Internal Reference Number: FOI_9246
Date Request Received: 25/02/2026 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 26/03/2026 00:00:00
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Request Summary: Procurement of surgical items and mobility aids
Request Category: Private Individuals
| Question Number 1: This is a Freedom of Information request regarding the procurement of items. For the past three full years for which full data is available, could you please provide procurement data including cost and number of units for the following items purchased by the Trust: 1. Scissors, including surgical, disposable and single-use versions. 2. Forceps, including artery or tissue forceps. 3. Surgical clamps. 4. Basic hollowware, including gallipots, kidney dishes, instrument trays and bowls. 5. Single-use tourniquets. 6. Harmonic shears. For each item category, please provide for each year: a) Total number of units procured b) Total spend (拢) c) Where recorded in procurement systems, whether the items were designated as single-use/disposable. | |
| Answer To Question 1: See attached To accompany this answer to question 1 please also see the documents listed below:  SFT - FOI_9246.xlsx | |
| Question Number 2: Additionally, for the same three years, please provide the total number of the following mobility aids procured by the Trust: a) Crutches b) Walking frames c) Walking sticks And for each of the above mobility aids: a) Total annual spend (拢) b) If recorded centrally, the number of units refurbished or reissued through reuse schemes | |
| Answer To Question 2: See attached To accompany this answer to question 2 please also see the documents listed below: export (62).xlsx | |
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