responses

Clinical Audit

FOI ID	Type	Date	FOI Responses
21-22 236	Audits , QIPS and service improvement projects	28/07/2021	Audits, QIPS and service improvement projects

Clinical Engineering

FOI ID

Type

Date

FOI Responses

21-22 043

Clinical Engineering

21/05/2021

Various Medical Device Products

21-22 262

Infusion Pumps

13/08/2021

Purchase of infusion pumps

Purchase of infusion pumps - Attachment

Day Surgery

FOI ID	Type	Date	FOI Responses

Dietetics & Nutrition

FOI ID	Type	Date	FOI Responses

Critical Care

FOI ID	Type	Date	FOI Responses
21-22 017	Critical Care & Handover Process	23/04/2021	Patient-safety incidents reported during the last 3 years that were attributed to problems of communication during handover. Handover systems and processes for critical patients.
21-22 056	ICU - Protocols	21/05/2021	Triage protocols for ICU (which specified who would be admitted and who would be denied care) that were in use between March 2020 and to date

Diagnostic Imaging

FOI ID	Type	Date	FOI Responses
21-22 259	Imaging	11/08/2021	Scanners
21-22 272	Imaging	17/08/2021	Gammer Cameras and SPECT-CT

Microbiology

FOI ID	Type	Date	FOI Responses

Pathology

FOI ID	Type	Date	FOI Responses
21-22 107	Pathology	24/05/2021	Blood collection tubes for liquid biopsies on cancer patients

Pharmacy

FOI ID	Type	Date	FOI Responses
21-22 013	Pharmacy Treatments	15/04/2021	New biologic medications used in Dermatology & Rheumatological
21-22 022	Pharmacy Treatments	28/04/2021	Incidence and treatment of Hemophilia A
21-22 027	Pharmacy Treatments	27/04/2021	Hemophilia B and various treatments
21-22 044	Pharmacy Treatments	17/05/2021	Information on biologic products in respiratory medicine
21-22 052	Pharmacy Treatments	19/05/2021	Oncology Treatments
21-22 054	Pharmacy - Guidelines	24/05/2021	Guidelines on managing and treating drug dependent patients in an acute setting
21-22 076	Pharmacy Prescribing	19/05/2021	Antibiotic usage at Portsmouth Hospitals University Trust
21-22 090	Pharmacy Treatments	19/05/2021	The numbers of patients treated in the last 3 months by the Dermatology department (for any medical condition) with biologic drugs
21-22 175	Pharmacy Treatments	21/06/2021	Pregabaline and Gabapentin use
21-22 221	Pharmacy Treatments	19/07/2021	Kidney Disease Treatment
21-22 229	Pharmacy Treatments	23/07/2021	Drugs used to treat Multiple Sclerosis
21-22 261	Pharmacy Treatments	13/08/2021	Number or patients treated with various drugs
21-22 269	Pharmacy Treatments	16/08/2021	Dermatologys Treatments
21-22 297	Pharmacy Treatments	06/09/2021	Rheumatology Treatment

Physiotherapy

FOI ID	Type	Date	FOI Responses
21-22 036	Physiotherapy	17/05/2021	Physiotherapy and Speech and Language Therapy for over 18's

Radiology

FOI ID	Type	Date	FOI Responses
21-22 011	Imaging	16/04/2021	Imaging of Portsea Island Residents
21-22 061	Radiology reporting	21/05/2021	Overall spend on outsourced routine elective radiology reporting to an external provider(s) in the 2019/2020 and 2020/21
21-22 077	Radiology	18/05/2021	MRI or CT service in the last 12 months
21-22 119	Radiology	07/06/2021	Radiology / Teleradiology Services

Theatres

FOI ID	Type	Date	FOI Responses

X-Ray

FOI ID	Type	Date	FOI Responses

Medicine & Urgent Care

Alcohol Service

FOI ID	Type	Date	FOI Responses

Emergency Department

FOI ID	Type	Date	FOI Responses
21-22 228	Emergency	23/07/2021	Dog bites
21-22 241	Emergency	30/07/2021	Patient Data Management System

Cardiology

FOI ID	Type	Date	FOI Responses

Diabetes

FOI ID	Type	Date	FOI Responses

Endoscopy

FOI ID	Type	Date	FOI Responses
21-22 081	Endoscopy	27/05/2021	How many endoscopy procedure rooms do you have in your Trust
21-22 105	Endoscopy	02/06/2021	Current service provider of flexible endoscope repair & maintenance information

Older Persons Medicine

FOI ID	Type	Date	FOI Responses
21-22 064	Orthotic Services	13/05/2021	Portsmouth Hospitals University Trust's Orthotic Services and contract information
21-22 213	Neuro rehabilitation	15/07/2021	Neuro rehabilitation

Hepatology

FOI ID	Type	Date	FOI Responses

Respiratory

FOI ID	Type	Date	FOI Responses

Palliative Care

FOI ID	Type	Date	FOI Responses

Networked Services

Dermatology

FOI ID	Type	Date	FOI Responses
21-22 001	Dermatology	16/04/2021	How many patients were treated in last 4 months by the Dermatology Department with various treatments
21-22 173	Allergy Services	18/06/2021	Adult Allergy Services
21-22 223	Dermatology Service	19/07/2021	Community Dermatology

Renal & Transplantation

FOI ID	Type	Date	FOI Responses

Gynaecology

FOI ID

Type

Date

FOI Responses

21-22 204

Gynaecology

08/07/2021

Women Presenting to hospital after medically induced abortion

Women Presenting to hospital after medically induced abortion - Attachment 1

Maternity

FOI ID

Type

Date

FOI Responses

21-22 226

Maternity

21/07/2021

Maternity Organisational Structure Chart

Maternity Organisational Structure Chart - Attachment 1

21-22 232

Maternity

26/07/2021

Surrogacy Care

Surrogacy Care - Attachment 1

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

FOI ID	Type	Date	FOI Responses
21-22 295	Neonatal	02/09/2021	Neonatal Access Complaints

Paediatrics

FOI ID	Type	Date	FOI Responses
21-22 199	Paediatrics	05/07/2021	Paediatirc Audiology

Haematology

FOI ID	Type	Date	FOI Responses
21-22 277	Blood conditions	19/08/2021	Blood Conditions in the last 6 months

Oncology Services

FOI ID	Type	Date	FOI Responses
21-22 024	Skin Cancer	05/05/2021	Melanoma Skin Cancer information Melanoma 2010 BAD Guidelines - Attachment
21-22 218	Oesophageal and Gastric Cancer	16/07/2021	Oesophageal and Gastric Cancer
21-22 271	Cancer pathwats	17/08/2021	Cancer Pathway Standards

Surgical & Outpatients

Health Records

FOI ID	Type	Date	FOI Responses

Outpatients/Appointments

FOI ID	Type	Date	FOI Responses
21-22 034	Waiting Lists	17/05/2021	Hospital Treatment Waiting List

MSK

FOI ID	Type	Date	FOI Responses
21-22 112	MSK	25/05/2021	Fracture Liaison Service provision
21-22 240	MSK	30/07/2021	Hip Replacement cost
21-22 252	MSK	09/08/2021	Prosthetic and orthotic
21-22 253	MSK	09/08/2021	Prosthetics and Orthotics Prosthetics and Orthotics - Attachment

Head & Neck

FOI ID	Type	Date	FOI Responses

Audiology

FOI ID	Type	Date	FOI Responses
21-22 097	Paediatric Audiology	09/06/2021	Portsmouth Hospitals University Trust's Paediatric Audiology Services

Ear, Nose & Throat

FOI ID	Type	Date	FOI Responses

Maxillofacial Unit

FOI ID	Type	Date	FOI Responses

Ophthalmology

FOI ID

Type

Date

FOI Responses

21 - 22 216

Ophthalmology

14/07/2021

Accessible Information

Accessible Information - Attachment 1

Accessible Information - Attachment 2

Surgery & Plastic Surgery

FOI ID	Type	Date	FOI Responses
21-22 053	Procedures	07/05/2021	How many patients have had foreign objects stuck inside their anus or rectum over the past 3 years.
21-22 066	Procedures	13/05/2021	The number of surgical haemorrhoid procedures (day case and overnight) done within the trust between January 2019 to January 2020 The number of surgical haemorrhoid procedures (day case and overnight) done within the trust between January 2019 to January 2020 - Attachment
21-22 082	Orthopaedic	28/05/2021	Orthopaedic Management of Knee Cartilage Damage
21-22 265	Urology	13/08/2021	Bladder scanners and UTIs

Colorectal - upper GI and lower GI

FOI ID	Type	Date	FOI Responses

Macmillan Services

FOI ID	Type	Date	FOI Responses

Urology

FOI ID	Type	Date	FOI Responses

Venous Thromboemblosim (VTE)

FOI ID	Type	Date	FOI Responses

Corporate Services

Chaplaincy

FOI ID	Type	Date	FOI Responses

Complaints

FOI ID	Type	Date	FOI Responses
21-22 063	Complaints	20/05/2021	How many complaints you have received from mothers who used your maternity services between 1 January 2018 and 24 April 2021. How many complaints you have received from mothers who used your maternity services between 1 January 2018 and 24 April 2021 - Attachment
21-22 098	Complaints/PALS	19/05/2021	How many complaints through the patient advice and liaison system (PALS) your Trust received from patients alleging they had been discriminated against or badly treated by a member of staff because of their being overweight or obese
21-22 189	Complaints	28/06/2021	Formal grievance complaints

Communications

FOI ID	Type	Date	FOI Responses

Clinical Audit

FOI ID	Type	Date	FOI Responses

Contracts & Commissioning

FOI ID	Type	Date	FOI Responses

Discharge Services

FOI ID	Type	Date	FOI Responses
21-22 002	Out Patients	16/04/2021	Outbound Patient Correspondence & Communications

Finance

FOI ID	Type	Date	FOI Responses
21-22 018	Finance Organisation Chart	16/04/2021	Organisational Structure for the Finance Department Response. Organisational Structure for the Finance Department - Embedded Attachment.
21-22 032	Finance - Insourcing/Outsourcing	18/05/2021	How much has been spent and the number of patients seen via Insourcing, Outsourcing and the Hospitals own Waiting List initiatives in the last 3 years. In the most recent FY in the 12 months ending March 2021
21-22 068	Finance	27/05/2021	How much money has been lost to fraud
21-22 108	Finance	11/06/2021	Car Leasing, Grey Fleet and Salary Sacrifice Schemes
21-22 149	Finance	08/06/2021	Payments to Stonewall
21-22 152	Finance	10/06/2021	Enterprise Application
21-22 258	Finance	11/08/2021	Private Patients Private Patients Attachment
21-22 267	Finance	16/08/2021	Overseas Patients
21-22 270	Finance	17/08/2021	Off Framework agency spend
21-22 273	Finance	17/08/2021	The Value of Grants and loans

Facility & Estates Management Services

FOI ID	Type	Date	FOI Responses
21-22 058	Estates Services	25/05/2021	Sustainability
21-22 123	Estates Services	07/06/2021	Waste Disposal
21-22 238	Ward F1	28/07/2021	F1 in 1996
21-22 280	Facilities Services	20/08/2021	Facilities Software
21-22 263	Estates Services	13/08/2021	Green Plan
21-22 268	Estates Services	16/08/2021	Sustrainability

Hospital Charity

FOI ID	Type	Date	FOI Responses

Legal Department

FOI ID	Type	Date	FOI Responses

Patient Safety

FOI ID	Type	Date	FOI Responses
21-22 088	Serious Incidents	01/06/2021	How many serious incidents occurred during surgery in the years 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021 up to the date received (07/05/2021)? Please provide a breakdown by year. How many serious incidents occurred during surgery in the years 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021 up to the date received (07/05/2021)? Please provide a breakdown by year - Attachment
21-22 141	Sexual Assault	04/06/2021	Sexual assault related incidents perpetrated by NHS staff
21-22 170	Serious Incidents	18/06/2021	Number of deaths requiring review or investigation
21-22 251	Serious Incidents	09/08/2021	Serious incidents whish were reported to the trust

Human Resources

FOI ID	Type	Date	FOI Responses
21-22 004	Human Resources	19/04/2021	Assaults + Hate Crime towards Trust Employees
21-22 005	Human Resources	15/04/2021	How many grievances have been raised by staff in the last 4 years and how many have been upheld.
21-22 023	Human Resources	28/04/2021	Redeployment/settlement for staffs capability or conduct within the trust
21-22 026	Human Resources	28/04/2021	Bank and Agency Spend
21-22 039	Human Resources	23/04/2021	Medical staff who identify as Transgender who do/do not hold a GRC
21-22 040	Human Resources	26/04/2021	Names and job titles of the Trust’s employees who have been designated as Patient Safety Specialists as part of the National Patient Safety Strategy.
21-22 045	Human Resources	28/04/2021	Agency Staffing
21-22 048	Human Resources	10/05/2021	The introduction of any wellbeing days or mental health days for the employees in your Trust
21-22 059	Human Resources	07/05/2021	The number of Full time (FT) and Part Time (PT) employees in your Trust. The number of Trust employees absent from work due to a Test and Trace requirement to isolate
21-22 065	Human Resources	17/05/2021	A list of the agencies the trust uses for medical locums. A list of the agencies the trust uses for medical locums - Attachment
21-22 071	Human Resources	24/05/2021	How many surgeons have been offered training following a serious incident and how many surgeons have failed revalidation in the years 2018,19,20, and 2021
21-22 072	Human Resources	19/05/2021	Surgeons dismissed/disciplined
21-22 073	Human Resources	01/06/2021	Have the Trust Implemented the Sexual Orientation Information Standard
21-22 080	Human Resources	04/06/2021	Theatre Staffing
21-22 091	Human Resources	17/05/2021	Medical Locums / Agency Doctors
21-22 100	Human Resources	02/06/2021	What positions do you currently employ at the Trust and Training
21-22 118	Human Resources	01/06/2021	The number of employees who have left your employment every calendar year, broken down by job role, going back to 2010 (e.g. what data you have for 2021, then, 2020, 2019 and so on) The number of employees who have left your employment every calendar year, broken down by job role, going back to 2010 (e.g. what data you have for 2021, then, 2020, 2019 and so on) - Attachment
21-22 124	Human Resources	08/06/2021	Thornbury Nursing Services workforce
21-22 131	Human Resources - SYSTEMS	07/06/2021	SafeCare - staffing portal
21-22 127	Workforce	25/05/2021	Numbers of staff employed
21-21 137	Recruitment	02/06/2021	Recruitment budget and vacancies
21-22 220	Human Resources	19/07/2021	Accomodation of staff
21-22 231	Human Resources	26/07/2021	Exceeded agency price cap limits Exceeded agency price cap limits - Attachment
21-22 233	Human Resources	28/07/2021	Chief of staff
21-22 243	Human Resources	03/08/2021	LGBT+ Pride Events
21-22 246	Human Resources	05/08/2021	Breakdown of Locum agency Breakdown of Locum agency - Attachment 1 Breakdown of Locum agency - Attachment 2 Breakdown of Locum agency - Attachment 3
21-22 249	Human Resources	06/08/2021	Heads of Departments
21-22 276	Human Resources	19/08/2021	Workforce

Infection Control

FOI ID	Type	Date	FOI Responses
21-22 167	Infection Control	17/06/2021	Disinfection systems
21-22 260	Infection Control	12/08/2021	Candida auris

FOI ID	Type	Date	FOI Responses
COVID -19
FOI ID	Type	Date	FOI Responses
21-22 003	COVID-19 Information	15/04/2021	First case of Covid-19 recorded at Portsmouth Hospitals University Trust.
21-22 010	Indluenza & COVID-19 Information	04/05/2021	Deaths relating to Influenza and Covid-19
21-22 046	COVID-19 Information	21/05/2021	Covid 19 related deaths
21-22 060	BAME & COVID-19 information	28/05/2021	How many reports relating to race has the Trust received in the last 3 years/How many BAME patients were treated for COVID as inpatients at your Trust
21-22 075	COVID-19 Information	08/06/2021	Public health funerals for Covid patients
21-22 084	COVID-19 Information	04/06/2021	Hospital-acquired covid infections/ deaths Hospital-acquired covid infections/ deaths - Attachment
21-22 092	COVID-19 Information	08/06/2021	How many Covid deaths among Portsmouth QA Renal Transplant Recipient Patients to date
21-22 114	COVID-19 Information	02/06/2021	The figures of people that have died or have had serious adverse side effects and needed treatment, with any of the Covid 19 Vaccines in General use.
21-22 115	COVID-19 Information	08/06/2021	Can you confirm the exact figure of cases that have died from a primary diagnosis of Covid-19, without underlying health conditions coming into play between 1st Feb 2020 - 20th December 2020.
21-22 123	COVID-19 Information	02/06/2021	Ongoing symptomatic COVID-19 ) and Post-COVID-19 syndrome also known as long-COVID
21-22 128	COVID-19 Information	27/05/2021	Patients with a positive test discharged intoa care home
21-22 219	COVID-19 Information	17/07/2021	SARS-CoV-2
21-22 235	COVID-19 Information	28/07/2021	Covid-19 Pay Protection Policy
21-22 245	COVID-19 Information	04/08/2021	Covid-19 Vaccine doses administered in the Trust each month
21-22 266	COVID-19 Information	16/08/2021	Vaccinated and unvaccinated deaths Vaccinated and unvaccinated deaths - Attachment

Information Governance

FOI ID	Type	Date	FOI Responses

Information Services

FOI ID	Type	Date	FOI Responses
21-22 099	Information Services	10/06/2021	Venesection appointments and procedures
21-22 104	Information Services	07/06/2021	Total Deaths (All Causes) in hospital broken down by years Total Deaths (All Causes) in hospital broken down by years - Attachment
21-22 192	Information Services	29/06/2021	Clinical coding service

IT Department & Services

FOI ID	Type	Date	FOI Responses
21-22 008	IT Department - Organisational Chart	09/04/2021	ICT Documents - Organisational Chart and Digital Strategy IT Department Organisational Chart
21-22 012	IT Department	16/04/2021	Electronic Document Management System
21-22 020	IT Department	16/04/2021	Firewall, Anti-virus, and Enterprise Agreement
21-22 035	IT Department	28/04/2021	Apple Macs used within the Trust
21-22 049	IT Department	17/05/2021	Mobile Telephony Contract Details
21-22 062	IT Department - Plaudits	24/05/2021	Information regarding Darktrace
21-22 067	IT Department	12/05/2021	Blocked Emails
21-22 078	IT Department - Asset Process	13/05/2021	IT Asset disposal processes
21-22 089	IT Department	27/05/2021	Robotic Process Automation
21-22 093	IT Department	18/05/2021	Electronic Patient Record (EPR) & Patient Administration System (PAS) used in the Emergency Department
21-22 094	IT Department	07/06/2021	The Trust's digital services
21-22 095	IT Department	03/06/2021	The name of the supplier of your observation system
21-22 120	IT Department	07/06/2021	How many Cyber attacks have Portsmouth Hospitals University Trust had?
21-22 125	IT Department	10/06/2021	Various Systems used within the Trust
21-22 169	IT Department	18/06/2021	LAN and WLAN
21-22 215	IT Department	15/07/2021	Insourcing Providers
21-22 248	IT Department	06/08/2021	AI Software
21-22 256	IT Department	10/08/2021	EPR System

Learning & Development

FOI ID	Type	Date	FOI Responses

Mental Health

FOI ID	Type	Date	FOI Responses
21-22 085	Mental Health Exec Lead	13/05/2021	In your NHS trust do you have a board/exec level representative responsible for mental health/wellbeing who is solely dedicated to improving staff mental health and wellbeing
21-22 105	Mental Health	02/06/2021	ADHD Statistics
21-22 116	Mental Health	07/06/2021	Eating Disorders in Accident and Emergency/Emergency Department
21-22 117	Mental Health	07/06/2021	Suicidality in Accident and Emergency/Emergency Department

Out of Hours Services

FOI ID	Type	Date	FOI Responses

Patient Experience

FOI ID	Type	Date	FOI Responses

Procurement

FOI ID	Type	Date	FOI Responses
21-22 016	Procurement - Medical Devices	15/04/2021	Butterfly Wing Needles Response Butterfly Wing Needles - Embedded Attachment
21-22 033	Procurement	04/05/2021	How much has been spent on which insourcing provider in the last 3 years.
21-22 079	Procurement	07/05/2021	The annual spend for the suppliers from your last financial year April 2020 - March 2021 The annual spend for the suppliers from your last financial year April 2020 - March 2021 - Attachment
21-22 087	Procurement	12/05/2021	Contracts awarded by the Trust; the vendor involved, the category e.g. equipment maintenance, date of award, value and contract length. We would like this information for the past 3 years. Contracts awarded by the Trust; the vendor involved, the category e.g. equipment maintenance, date of award, value and contract length. We would like this information for the past 3 year - Attachment
21-22 138	Procurement	03/06/2021	Annual spend on blood pressure cuffs Annual spend on blood pressure cuffs - Attachment
21-22 212	Procurement	15/07/2021	Framework / Contracts Framework / Contracts - Attachment 1 Framework / Contracts - Attachment 2 Framework / Contracts - Attachment 3 Framework / Contracts - Attachment 4
21-22 215	Procurement	15/07/2021	Insourcing Providers

Research

FOI ID	Type	Date	FOI Responses

Risk Management

FOI ID	Type	Date	FOI Responses
21-22 030	Risk Management	28/04/2021	Risk Management system
21-22 096	Risk Management	21/05/2021	Manual handling injuries & patient falls incidents

Smoking Cessation Services

FOI ID	Type	Date	FOI Responses

Safeguarding

FOI ID	Type	Date	FOI Responses
21-22 148	Safeguarding	09/06/2021	How many children are involved in investigations under section 47 of the Children Act 1989.

Tissue Viability

FOI ID	Type	Date	FOI Responses

Voluntary Services

FOI ID	Type	Date	FOI Responses

Trust Board

FOI ID	Type	Date	FOI Responses
21-22 007	Quality Improvement	20/04/2021	Information in relation Quality Improvement
21-22 009	Quality Improvement	14/04/2021	Royal College Invited Review
21-22 050	Contact Details	04/05/2021	The name and contact email address for the members of staff (Directors)
21-22 055	Governance	28/04/2021	Have you instructed external lawyers for advice about how your hospital has performed since March 2020?
21-22 247	Data Quality	05/08/2021	Data Quality Framework
21-22 275	Quality Improvement	20/08/2021	External well-led review

Security

FOI ID	Type	Date	FOI Responses
21-22 176	Security	21/06/2021	Physical assaults on staff
21-22 230	Security	26/07/2021	Types of security officers

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Freedom of Information Requests Log 2021-22

Clinical Delivery Division

Acute Pain

Anaesthetics

Blood Transfusion

Breast Screening

Clinical Audit

Clinical Engineering

Day Surgery

Dietetics & Nutrition

Critical Care

Diagnostic Imaging

Microbiology

Pathology

Pharmacy

Physiotherapy

Radiology

Theatres

X-Ray

Medicine & Urgent Care

Alcohol Service

Emergency Department

Cardiology

Diabetes

Endoscopy

Older Persons Medicine

Hepatology

Respiratory

Palliative Care

Networked Services

Dermatology

Renal & Transplantation

Gynaecology

Maternity

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Paediatrics

Haematology

Oncology Services

Surgical & Outpatients

Health Records

Outpatients/Appointments

MSK

Head & Neck

Audiology

Ear, Nose & Throat

Maxillofacial Unit

Ophthalmology

Surgery & Plastic Surgery

Colorectal - upper GI and lower GI

Macmillan Services

Urology

Venous Thromboemblosim (VTE)

Corporate Services

Chaplaincy

Complaints

Communications

Clinical Audit

Contracts & Commissioning

Discharge Services

Finance

Facility & Estates Management Services

Hospital Charity

Legal Department

Patient Safety

Human Resources

Infection Control

COVID -19

Information Governance

Information Services

IT Department & Services

Learning & Development

Mental Health

Out of Hours Services

Patient Experience

Procurement