Questions asked in 2009

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Last Updated: Friday, 10 October 2014 18:00

In this section, we shall publish the questions asked through the Freedom of Information Act as well as the redacted responses.

January 2009

• Data on each occasion where maternity units were closed to new admissions due to capacity
• Number of assaults reported on NHS staff (December 2008) and type of assault
• % of pregnant women offered antenatal classes (first time and non-first time mothers)
• Does your Trust use the WHO Safer Surgery Saves Lives guidelines in operating theatres?
• For how many days has your maternity unit closed to admissions for any reason (05/06 to date)
• Has any clinical or non-clinical director been abroad on Trust business (last two years)?
• Does your A&E department collect data on injuries caused by violent criminal offences?
• What information do you pass on to the Police in relation to suspected violent injuries?
• Number of people treated for gunshot wounds or sharp weapon (2006 to 2008)
• Bed occupancy rate (2007/08)
• Details of calculation of bed occupancy rate used by the Trust
• Did the Trust report no cases of hospital acquired MRSA blood stream bacteraemia (2008)?
• Name of A&E departments and occasions where the Trust had to redirect patients
• Number of official complaints logged by the Trust to the maternity unit (2007/08)
• Details of patient's mother care
• Details of senior management of the Trust
• Number of occasions when pest control was called to deal with a problem (2007/08)
• Details of all eligibility criteria for access to NHS care for assisted conception (last three years)
• Number of people who were diagnosed with chemotherapy induced febrile neutropenia
• Number of FTE staff employed in marketing and budget (2006/07 to 2009/10)
• 20 PCTs with highest referral rates for a first outpatient appointment (2003/04 and 2008/09)
• How many appointments were cancelled due to lost notes (last five years)?
• How many surgical operations and appointments were cancelled (last five years)?
• Copy of Trust IM&T strategy and business plan (2008/09)
• Date of last audit / investigation on the appropriateness of patient record access
• Data on Acinetobacter, Pseudomonas, Burkholderia (2006 to 2008)
• Number of people who received any chemotherapy (2008)
• Copy of assessment of the impact of the international financial reporting standards
• Details of viewing and copies of patient notes

February 2009

• % of doctors (by grade) who worked over 48 hours (1 week, 13 weeks, 26 weeks in last year)
• Copy of business plan 2008/09, prescribing formulary 2009 and FT documents
• Statistics on alzheimers in the area of Woking
• Number of sexual assaults against patients in hospital (2007/08) by staff or patients
• Expenditure made to each supplier who supplied goods / services over £500,000 pa
• Number of NHS-funded organ or tissue transplants recipient is non-UK resident
• How many times have viruses / malware penetrated your IT systems 2007/08
• Total number of maternity support staff (bands 2, 3, 4) and midwives (bands 5+) (2007/08)
• Names of Chief Executives of the Trust since its formation
• Was there a section in the 2007/08 accounts for losses for items that failed to arrive?
• Details of the Trust drug formulary
• Copy of the organisation chart for IT team and information / performance team
• Information on patients treated for MRSA and C Diff (2006/07 and 2007/08)
• Number of staff / agency workers reprimanded, disciplined, suspended, sacked (last five years)
• Copy of the structure chart for HR department including names, positions and direct lines
• Revenue made from bedside entertainment suites (expenditure and surplus to date)
• Does the Trust intend to implement the IT system provided by its LSP as part of NPfIT
• Breakdown of plans for spending declared surplus (2006/07 and 2007/08)
• List of all HR management
• How many Serious Untoward Incidents (SUIs) were reported and details (2008)?

March 2009

• Number of surgical operations cancelled (2006 to 2008) and reasons for the cancellations
• Number of boys treated for complications of circumcision (last five years)
• Tariff for private patients (2007/08) with volume of each treatment carried out and income
• Private patient debt (as at 31/03/08) and list of debtors over 6 months overdue
• Number of LINAC, PET, CT, MRI and Lithotripters on site
• Copy of Trust's organisation chart and IT / IS department structure with contact details
• Expenditure on fruit, vegetables, meat and dairy produce (last three years)
• Copy of business intelligence and Cognos organisation charts
• Copy of named organisation chart finance, IT, information and HR
• Name of all employees that have attended a Common Purpose course (since 2000)
• Organogram (business structure) of PCT with emphasis on information department
• Personal details of named deceased patient
• Contact details for managerial responsibility for Medical Records
• Expenditure on interpreters and translation (2008)
• Details of staff suspended and the length of time of their suspension
• Written breakdown of IT department in terms of job titles and functions
• Does your maternity services have a policy of weighing mothers at ante-natal contact?
• Number of tonsillectomies (2006/07 and 2007/08) as well as cost of the procedures
• Expenditure on consultancy services (2007/08 to date) and work done
• Details of contracts for printers and multi-functional devices
• Number of girls under 16 that have given birth (last five years)
• Number of girls under 16 admitted to A&E for excessive alcohol / drug consumption
• Money received for maternity care (PbR, block contract and other sources)
• Details of births (hospital and home) by month (2008)
• Registered interests of the Chairman and Chief Executive (incl. party political affiliation)
• Details of Head of Estates
• All nurses and doctors on duty in A&E for specific named nights
• Copies of bid / submission for Improving C Diff capital challenge fund money (2006/07)
• Detailed structure of marketing / communications and HR departments
• Number of births (hospital and home) (2008)
• Number of births in other locations (2007 and 2008)
• Do you have any Rheumatologists who specialise in Spondular Arthropathies?
• Name of contractor carrying out the resurfacing of Ashford car park (tenders and cost)
• Unusual NHS stories in radiography

April 2009

• Copies of the environmental health reports for hospitals kitchen and canteen (2007 and 2008)
• Breakdown of the structure of the commissioning, finance and service redesign directorates
• Have you at any time hired a temporary senior manager during 2008?
• Structure of the organisation
• Contact details of the leading and development managers / team managers at the Trust
• Expenditure on provision of translation into other languages other than English
• Breakdown of patient numbers of total time spent in A&E in 10 minute periods (2008/09)
• Who is the European Working Time Directive lead in the Trust?
• Details of patient incentive schemes for healthy behaviour (weight loss, smoking, alcohol)
• Details of hospital use of LINAC, PET, CT, MRI and Lithotripters
• Number of first outpatient referrals for every quarter (since April 2003)
• Number of male and female patients receiving laser treatment (EVLA) for vascular surgery
• Copies of the three most recent risk assessments of the Trust's maternity services
• Do you have a formal discharge policy? Procedures for informing GP of A&E discharge?
• Number of intensive care beds at each hospital site and occupancy rate
• Number of clinical staff, non-clinical staff placed on disciplinary suspension
• Did any employees receive private healthcare benefits paid for by the Trust?
• Number of people who received any chemotherapy (2008)
• Details of obtaining a copy of deceased patients records
• How many Bounty packs have been distributed to new mothers (last three years)?
• Details of death rates on Bank Holiday weekends compared to normal weekends
• All documents / reports on patients in infection control bays and facilities they use
• Staffing levels on Bank Holiday weekends compared to normal weekends
• Copy of the Do Not Attempt Resuscitation policy in emergency medicine department
• Summaries of each SUI registered by the Trust (2007 to date)

May 2009

• Side effects of pelvic radiotherapy treatment listed on consent form given to patients
• Number of men and women by age group who have had their stomach pumped due to alcohol
• Budget on ingredients for patients' meals (2008/09) and cost per patient per day
• Documents on diabetes service (strategies, implementation plans) and staff / network details
• Copy of annual plans (2008/09 and 2009/10)
• Data on hypothyroid patients and the medications they get prescribed
• Number of patients self-referred for physiotherapy treatment (last three years)
• Breakdown of job title of every paid post as well as the average salary for each post
• Copy of the ICT plan or investment strategy and expenditure for 2007/08
• Approval of requests from clinicians for the use of medicines outside licensed indication
• Board member / senior manager with responsibility for investigating staff concerns

June 2009

• Full expense claims of executives and top 3 highest paid employees (2007/08)
• Expenditure on nursing, midwifery and health visiting (2006/07 to 2008/09)
• How many mortuary facilities are operated by your trust and where are these facilities located?
• Updated list of the people that work within the Clinical Coding department
• Details of named foreign patient
• Does the trust have a current Drugs and Therapeutics committee (or equivalent)
• Staffing on medical wards during each non-Bank Holiday weekend
• Staffing on medical wards during Bank Holiday weekends
• Staffing on medical wards during Easter Bank Holiday weekend 2009
• Staffing on medical wards during Easter Bank Holiday weekend 2008
• Expenditure on consultancy services (2006/07 to 2008/09) and names of projects
• Incidents (2008/09) with mislabelled pathology samples or insufficient patient information
• How many Consultant Microbiologists are employed by your Trust?
• Number of "ghost" patients on the Trust's GP lists in last five years
• For 2008/09, how much of additional £330m has the Trust received from PCT for maternity
• Age of the youngest person to have undergone obesity surgery in last two years
• Mean, median and longest time patient had to wait for emergency procedures (Jan 2009)
• Questionnaire of outsourcing food services, cleaning, waste and energy management
• Breaches of bio-security 2006/07 and 2008/09
• Procedures for gaining consent of patients to take samples of residual tissue during surgery
• Contracts to provide medical and nursing services to patients with independent providers
• Named board member responsible for ensuring the KSF is applied effectively

July 2009

• Copy of current estates strategy
• Name of Head of Estates
• Procurement procedure and data protection / information governance policy
• Maternity records for deceased patient
• Type of services offering problem gambling treatment (age limits, staff details)
• Policy on prescribing Bortezombig and Cetuximab
• Pest incidents 2006 to date and number of pest exterminator visits
• Outsourcing of mechanical and electrical services
• Hospital drug formulary used by the Trust
• Operations cancelled for non-medical reasons 2007/08 and 2008/09
• Questionnaire on incidence of needlestick injuries to staff
• How many persons admitted to A&E from injuries due to electrical cosmetic beauty items?
• Number of car parking spaces for patients, visitors, staff
• Pay costs associated with car parking (direct costs, WTE, pay band)
• Cost of capital associated with car parking and depreciation costs
• Bed days lost due to delayed transfer of care 2008/09 and longest stay
• Number of FTE legally qualified staff employed to work on litigation claims and pay scale
• Admissions with injuries due to being attacked with acid
• Number of people contracted with MRSA while at St. Peter's Hospital (2008/09)
• Drugs decision making and decisions taken in meeting that are minuted
• How many patients spend a night in hospital by not in a bed or ward (2004 to 2008)?
• How many thefts from Trust premises (2004 to 2008)?
• How many taxi journeys paid for by the Trust for "obese" patients (2004 to 2008)?
• How many walking aids and wheelchairs purchased for "obese" patients (2004 to 2008)?
• Information relating to a deceased patient
• Money raised from car parking fees at both sites (2005 to 2009)

August 2009

• Number of TKRs and THRs done (and average length of stay)
• ICT strategy 2009/10
• Neuromuscular service provision in South East Coast region
• Glaucoma patient appointments (especially follow-ups)
• Details relating to the imposition of the European Working Time Directive
• How many specialist staff do you have? What % are medically qualified?
• Number of people presenting with flu-like / H1N1 swine flu symptoms
• Number of children under 12 admitted with side effects of Tamiflu in last 3 months
• Do you utilise non-geographic telephone numbers / premium rate numbers?
• List of all managed equipment services (MES) agreements in place
• Staff members receiving private sector treatment paid for by the Trust (last 3 years)
• Copy of patient menus
• How many adult critical care beds in 2008/09 and occupancy rate?
• Survey on electronic patient records
• Outpatient appointment manager job description and specification
• Staff in theatre scrub uniforms walking around Ashford Tesco's
• Copy of A&E records
• The week in which the most critical cases at St Peter's resulted in a fatality
• How many specialist bereavement midwife counsellors at the Trust?
• Copy of A&E records, X-rays and MRI scan
• Resources allocated to NLP training (last 3 years) and NLP for staff development

September 2009

• Contact details for Directors of Personnel, Finance, Procurement and Medical Director
• Details of standard payment terms in delaing with suppliers, contractors and others
• Date of death of parent
• How many babies born at 20, 21, 22 and 23 weeks showing signs of life?
• How many babies born at 20, 21, 22 and 23 weeks not given active medical treatment?
• How many posts working on FOI requests?
• Consideration of the Trust towards acquistion or merger with another Trust
• Information on merger discussions that didn't proceed
• Organisation structure
• Admissions due to alcohol / drug misuse with no fixed abode
• Senior person responsible for Information Assurance
• Organisation contracted to provide patient meals and the annual expenditure
• Compensation paid to patients as a result of operations by foreign surgeons
• Questionnaire on VTE
• Week in which most deaths occur at both site (past year)
• Full organisation chart

October 2009

• Time of patient birth
• Guidelines relating to religious symbols / images staff can wear or display
• Number of clinical staff who have been suspended for 6 months or longer (since 2000)
• How many veterans considered under the Priority Treatment Scheme?
• Contact details for Head of Finance, Procurement, Information, ICT and IT hardware
• List of occasions on which pest controllers were used by the Trust (from Apr 2008 to date)
• Confirmation of patient death
• Details on current pest control (contractor, copy of contract, renewal date and tender process)
• WTE of clinical coding staff employed in last three years plus total annual budget
• No. of complaints filed by patients regarding English language skills of medical professionals
• Waiting time for outpatient counselling therapy for treatment of mild depression and CBT
• Process for inclusion of PCT funded drug for osteoporosis on Trust formulary
• Expenditure on agency nursing care (2008/09)
• Total in unpaid bills owed to Trust (2007/08 and 2008/09) from foreign nationality patients
• No. of assaults carried out by patients on staff or other patients (2005 to 2008)
• Health records of patient
• Names of all intermediate assessment units in Trust (SAU, MAU etc)
• How many Form Cremation 4 were successfully completed in 2008/09?
• Reports of infestation by pests to Trust on any of its premises
• Details of hand hygiene policy
• Copy of ICT plan
• Infection control measures including diagnosis, investigation, specimen handling
• How many patients transferred to another hospital due to needing an isolation room (Sep 2008)
• Surgical operations to treat obesity

November 2009

• Contents of any pest log relating to infestations or incidents (Jan 07 to Sep 09)
• Highest hourly rate paid to an agency nurse (May to Oct 09) and their position
• Step-by-step process by staff to follow FOI Act request from receipt
• Anti-microbial technology and disinfectants
• Complete list of suppliers / contractors / consultants used relating to IT software
• Guidelines relating to triage decisions and scarce resource allocation for pandemic flu
• How many Form Cremation 5 were successfully completed in 2008/09?
• Current clinical waste contractor and when is the contract up for renewal?
• No. of patients currently being treated with named drugs for indicated conditions
• Charges for on-site photography / filming at the Trust
• No. of illegal immigrants found to be emplyed directly by the Trust or by agencies
• Summary of all level 2 and 3 root cause analysis investigations
• No. of occasions that an incident report was sent to the Health and Safety Executive
• Deaths caused by the consumption of alcohol hand gels
• Use of Oesophageal Doppler monitoring in patients undergoing high risk surgery
• Contact details for database
• Number of staff in Pharmacy, management structure and job titles / bands
• Breaches regarding the segregation of patients by gender (Nov 08 to Oct 09)
• Washing and toilet facilities for the use of patients that are not single gender
• WTE and budget allocation to infection control (2006/07 to 2008/09)
• Amounts paid to all staff, chairman, non-executive directors, chief executive

December 2009

• Copy of Foundation Trust consultation document, business plan 2009/10
• % of invoices paid with 10 days (since 21/10/08)
• No. of board-level Trust executives left / dismissed since Jan 05 and their position
• Copy of management structure for payroll and pensions department with job descriptions
• Do you use interface (integration) engine for processing inbound and outbound messages?
• Copy of Prescribing Formulary, Traffic Light Guidelines, Prescribing Guidelines
• Copy of ICT strategy, ICT business plan, procurement strategy, corporate plan
• Catering provision for inpatients and complaints regarding catering in last year
• Structure chart for the Human Resources department
• Copy of management and treatment policy for newborn incl. checking for DDH
• How many patients with rheumatoid arthritis have been treated with biologics (12 months)?
• How many patients with psoriasis have been treated with biologics (12 months)?
• What is the ratio of Supporting Professional Activities (SPAs) to Direct Clinical Care (DCC)?