Internal Reference Number: FOI_9346
Date Request Received: 15/04/2026 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 29/04/2026 00:00:00
This response was sent via: By Email
Request Summary: sluice room equipment
Request Category: Companies
| Question Number 1: I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request information relating to infection prevention practices within your Trust, specifically in relation to the use, servicing, and management of sluice room equipment (bedpan washers and/or macerators). Please could you provide the following information: Who is the current supplier of your macerators and/or bedpan washers? | |
| Answer To Question 1: Dekomed | |
| Question Number 2: How many sluice machines do you have in total across the trust/hospital? | |
| Answer To Question 2: 27 | |
| Question Number 3: Who is responsible for servicing and maintaining these machines (e.g. the original equipment manufacturer, a third-party service provider, or in-house teams)? | |
| Answer To Question 3: A mix of in-house and Dekomed | |
| Question Number 4: When does the current contract for the supply and/or servicing of this equipment expire? | |
| Answer To Question 4: 30/11/2026 | |
| Question Number 5: Which department or role within the Trust is responsible for managing these contracts? | |
| Answer To Question 5: The Estates department | |
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