| Case Number | 3663 |
| Request Date | 13/06/2014 |
| Completion Date | 19/06/2014 |
Details of the Request
- How many of the following machines do you operate in your Trust? MRI / CT
- What year were these machines installed, and who is the Original Equipment Manufacturer?
- Have you used a mobile MRI or CT service in the last 12 months? Approximately how many scans were undertaken on a mobile scanner in the last 12 months?
- If so, what is the primary reason for using mobile services (allocate an approximate % if multiple reasons)
- If you answered c or d above:
- Is this because any in-house capacity is fully utilised?
- What is the main reason why a new static scanner has not been installed to serve this volume? (allocate an approximate % if multiple reasons)
- Is your Trust planning on installing a new scanner in next 12 months? If so, is this as a replacement for a scanner already in your Trust?
Details of the Response
1. How many of the following machines do you operate in your Trust?
| No. of Machines | |
| MRI | * |
| CT | 2 |
2. What year were these machines installed, and who is the Original Equipment Manufacturer?
| OEM | Year Installed | |
| Scanner 1 | Toshiba | 2001 |
| Scanner 2 | Toshiba | 2008 |
3. Have you used a mobile MRI or CT service in the last 12 months? Approximately how many scans were undertaken on a mobile scanner in the last 12 months?
| MRI | CT | |
| Mobile Service used in last 12 months? (Y/N) | * | No |
| # Scans undertaking on a mobile scanner in last 12 months | * | N/A |
4. If so, what is the primary reason for using mobile services (allocate an approximate % if multiple reasons)
| MRI | CT | |
| a. Short-term capacity – static scanner broken | * | N/A |
| b. Short-term capacity – static scanner being replaced or installed* | * | N/A |
| c. Not enough static/ in-house capacity | * | N/A |
| d. The mobile is used more like a permanent scanner i.e. it doesn’t move week to week | * | N/A |
5. If you answered c or d above:
a. Is this because any in-house capacity is fully utilised?
| MRI | CT | |
| In-house capacity fully utilised? (Y/N) | * | N/A |
b. What is the main reason why a new static scanner has not been installed to serve this volume? (allocate an approximate % if multiple reasons)
| MRI | CT | |
| i. Capex is too high | * | N/A |
| ii. Not enough space in the Hospital | * | N/A |
| iii. The current volumes cannot support a new static scanner | * | N/A |
6. Is your Trust planning on installing a new scanner in next 12 months? If so, is this as a replacement for a scanner already in your Trust?
| MRI | CT | |
| a. New Scanner Installation planned in next 12 months? (Y/N) | * | Yes |
| i. If Y, replacement for a scanner already in the Trust? (Y/N) | * | No |
*The Trust does not hold this information as the MRI machines are run by Allied Medical not Ashford & St Peter’s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.