Questions asked in 2008

Details: Last Updated: 12 November 2021

January 2008

FOI 271 - Plans for isolating patients in the event of a pandemic of virulent influenza
FOI 272 - Details of hospital's contract with GPs and the performance indicators written into contract
FOI 273 - How many employees were eligible to have their maternity pay recovered?
FOI 274 - Have you capped the number of women booked to have babies in your maternity unit?
FOI 275 - On how many occasions have you had to close your labour unit because they were full?
FOI 276 - What alternative arrangements have been made for when your maternity has been closed?
FOI 277 - Have you seen your funding for maternity services reduced over the last five years?
FOI 278 - List the number of midwives and other support staff employed (last five years)
FOI 279 - On average, how much time do midwives spend with women during and after labour?
FOI 280 - Are you satisfied that you have sufficient capacity for the expected level of births?
FOI 281 - What % of births are by caesarean section and by home birth?
FOI 282 - Questionnaire covering customer satisfaction
FOI 283 - How many urine cultures were performed (Q1 to Q3 2007/08)?
FOI 284 - How many urine cultures were ante-natal (Q1 to Q3 2007/08)?
FOI 285 - How many non ante-natal urine cultures were from men (Q1 to Q3 2007/08)?
FOI 286 - How many non ante-natal urine cultures were from women (Q1 to Q3 2007/08)?
FOI 287 - How many female non ante-natal cultures grew a bug / mixed growth / NG / NSG?
FOI 288 - How many urine samples were taken from catheterised women?
FOI 289 - How many catheterised female samples grew a bug / mixed growth / NG / NSG?
FOI 290 - How many male samples grew a bug / mixed growth / NG / NSG?
FOI 309 - How many wards does the Trust have?
FOI 310 - How many of the wards are considered to be mixed sex wards?
FOI 311 - How many of the wards are considered to be single sex wards?
FOI 312 - How many wards did the hospital have at the end of the financial year 2001/02?
FOI 313 - How many wards at the end of 2001/02 were considered mixed sex wards?
FOI 314 - How many wards at the end of 2001/02 were considered single sex wards?
FOI 315 - How many wards did the hospital have at the end of the financial year 2005/06?
FOI 316 - How many wards at the end of 2005/06 were considered mixed sex wards?
FOI 317 - How many wards at the end of 2005/06 were considered single sex wards?
FOI 318 - Name of IT manager
FOI 319 - Name and contact details of ICT / IT lead

February 2008

FOI 291 - Number of occasions the maternity unit was closed to admissions due to capacity
FOI 292 - Which patients are routinely screened for MRSA and C Diff in the Trust?
FOI 293 - What is the Trust policy for dealing with patients infected with MRSA and C Diff?
FOI 294 - Which wards / units are deemed low, moderate or high risk in relation to HAIs?
FOI 295 - Is there a written antibiotic policy or guidelines for the Trust? Is compliance monitored?
FOI 296 - Is training provided for staff on antibiotic use and measures to prevent infection outbreaks?
FOI 297 - Does your Trust follow up / investigate deaths associated with HAIs?
FOI 298 - How many cases of MRSA and C Diff been found in staff (last five years)?
FOI 299 - Does your Trust routinely screen staff for MRSA and C Diff?
FOI 300 - Does your Trust have a dedicated isolation wards for patient for a MRSA / C Diff outbreak?
FOI 301 - How many times have you closed wards due to outbreaks of HAIs (last five years)?
FOI 302 - Please list all HAIs which are covered by a voluntary reporting scheme
FOI 303 - Do you record data on incidents of HAIs outside of hospitals?
FOI 304- Copies of Estates and Facilities management strategies
FOI 305 - Are patients undergoing surgery tested for MRSA if they had stayed in the hospital before?
FOI 306 - Copy of the prescribing formulary for the Trust and PCTs as well as other corporate documents
FOI 307 - Number and details of any date protection breaches reported by staff or public (2007)
FOI 308 - Are confidential documents shredded onsite or offsite?
FOI 320 - Are PALS staff in the hospital given free tea and coffee during their working day?
FOI 321 - Details of equipment recorded lost or stolen (2005/06 to 2007/08)
FOI 322 - Details of the most recent patient record availability audit (OP, elective and A&E)
FOI 323 - Copy of IM&T strategy, ICT structure and IM&T business plan
FOI 324 - How many cases of foetal alcohol syndrome have been diagnosed (last five years)
FOI 325 - Name and contact details for records, office and service managers
FOI 326 - Patient information during antenatal admissions to Joan Booker ward
FOI 327 - Details of organisations that the Trust has purchased goods and services (last three years)
FOI 328 - Copy of clinical governance / quality monitoring reports on independent mental health providers

March 2008

FOI 329 - How many patient places do you have in admission units and average occupancy rate?
FOI 330 - How many patients were taken to admission units per year (last five years)?
FOI 331 - What is the length of time per stay of patients in admission (last five years)?
FOI 332 - What recent advice have you received from the DoH on optimum stay in admission units?
FOI 333 - How many patients have spent more than 4 hours in A&E each year (last five years)?
FOI 334 - List of all equipment with costs purchased by the Trust (2005/06 and 2006/07)
FOI 335 - Number of wards in which single sex accommodation are bays within mixed sex wards
FOI 336 - Do all of the bays have three solid walls?
FOI 337 - Are curtains or partitions used to divide bays on any wards?
FOI 338 - Would a patient in a bay have to walk past a bay of the opposite sex for toilet / washing?
FOI 339 - Are there any toilet or washing facilities which you designate as either male / female?
FOI 340 - Estimate of the number of privately-funded cosmetic surgery with remedial NHS treatment
FOI 341 - Number of patients contracting MRSA and C Diff (2007)
FOI 350 - Average hospital bed occupancy for general and acute beds (last year)
FOI 351 - What is the ratio of isolation beds to total beds within the Trust?
FOI 352 - What % of these isolation beds are located in single rooms / single with en suite facilities?
FOI 353 - What % of the isolation beds are used for isolated infected patients?
FOI 354 - Will all the wards in the Trust have been deep cleaned by the end of March 2008?
FOI 355 - Have you bid for extra funding from the DoH to combat HAIs (last year)?
FOI 356 - Have you received extra funding from the DoH to combat HAIs (last year)?
FOI 357 - Do you routinely test your staff with diarrhoea for C Diff?
FOI 358 - If they test positive, are they advised not to work?
FOI 359 - Do you have a policy on the isolation of infected patients?
FOI 360 - Is the operation of the isolation policy audited and who by?
FOI 361 - Do you have the capability for diagnosis of C Diff infection 24/7?
FOI 362 - Do you have specialist staff to tackle infection control? How many and what are they?
FOI 363 - What is provided at the entrance to your infection wards for hand sterilisation?
FOI 364 - Do you use hydrogen peroxide vapour generators or steam cleaning to tackle C Diff?
FOI 365 - What constitutes an outbreak of C Diff that you would report? Number of cases / timescale
FOI 366 - How many claims of a public liability nature were received by the Trust (2005 to 2007)?
FOI 367 - How many claims of a employers liability nature were received by the Trust (2005 to 2007)?
FOI 368 - Detail the level of insurance excess set on each policy
FOI 369 - List all the site locations for maternity (consultant and nurse-led) and neonatal care
FOI 370 - Number of deliveries at each maternity site (2006/07)
FOI 371 - List any new maternity and neonatal units opened since 2000
FOI 372 - List any maternity and neonatal units closed since 2000
FOI 373 - List any maternity and neonatal units the Trust is planning to close in the future
FOI 374 - For each maternity and neonatal unit, how many cases of MRSA and C Diff (2001/02 to 2006/07)
FOI 375 - Number of women have had alcohol detoxification during pregnancy (last five years)
FOI 376 - What % GP referrals for first outpatient appointments are made through Choose and Book
FOI 377- Has your Trust phased our paper related referrals? For which specialties?
FOI 378 - Does you Trust plan to phase out paper referrals in the future? If so when?
FOI 379 - Has the phasing out of paper referrals been discussed and agreed with LMC?
FOI 380 - Which of your services available through Choose and Book allow referral to named consultants
FOI 381 - List of the diagnostic and therapeutic committee members and meeting dates

April 2008

FOI 342 - Do you a system in place to ensure ongoing physiotherapy for muscular dystrophy?
FOI 343 - Do you have physiotherapists for children and adults trained in muscular dystrophy?
FOI 345 - Do you provide financial support for physiotherapists who would like training in MD?
FOI 346 - Do you have a system in place to ensure rapid physio response for adults with MD?
FOI 347 - What is the current waiting time for children and adults from referral to physio clinic?
FOI 348 - Contact details for CEO, chairman and Director of Nursing
FOI 348 - Membership of the DTC and a copy of the Trust's drugs formulary
FOI 349 - Bank details of the Trust for payment of an invoice
FOI 382 - Copy of IM&T strategy and IM&T plan
FOI 383 - Total number of calendar days during which the hospital was place on highest alert level
FOI 384 - Name and contact details of person responsible for mechanical and electrical engineering
FOI 385 - Number of bed days lost due to delayed transfer of care (2006/07 and 2007/08)
FOI 386 - Number of people employed who were later found to be illegal immigrants
FOI 387 - Monthly hospital admissions for ST and non ST segment elevation myocardial infarctions
FOI 388 - Copy of the Trust's annual turnaround report
FOI 389 - Contact details of Head of ICT, Chief Technical Officer, Application Manager, Hardware Manager
FOI 390 - Do you follow the DoH guidance in advertising the hospital travel costs scheme in clinic areas?
FOI 391 - Do you follow the guidance advertising in A&E?
FOI 392 - Name of person responsible for paying cash out of hours for travel costs
FOI 393 - Do you pay all the car parking costs in accordance with the guidelines?
FOI 394 - What do you pay per mile for reimbursement of car mileage?
FOI 395 - If no, what is your current policy and why do you not confirm to national guidelines?
FOI 396 - How many items of property reported stolen by patients during their stay (2007/08)?
FOI 397 - How many of the stolen items were recovered and the outcome of each case?
FOI 398 - Number of items reported stolen (2006/07)
FOI 399 - Are many patients from Woking now required to travel to Ashford for treatment / clinics?
FOI 400 - How many admissions were there to the neonatal unit (April to Sept 2007)?
FOI 401 - How many admissions at 27 weeks and under were there to neonatal (April to Sept 2007)?
FOI 402 - Is your neonatal unit designated at level 1, 2 or 3?
FOI 403 - How many admissions to the neonatal unit by weight?
FOI 404 - How many cots is your neonatal unit designed for?
FOI 405 - How many admissions to neonatal intensive care (April to September 2007)?
FOI 406 - How many full time equivalent neonatal nurses were employed (2006 and 2007)?
FOI 407 - How many full time equivalent neonatal consultants were employed (2006 and 2007)?
FOI 408 - As a % of 2001 BAPM standards, what were the neonatal nursing levels (2006 and 2007)?
FOI 409 - How many in-utero transfers out of hospital inside and outside neonatal network?
FOI 410 - How many ex-utero transfers out of hospital inside and outside neonatal network?
FOI 411 - How many babies that were transferred out were for clinical, repatriation or capacity issues?
FOI 412 - How many babies that were transferred in were for clinical, repatriation or capacity issues?
FOI 413 - What was the average neonatal unit occupancy rate for each month (2006 and 2007)?
FOI 414 - For how many days was the neonatal unit closed to new admissions (Apr to Sep 2007)?
FOI 415 - How many neonatal cot days were provided in 2006 and 2007?
FOI 416 - Cost to provide medication on prescription that goes unused (last five years)?
FOI 417 - Number of significant event audits recorded where patient incorrectly declared dead
FOI 418 - Explanation for incorrect death diagnosis
FOI 419 - Brief details of what happened to patient following incorrect death diagnosis
FOI 420 - Brief details of any remedial action taken following the incident
FOI 421 - Brief details of any disciplinary action taken if relevant
FOI 422 - Total number of days that your hospital was on black / red alert (last five years)
FOI 423 - What was the duration of each alert?
FOI 424 - What were the reasons for you going on black and red alert?
FOI 425 - What procedure does your hospital when going into black alert mode?
FOI 426 - What is the impact on patient services of going into black alert mode?
FOI 427 - What recent advice have you received from the DoH on optimum health occupancy?
FOI 428 - Who is your Director of Nursing? Head of Midwifery? International Recruitment Manager?
FOI 429 - Number of occasions on which you have had to call pest controllers (since 2006)
FOI 430 - For each occasion state type of insect or animal that had to be removed
FOI 431 - How many inpatients suffered deep vein thrombosis (2007/08)?
FOI 432 - How may inpatients died from deep vein thrombosis (2007/08)?
FOI 433- Is your Trust aware of the CMO's recommendations on prevention of VTE?
FOI 434 - Is your Trust aware of NICE guidelines on avoiding DVT?
FOI 435 - Does your Trust undertake a documented mandatory risk assessment on patient admission?
FOI 436 - Does your Trust have in place a multi-disciplinary thrombosis committee for VTE?
FOI 437 - How many full and part time radiotherapy staff do you have currently?
FOI 438 - How much funding has your radiotherapy received and from which sources (last five years)
FOI 439 - Do you currently have a waiting list for radiotherapy treatment?
FOI 440 - What information is provided with regard to waiting times?
FOI 441 - Do you offer any travel support arrangements for patients?
FOI 442 - Do patients have the choice of where to receive their treatment?
FOI 443 - If patients are required to wait longer that four weeks, can they choose an alt venue?
FOI 444 - What consideration is given to the effects of prolonged waiting times for radiotherapy?
FOI 445 - Is the patient made aware of the effects extended waiting may have on their condition?
FOI 446 - Do you currently have a waiting list for MRI scans?
FOI 447 - If patients are waiting for longer than 13 weeks for MRI, can they choose and alt venue?
FOI 448 - What consideration is given to the effects of prolonged waiting times for a MRI scan?
FOI 449 - Information relating to staff sharing log-in identifications and passwords
FOI 450 - How many neonatal deaths (birth to 28 days) have been recorded (2002 to 2007)?
FOI 451 - For each neonatal death, provide all documentation
FOI 452 - In how many neonatal deaths were staff shortages during labour a contributing factor?
FOI 453 - How many maternal deaths were recorded (2002/03 to 2006/07)?
FOI 454 - For each maternal death, provide all documentation
FOI 455 - How many full time midwives has the Trust employed (200/03 to 2006/07)?
FOI 456 - In how many maternal deaths were staff shortages cited as a contributing factor?
FOI 457 - Does your Trust use onsite / offsite decontamination services for surgical instruments?
FOI 458 - Does your Trust use a private company for the decontamination of instruments?
FOI 459 - Expenditure on decontamination services for surgical instruments (2007/08)
FOI 460 - Number of operations in 2007 that were cancelled due to unsuitably cleaned instruments
FOI 461 - Number of occasions in 2007 where instruments were broken by decontamination service
FOI 462 - Number of occasions in 2007 where instruments were not properly cleaned by service
FOI 463 - Number of occasions in 2007 where instruments were returned late by service

May 2008

FOI 464 - What do you currently pay per minute for telephonic translation?
FOI 465 - Who is your current telephonic translation service provider?
FOI 466 - Would you be interested in a collaborative face to face service contract?
FOI 467 - Total number of non-commercial R&D projects ongoing (2002/03 to 2006/07)
FOI 468 - Total number of research publications (2002/03 to 2006/07)
FOI 469 - Total amount of external, non-commercial R&D funding (2002/03 to 2006/07)
FOI 470 - Copy of the financial services team structure charts
FOI 471 - Number of staff within the Trust
FOI 472 - Structure of the Trust
FOI 473 - Chief executive contact details
FOI 474 - Chief finance officer / head of finance contact details
FOI 475 - Head of ICT contact details
FOI 476 - Head of Estates contact details
FOI 477 - List of doctors and other staff that make up the DTC
FOI 478 - Does the Trust have a policy for venepuncture?
FOI 479 - How many patients were given radiotherapy treatment for cancer (what % of all cancer patients)?
FOI 480 - What was the average waiting time for adjuvant radiotherapy treatment (2007/08)?
FOI 481 - How many linear accelerators (linacs) does your Trust have and what is their age?
FOI 482 - How many radiotherapy fractions did each linac deliver (2007/08)?
FOI 483 - Have you awarded a Trust-wide bonus for staff members this year?
FOI 484 - How much was awarded and what was the criteria?
FOI 485 - Has the Trust achieved a surplus / deficit in the most recent year?
FOI 486 - Have any clinical or diagnostic services been closed in each of the last two years?
FOI 487 - Quantity, manufacturer and supplier of desktop PCs in the Trust
FOI 488 - Quantity, manufacturer and supplier of laptop PCs in the Trust
FOI 489 - Quantity, manufacturer and supplier of servers in the Trust
FOI 490 - Quantity, manufacturer and supplier of printers in the Trust
FOI 491 - Quantity, manufacturer and supplier of thin client PCs in the Trust
FOI 492 - Did you use a chlorine containing agent during the deep clean?
FOI 493 - Did you use hydrogen peroxide vapour during the deep clean?
FOI 494 - Does your Trust clean the rooms or bed spaces of C Diff patients at least daily with chlorine?
FOI 495 - Does your Trust clean commodes and bathroom areas of C Diff patient each day?
FOI 496 - Does your Trust terminally clean a bed space after the discharge of a C Diff patient?
FOI 497 - Does your Trust pay bonuses in connection with performance against targets?
FOI 498 - What type of bonus is given (cash or in kind) and how much was paid out for each target?
FOI 499 - How many staff were given bonuses (2007/08 to date)?
FOI 500 - What was the highest amount that was paid out as a bonus to an individual?
FOI 501 - List all site locations at which you have an A&E department and state the type
FOI 502 - Number of attendances at each A&E department (2007/08)
FOI 503 - New A&E departments that have opened (since 2000)
FOI 504 - A&E departments that have closed (since 2000)
FOI 505 - A&E departments that are planned to close in the future
FOI 506 - Contact details for the Head of Estates
FOI 507 - MRSA and C Diff figures (2007 and 2007/08)
FOI 508 - Current MRSA statistics at Ashford Hospital
FOI 517 - List all the hospital services which patients, staff and visitors are charged to access
FOI 518 - How much does the Trust charge for these services (and any changes in last three years)
FOI 519 - Gross income received from the services (last three years)
FOI 520 - List all categories of patient, staff and visitor which are exempt from charging for these services
FOI 521 - Do charges cover all the cost of a particular service or do they provide a profit for the Trust?
FOI 522 - What have any profits from services in the last year been used for?
FOI 523 - Have the number of hospital services being charged for increased / decreased (last three years)?
FOI 524 - How are patients informed about the hospital charges which they can expect?
FOI 525 - What guidance have you received from the DoH about the number and level of charging?
FOI 526 - Do other organisations charge for services on the hospital site?
FOI 527 - List any additional ways in which the Trust raises revenue and how much is raised?

June 2008

FOI 509 - Does the Trust have a formal policy governing the laundering of nurses' uniforms?
FOI 510 - Are nurses' uniforms laundered on site?
FOI 511 - If so, at what temperature are they washed?
FOI 512 - If not, are they sent to an outside laundry to be processed?
FOI 513 - Are nurses allowed to wash their uniforms at home?
FOI 514 - If uniforms are laundered by an outside contractor, what guidance does the Trust give?
FOI 515 - If uniforms are laundered by nurses at home, what guidance does the Trust give?
FOI 516 - Name of external law firms who advised on the Trust's energy management scheme
FOI 528 - List all the non-medical reasons for which operations were cancelled (2007/08)
FOI 529 - For each cancellation reason, how many operations were cancelled (2007/08)?
FOI 530 - How many patients had their operation cancelled more than once (2007/08)?
FOI 531 - What was the highest number of times a patient had their operation cancelled (2007/08)?
FOI 532 - How many A&E admissions were alcohol related (last three years)?
FOI 533 - How many alcohol related admissions resulted in physical / verbal assaults?
FOI 534 - How many alcohol related admissions resulted in damage to hospital property?
FOI 535 - How many alcohol related admissions to A&E had a subsequent ward admission?
FOI 536 - Expenditure on agency nursing (2007/08)
FOI 537 - Single biggest payment for a single agency nursing shift and grade of nurse
FOI 538 - Expenditure on agency doctors (2007/08)
FOI 539 - Single biggest payment for a single agency doctor shift and area of medicine
FOI 540 - How many hours to lose and junior doctor posts are needed to meet 48 hour per week target
FOI 541 - Copy of strategy on haematological cancer
FOI 542 - Development of new services or treatments offered (or existing service development)
FOI 543 - What care pathways are currently in place or being implemented next year?
FOI 544 - What cancer networks are currently available through the SCT?
FOI 545 - Name of your SCT cancer lead or senior staff for cancer
FOI 546 - Expenditure on ICT contracts in excess of £20,000
FOI 547 - Copy of corporate business plan 2008/09 and ICT strategy 2008/09
FOI 548 - How many complaints against named consultant and ongoing proceedings?
FOI 549 - Information on the tender process for applying for registration to preferred supplier list
FOI 550 - Key contact information
FOI 551 - How many eligible patients access revascularisation within 30 minutes of arrival?
FOI 552 - Details of drug submission to the Trust's drug formulary
FOI 559 - Number of children (<18) with cancer from Addlestone admitted to Trust (last 10 years)
FOI 560 - Number of adults with cancer from Addlestone admitted to Trust (last 10 years)
FOI 561 - Number of cancer patients from named streets in Addlestone
FOI 562 - Copy of the Trust's drug formulary and last minutes of DTC
FOI 563 - Contact for aural rehabilitation / hearing therapy
FOI 564 - Contact for literature on litho and digital printing services
FOI 565 - Copies of capital and estates plans / strategies
FOI 566 - For how many days was the Trust place done on black alert (2006 to 2008)?
FOI 567 - For each black alert, indicate the dates and reason for the alert
FOI 568 - When the hospital is placed on black alert, what information is sent to local PCTs?
FOI 569 - When the hospital is placed on black alert, what information is sent to local GPs?
FOI 570 - Copy of discharge policy
FOI 571 - How many serious untoward incidents (SUIs) (2007)?
FOI 572 - Details of each SUI that took place (MRSA, C Diff, wrong treatment, equipment failure)
FOI 573 - How many SUIs resulted in death (2007)

July 2008

FOI 553 - What rheumatology services do you provide?
FOI 554 - Do you have any nurse-led clinics for rheumatology?
FOI 555 - Names of senior rheumatology staff (consultants or lead nurses)
FOI 556 - Where do your rheumatology referrals come from?
FOI 557 - Do you have any current planned service developments for rheumatology?
FOI 558 - Do you have any strategy documents for rheumatology or action plans?
FOI 574 - SUI details (2007)
FOI 575 - SUI details (2008 to date)
FOI 576 - Is there a turnaround plan produced by the Trust? Was a consultancy firm involved?
FOI 577 - Please state how many patient changing rooms in total you have in your Trust
FOI 578 - Please state how many changing rooms are single or mixed sex
FOI 579 - Does your Trust have any mixed sex changing rooms without individual cubicles?
FOI 580 - Does your Trust have any single sex changing rooms without individual cubicles?
FOI 581 - Has your Trust received any complaints regarding patient changing rooms (last year)?
FOI 582 - Does your Trust ever require patients to change clothes behind curtains by their bed?
FOI 583 - Names of A&E department with / without a paediatric unit
FOI 584 - Capacity of A&E departments without a paediatric unit
FOI 585 - Details of a ward refurbishment which has led to an increase in single rooms on a ward
FOI 586 - Details of a ward refurbishment which will lead to an increase in single rooms on a ward
FOI 587 - Expenditure on private taxi for staff journeys (2006/07 and 2007/08)
FOI 588 - Expenditure on private taxi for patient journeys (2006/07 and 2007/08)
FOI 589 - Three most expensive private taxi journeys for staff and patients
FOI 590 - Does that Trust have a contract with private taxi companies?
FOI 591 - Number of patients treated with knife injuries (2006 to 2008)
FOI 592 - Details of pest infestation (2005 to date)
FOI 593 - Number of patients recorded as homeless on admission to hospital (last five years)
FOI 594 - Trust protocol on patient pathways when the patient is identified with no fixed abode
FOI 595 - Number of patients with no fixed adobe on discharge (last five years)
FOI 596 - Number of patients with no fixed adobe as well as no relative or carer
FOI 597 - Names of key people in the Trust
FOI 598 - How many bariatric beds, trolleys, chairs, operating tables in the Trust?
FOI 599 - Cost of bariatric beds, trolleys, chairs, operating tables in the Trust
FOI 600 - Expenditure on the hire of bariatric equipment (2006/07 and 2007/08)
FOI 601 - Contact details for the Chief Executive
FOI 602 - Number of patients under 18 admitted / treated for stab wounds inflicted by another person
FOI 603 - Contact details for the Head of Communications
FOI 605 - Number of clinical and medical staff formally disciplined for alcohol / drugs offences
FOI 606 - Trust guidance on how long staff should refrain from alcohol / drugs before returning to work
FOI 607 - Copy of Trust turnaround plan (2006/07)

August 2008

FOI 604 - Contact details for Chief Executive, Head of Finance, Head of IT, Head of Procurement
FOI 608 - Does your hospital have a car park for patients?
FOI 609 - Does your hospital have any plans to build / create a car park for patients in the future?
FOI 610 - Is the car park managed by an outside contractor?
FOI 611 - When is the contract up for renewal?
FOI 612 - If you have an hourly rate for parking, how much is it?
FOI 613 - Is there a cap / maximum parking charge?
FOI 614 - Do some or all of the cancer patients visiting the hospital qualify for free parking?
FOI 615 - Which cancer patients visiting the hospital qualify for free parking?
FOI 616 - How does the free parking scheme operate?
FOI 617 - Do some or all of the cancer patients visiting qualify for discounted parking / exemptions?
FOI 618 - Which cancer patients qualify for discounted parking / exemptions?
FOI 619 - How does the discount / exemption scheme operate?
FOI 620 - How are cancer patients informed of the free / discounted parking schemes?
FOI 621 - Does one person have specific responsibility for informing patients about the scheme?
FOI 622 - Who has responsibility for telling patients about the scheme?
FOI 623 - Who generally tells patients about the scheme?
FOI 624 - Is the patient parking scheme official or discretionary?
FOI 625 - Do some or all of the relatives / prime visitors to the hospital qualify for free parking?
FOI 626 - Which relative / visitors to the hospital qualify for free parking?
FOI 627 - How does the scheme operate? How do visitors claim the free parking?
FOI 628 - Do some or all of the relatives / prime visitors qualify for discounted parking / exemptions?
FOI 629 - Which relatives / prime visitors to the hospital qualify for discounted parking / exemptions?
FOI 630 - How does the discount / exemption scheme operate?
FOI 631 - How are relatives / prime visitors informed of free / discounted parking scheme?
FOI 632 - Is the visitor parking scheme official or discretionary?
FOI 633 - Do you collect feedback on your parking costs and free / discount schemes you offer?
FOI 634 - Do you plan to introduce free parking and discount / exemption scheme for cancer patients?
FOI 635 - Does your hospital inform patients about the Hospital Transport Costs Scheme (HTCS)?
FOI 636 - Which patients are informed about the HTCS?
FOI 637 - How are cancer patients informed of the HTCS?
FOI 638 - Do you have a senior manager or board level director responsible for managing HTCS?
FOI 639 - Do you have reserved car parking spaces for cancer patients?
FOI 640 - Did you consult disabled people in the development of you car parking policy?
FOI 641 - Did your hospital review its parking charges after DoH guidance issued in 2006?
FOI 642 - Total number of violent incidents recorded on hospital grounds (2006 and 2007)
FOI 643 - Of the total violent incidents, how many were reported to police?
FOI 644 - Of the total violent incidents, how many were recorded as involving a weapon?
FOI 645 - Of the total violent incidents, how many were recorded as causing injury?
FOI 646 - Number of patient falls in hospital by age, gender, hospital, ward (July 2007 to date)
FOI 647 - How many staff found to be breaking data privacy rules / laws (last five years)?
FOI 648 - How many staff reprimanded for breaking data privacy rules (last five years)?
FOI 649 - Guidelines on undertaking disciplinary action against staff who break data privacy rules
FOI 650 - What action is the Trust taking to guard against future breaches of data privacy rules?
FOI 651 - How many women that have been subject of genital cutting were treated at the Trust?
FOI 652 - Do you have any management schemes for GP referrals?
FOI 653 - What services do you operate referrals for chronic kidney disease, dermatology, minor surgery?
FOI 654 - What % of referrals from GPs were considered inappropriate (last year)
FOI 655 - Are you reviewing your referral management schemes?
FOI 656 - Do you plan to implement any new referral management schemes in the next year?
FOI 657 - The legal spend for named projects (external law firms advising the Trust)
FOI 658 - Capital value of named project
FOI 659 - Cancer patients from Chertsey
FOI 660 - Cancer patients from Byfleet
FOI 661 - Cancer patients from Weybridge
FOI 662 - Expenditure on communications and PR (since 2000)
FOI 663 - Name of external agencies to handle Trust communications / PR
FOI 664 - Start date of use of external agencies to handle Trust communications / PR
FOI 665 - Contract value of external agencies to handle Trust communications / PR
FOI 666 - Number and WTE neurologists, neuropsychiatrists, neuropsychologists, paeds and elderly
FOI 667 - How many epilepsy nurse specialists (number and WTE)?
FOI 668 - How many general neurology clinics are held each week?
FOI 669 - How many specific epilepsy clinics are held each week?
FOI 670 - Do you have any transition services for children with epilepsy?
FOI 671 - Average waiting times for standard EEG, ambulatory EEG, MRI, CT, videotelemetry
FOI 672 - Average waiting time for patients with suspected epilepsy to see neurologist / specialist
FOI 673 - % of people with epilepsy that have a written care management plan
FOI 674 - % of patients referred to neurologist presenting with seizure symptoms to A&E
FOI 675 - Contact details of epilepsy lead
FOI 676 - Number of babies born affected by maternal use of drugs / addiction (last five years)
FOI 677 - Number of neonate withdrawal symptom from maternal use of drugs / addiction (last five years)
FOI 678 - Expenditure on interpreting services (last two financial years)
FOI 679 - Names and amounts paid to contractors that provide interpreting services to the Trust
FOI 681 - Population covered by Trust
FOI 682 - Historical records held by Ashford Hospital for Staines Boys Home (1900s to 1920s)
FOI 683 - Number of babies born with foetal alcohol syndrome
FOI 684 - Job descriptions for band 4, 5 or 6 clinical audit positions
FOI 685 - Were any of the clinical audit posts matched under Agenda for Change?
FOI 686 - What was the Whitley grade for each clinical audit post prior to matching?
FOI 687 - What national profile were the clinical audit posts matched to?
FOI 688 - Current contracts for cleaning or housekeeping (since 2000)
FOI 689 - Previous contracts for cleaning or housekeeping (since 2000)
FOI 690 - Contract details for window and doors
FOI 691 - Do you have a diabetic department?
FOI 692 - Do you fit insulin pumps (CSII) for adults and children?
FOI 693 - How many new pumps have you fitted (last three years)?
FOI 694 - What training do patients receive after starting insulin pump therapy?
FOI 695 - On how many occasions has the Trust lost personal data (since 2007)?
FOI 696 - On how many occasions has the Trust received reports of data breaches (since 2007)?
FOI 697 - What disciplinary actions was taken against staff following data breaches?
FOI 738 - Planned expenditure on electricity and gas (2007/08)
FOI 739 - Expenditure on electricity and gas (2007/08)
FOI 740 - From which budget was any overspend on electricity / gas taken from?

September 2008

FOI 680 - Details of the proposed mortuary in Addlestone
FOI 698 - Local population broken down by ethnicity (2007/08)
FOI 699 - % and number of workforce by ethnicity (2007/08)
FOI 700 - % and number of workforce who are BME (2007/08)
FOI 701 - % and number of workforce who are white (2007/08)
FOI 702 - % of medical consultants who are BME (2007/08)
FOI 703 - % of Trust board members who are BME (2007/08)
FOI 704 - % of those on Agenda for Change who are BME by payband (2007/08)
FOI 705 - Number and % of total workforce who are subject to disciplinary procedure
FOI 706 - Number and % of total workforce who are involved with grievance procedure
FOI 707 - Number and % of total workforce who are involved with bullying and harassment procedure
FOI 708 - Number and % of total workforce who are subject to capability procedure
FOI 709 - Number and % of total workforce who are lodging employment tribunal claims
FOI 710 - Number and % of total workforce who are made redundant
FOI 711 - Number and % of total job applicants, shortlisted and successful who were BME
FOI 712 - % of BME and white staff promoted and receiving training and development
FOI 713 - Evidence of assessment and monitoring of all policies for race equality
FOI 714 - Evidence of monitoring BME staff in post, training and promotion
FOI 715 - Evidence of monitoring BME staff who benefit / suffer through performance assessment
FOI 716 - Evidence of monitoring BME staff subject to grievance / disciplinary procedure
FOI 717 - Evidence of the number of BME staff that cease employment annually
FOI 718 - Evidence of BME staff provided with opportunities for professional training / secondments
FOI 719 - Evidence of under-representation of the uptake of professional training by BME
FOI 720 - Evidence of mentoring scheme provided by senior leaders for BME staff
FOI 721 - Evidence of processes to track career progression of BME staff
FOI 722 - Evidence of BME population accessing services equitably
FOI 723 - Evidence of action taken where services not equitably accessed by BME staff
FOI 724 - Evidence of consultation with BME communities regarding service provision / change
FOI 725 - Evidence of provision of interpreting services for BME patients
FOI 726 - Evidence of ethnic monitoring data collected for all patients
FOI 727 - Evidence of health needs assessments of BME communities
FOI 728 - Copy of Race Equality Scheme
FOI 729 - Number of mental illness patients that were registered on Care Programme Approach
FOI 730 - Number of patients moved from Care Programme Approach (2007/08)
FOI 731 - How many patients went though Care Programme Approach change (April 2008 to date)
FOI 732 - Expenditure for electricity (2005/06 to date)
FOI 733 - Expenditure for gas (2005/06 to date)
FOI 734 - Expenditure for petrol (2005/06 to date)
FOI 735 - Expenditure for oil (2005/06 to date)
FOI 736 - Overall budget for energy bills (last three years)
FOI 737 - Energy budget for 2008/09 and is it expected to be exceeded?
FOI 741 - Value of invoices raised to overseas visitors (last three years)
FOI 742 - Value paid for invoices raised to overseas visitors (last three years)
FOI 743 - Value written off for invoices raised to overseas visitors (last three years)
FOI 744 - Value outstanding for invoices raised to overseas visitors (last three years)
FOI 745 - How much bad debt provision has been put aside for invoices raised to overseas visitors
FOI 746 - Value outstanding for invoices raised to overseas visitors by country
FOI 747 - Value written off for invoices raised to overseas visitors by country
FOI 748 - How many overseas patients were invoiced by the Trust (last three years)?
FOI 749 - How many overseas patients have sums outstanding (last three years)?
FOI 750 - How many overseas patients have sums written off (last three years)?
FOI 751 - Value of A&E activity of overseas visitors costed at National Tariff (last two years)
FOI 752 - Cost of interpreting services (last three years)
FOI 753 - How many births did the Trust deliver (last three years)?
FOI 754 - How many births a year was the Trust's maternity unit designed for?
FOI 755 - Expenditure on cancer drugs (2005/06 to 2007/08)
FOI 756 - Number of cancer patients treated (2005/06 to 2007/08)
FOI 757 - Number of FCEs for cancer treatment (2005/06 to 2007/08)
FOI 758 - Expenditure on each cancer drug (2007/08)
FOI 759 - Total volume of cancer drugs purchased (2005/06 to 2007/08)
FOI 760 - Expenditure on salary overpayments to staff (last three years)
FOI 761 - How much money has been recovered from salary overpayments (last three years)?
FOI 762 - How much money is outstanding from salary overpayments (last three years)?
FOI 763 - How much money has been written off from salary overpayments (last three years)?
FOI 764 - How much bad debt provision has been put aside for salary overpayments?
FOI 765 - How many staff have received salary overpayments (last three years)?
FOI 766 - Copy of policy covering newborn and 6-8 week physical exams for hip dysplacia
FOI 767 - Copy of 2007/08 annual report
FOI 768 - Name of the education centre manager
FOI 769 - Copy of 2007/08 annual report
FOI 770 - Copy of Clinical Governance report 2007/08
FOI 771 - Name of Chief Executive
FOI 772 - Name and title of person responsible for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
FOI 773 - Name and title of person responsible for Local Area Agreement (LAA)
FOI 774 - Name and title of person responsible for data security and governance (plus copy of policy)
FOI 775 - Name and title of person responsible for shared services
FOI 776 - Name and title of person responsible for power consumption
FOI 777 - Copy of current corporate plan
FOI 778 - Name of your childcare voucher supplier
FOI 779 - Commission fee paid to current childcare voucher supplier
FOI 780 - Number of employees using childcare voucher scheme
FOI 781 - Contract end date and date to review the childcare voucher scheme
FOI 782 - Contact details for Executive and Non-Executive Directors (also IM&T, HR and compliance)
FOI 783 - Contact details for ICT
FOI 784 - Details of contracts awarded to Humana (last three years)
FOI 785 - Details of other contracts awarded following recommendations from Humana
FOI 786 - Costs of other contracts awarded following recommendations from Humana
FOI 787 - Brief description of the work following recommendations / involvement from Humana
FOI 788 - Do you currently offer childcare vouchers to your staff?
FOI 789 - Which childcare voucher do you use?
FOI 790 - When did your childcare voucher scheme start?
FOI 791 - When was your contract with your voucher provided last renewed?
FOI 792 - Are you tied in to your existing provider? Would you be free to move to a different provider?
FOI 793 - When do you expect to review your scheme?
FOI 794 - What administration fee are you paying your current provider (as % of face value)?
FOI 795 - How many active members are in your childcare voucher scheme?
FOI 796 - Does your voucher provider offer any additional services or benefits?
FOI 797 - Do you operate your own payroll services or use an external payroll provider?
FOI 798 - How would you grade the customer service provided by your voucher provider?
FOI 799 - Contact details for the person responsible for your voucher scheme
FOI 800 - Contact details for the person responsible for employee benefits
FOI 801 - How many employees are on your payroll?
FOI 802 - Have you got any plans to introduce a childcare voucher scheme (if you do not do so)?
FOI 803 - Copy of a detailed structure chart of the Marketing / Communications function
FOI 804 - Copy of a detailed structure chart of the HR function
FOI 805- Details of the structure of your HR department
FOI 806 - Expenditure on interpretation services for the treatment of foreign-language patients (2007/08)
FOI 807 - Names and head office details of the interpretation services used by the Trust (2007/08)
FOI 808 - Copy of the contract / agreement documents between Trust and interpretation service (2007/08)
FOI 809 - List of languages that have needed interpretation (2007/08)
FOI 810 - Expenditure by facility / department of the use of interpretation services (2007/08)
FOI 811 - Expenditure on interpretation services (2006/07)
FOI 812 - Names and head office details of the interpretation services used by the Trust (2006/07)
FOI 813 - Copy of the contract / agreement documents between Trust and interpretation service (2006/07)
FOI 814 - List of languages that have needed interpretation (2006/07)
FOI 815 - Expenditure by facility / department of the use of interpretation services (2006/07)
FOI 816 - Copies of any documents distributed to staff on the treatment of foreign-language patients
FOI 817 - Copies of any documents distributed to foreign-language patients (last 2 years)
FOI 818 - Details of payouts to patients following claims for compensation (2008 to date)
FOI 819 - Details of each individual complaint / claim (date, age, gender, result, amount - 2008)
FOI 820 - Total sum paid out to patients following complaints / claims (2007)
FOI 821 - Details of each individual complaint / claim (date, age, gender, result, amount - 2007)
FOI 822 - Provision of the morning-after pill / emergency contraception to pupils on school premises
FOI 823 - How many schools do you provide the emergency contraception service?
FOI 824 - List of schools where the Trust provides emergency contraception service?
FOI 825 - Total number of morning-after pills / doses provided 2006/07 school year
FOI 826 - Breakdown of morning-after pills / doses by school year group (2006/07)
FOI 827 - Total number of morning-after pills / doses provided 2007/08 school year
FOI 828 - Breakdown of morning-after pills / doses by school year group (2007/08)
FOI 829 - Details of meals provided for hospital inpatients (provider and preparation location)
FOI 830 - Total cost of meal preparation and provider (2007/08)
FOI 831 - Total number of meals delivered to patients (2007/08)
FOI 832 - Breakdown for each hospital showing cost of meal preparation (2007/08)
FOI 833 - Breakdown for each hospital showing number of meals delivered (2007/08)
FOI 834 - Copy of contracts / agreement documents with provider of inpatient hospital meals (2007/08)
FOI 835 - Total cost of meal preparation and provider (2006/07)
FOI 836 - Total number of meals delivered to patients (2006/07)
FOI 837 - Breakdown for each hospital showing cost of meal preparation (2006/07)
FOI 838 - Breakdown for each hospital showing number of meals delivered (2006/07)
FOI 839 - Copy of contracts / agreement documents with provider of inpatient hospital meals (2006/07)
FOI 840 - Copies of menus, food sheets, nutritional information used patients

October 2008

FOI 841 - Names and job titles for all consultants, junior doctors, senior nurses, managers
FOI 842 - Are cleaning services within your Trust contracted out or delivered in-house?
FOI 843 - Expenditure on cleaning (2003/04 to 2007/08)
FOI 844 - Full time equivalent cleaners working at the Trust (contract or in-house)
FOI 845 - Hours of cleaning time delivered per week (by contract or in-house)
FOI 846 - Does your Trust have a system for staff to report where cleaning has been sub-standard?
FOI 847 - Copy of NICE implementation plans relevant to 2008/09
FOI 848 - Copy of the process you use to implement NICE guidance
FOI 849 - Names of members of your NICE implementation committee / group
FOI 850 - What criteria and testing is applied during the prescription of Ritalin (<>16 year olds)?
FOI 851 - Are there any other courses of treatment in conjunction with a course of Ritalin?
FOI 852- Are there any other courses of treatment instead of a course of Ritalin?
FOI 853 - What are the costs of extra treatment in conjunction with Ritalin?
FOI 854 - What are the costs of extra treatment instead of Ritalin?
FOI 855 - Number of patients who have been prescribed an alternative course to Ritalin
FOI 856 - How long is the average period of Ritalin prescription / treatment (<>16 years olds)?
FOI 857 - Number of patients that continue a prescription of Ritalin after 16 years old
FOI 858 - Number of requests for patient information from the local council (last three years)
FOI 859 - Number of times the Caldicott Guardian approved the transfer of information to councils
FOI 860 - What was the council's stated purpose for the request and details of the information sent?
FOI 861 - Details of instances where services provided by the council were withdrawn as a result
FOI 862 - Which antibiotic do you use for routine prophylaxis in trauma orthopaedic surgery?
FOI 863 - Which antibiotic do you use for routine prophylaxis in elective orthopaedic surgery?
FOI 864 - Has there been any change in antibiotic used / regimen (last three years)?
FOI 865 - Which antibiotic do you use if the patient is allergic to penicillin and specify the doses?
FOI 866 - Number of Clostridium Difficile cases and number of admissions (last three years)
FOI 867 - Contracts awarded to United Health (last three years)
FOI 868 - Amount of the contract(s) awarded to United Health (last three years)
FOI 869 - Brief description of the work under contracts awarded to United Health (last three years)
FOI 870 - Copy of all RIDDOR reports compiled by the Trust and submitted to HSE (2008 to date)
FOI 871 - Job title of the most senior communications professional
FOI 872 - The remit of the most senior communications professional
FOI 873 - Current salary of the most senior communications professional
FOI 874 - Number of staff under the responsibility of the most senior communications professional
FOI 875 - Total budget under the responsibility of the most senior communications professional
FOI 876 - Job title of the line manager of the most senior communications professional
FOI 877 - Number of staff in the organisation
FOI 878 - Annual turnover of the organisation
FOI 879 - Copy of the 2008 Healthcare Commission ratings for quality of care and use of resources
FOI 880 - Name of person responsible for IT network infrastructure
FOI 881 - Name of person responsible for introducing IT solutions (ICT department)
FOI 882 - Name of person responsible for introducing IT solutions (clinical department)
FOI 883 - Name of person responsible for clinical productivity related to patient care
FOI 884 - Name of person responsible for blood traceability and quality control
FOI 885 - Name of person responsible for NPSA compliance notice number 24
FOI 886 - Name of person responsible for document management
FOI 887 - Name of preferred manufacturer - fixed network infrastructure equipment
FOI 888 - Name of preferred manufacturer - wireless network equipment
FOI 889 - Name of preferred manufacturer - telephony systems equipment
FOI 890 - Name of preferred manufacturer - mobile computing equipment
FOI 891 - Name of preferred manufacturer - patient identification equipment
FOI 892 - Name of preferred manufacturer - electronic document management solution
FOI 893 - Name of preferred manufacturer - blood traceability equipment
FOI 894 - Does your Trust have any washing facilities for patients that are not single sex?
FOI 895 - Does your Trust have any toilet facilities for patients that are not single sex?
FOI 896 - Does your Trust have any nightingale-style wards for patients that are not single sex?
FOI 897 - Does your Trust have any wards that are not single sex with curtains used to segregate bays?
FOI 898 - Does your Trust have any wards that are not single sex with partitions used to segregate bays?
FOI 899 - Does your Trust have any wards that are not single sex with bays with three solid walls?
FOI 900 - How many times have your procedures on patient segregation been breached (2007/08)?
FOI 901 - How many complaints have your Trust received regarding patient privacy and dignity?
FOI 902 - % of beds that are in single rooms
FOI 903 - Have you agreed a C Diff target with your PCT (2008/09)?
FOI 904 - C Diff year end target and 2007/08 baseline figure
FOI 905 - How many cases of C Diff have been recorded (as at 30/09/08)?
FOI 906 - If the Q3 C Diff figure was doubled, what would be the financial penalty for the full year?
FOI 924 - Number of Lap Cholecystectomies (last two years)
FOI 925 - Contact details of Head of Estates
FOI 927 - How much was recovered for overseas visitors and Surrey PCT contribution?

November 2008

FOI 907 - Do you have prescribing guidelines for the treatment of chronic pain?
FOI 908 - Could I have a copy of the prescribing guidelines?
FOI 909 - Are the prescribing guidelines joint with any other PCTs, hospitals or Trusts?
FOI 910 - Do you use guidelines from other Trusts? Name the Trust
FOI 911 - Do you have a general prescribing formulary? Could I have a copy?
FOI 912 - Highest hourly rate paid to an agency staff worker (last six months)
FOI 913 - How much the agency worker received and how much was retained by the agency?
FOI 914 - Expenditure on bariatric trolleys, beds, fridges and other equipment for obese patients (2008)
FOI 915 - Exact costs and details of Trust spending on bariatric equipment (2007)
FOI 916 - Exact costs and details of Trust spending on bariatric equipment (2006)
FOI 917 - Are there any special arrangements made by the Trust for obese patients?
FOI 918 - How many chaplains (full and part-time) are employed by the Trust?
FOI 919 - Expenditure on chaplains annually
FOI 920 - How many operations were cancelled on the day of admission (last three years)?
FOI 921 - Breakdown of the reasons for operation cancellations (beds, equipment, theatre time)
FOI 922 - Location and number of maternity units, capacity and births (2007/08), FTE midwives
FOI 923 - Current number of vacant posts for midwives and maternity support workers
FOI 928 - Expenditure on interpreter services (2007/08) and most requested language
FOI 929 - Annual income from NHS salary (plus overtime and awards) for highest paid doctor
FOI 930 - Annual income from NHS salary (plus overtime and awards) for highest paid nurse
FOI 931 - Are bank nurses who only work as bank nurses entitled to statutory maternity leave?
FOI 932 - Copies of any guidance to staff in order to respect the religious principles of Muslims
FOI 941 - All budgets that are lower in 2008/09 than outturn spending in 2007/08

December 2008

FOI 933 - Total number of medical records either lost, stolen, inappropriately disposed (last three years)
FOI 934 - How many times did the Trust use the Regulation and Investigatory Powers Act?
FOI 935 - Name of lead contacts in ICT / I&MT, radiology and cardiology
FOI 936 - How many GP referrals have you had for orthopaedics, derm, cardio, ENT, minor ops?
FOI 937 - Number of times the Trust has released a patient's details to any external public body?
FOI 938 - Copies of all the prescribing formularies in use in your organisation
FOI 939 - Complete list of all contractors and consultants for new builds and refurbishments
FOI 940- Copy of organisational charts for non-clinical areas of the Trust
FOI 942 - Do A&E staff routinely check whether a child is subject to a child protection plan?
FOI 945 - Copy of the structure chart for finance teams with job titles
FOI 946 - Do A&E staff routinely check whether a child is subject to a child protection plan?
FOI 948 - Are cleaning services contracted out or delivered in-house?