
Internal Reference Number: FOI_9339
Date Request Received: 10/04/2026 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 15/04/2026 00:00:00
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Request Summary: Blood and bodily fluid exposures
Request Category: Private Individuals
| Question Number 1: I am writing to make a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. I would be grateful if you could provide the following information for Salisbury Hospital: What is the sickness rates in Orthopaedic and Trauma theatres over the last three years? What are the reasons for sickness over this period? | |
| Answer To Question 1: Information not held | |
| Question Number 2: What is the hospital’s overall sickness rates over the last three years? What are the reasons for sickness over this period? | |
| Answer To Question 2: 2025/26 : 4.04% 2024/25 : 3.84% 2023/24 : 3.67% To accompany this answer to question 2 please also see the documents listed below: | |
| Question Number 3: What has been the total cost of bank staff used to cover staff sickness in Orthopaedic and Trauma over the past three years? | |
| Answer To Question 3: The costs of bank staff for the speciality can be found on the Trust website, but unfortunately we are not able to identify which shifts were required only to cover sickness. - /about-us/ | |
| Question Number 4: What is the total number of blood and bodily fluid exposures reported in the hospital over the last three years? What percentage of those are from operating theatres? | |
| Answer To Question 4: What is the total number of blood and bodily fluid exposures reported in the hospital over the last three years? 175 What percentage of those are from operating theatres? (I have included areas where there may be local operating theatres e.g Oral Surgery) 21% | |
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