Internal Reference Number: FOI_7834
Date Request Received: 19/03/2024 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 09/04/2024 00:00:00
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Request Summary: Endoscopy equipment
Request Category: Private Individuals
Question Number 1: Definitions: OEM Warranty Maintenance or repairs covered by the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) PPM Planned Preventative Maintenance, i.e. annual service. Fully Comprehensive Maintenance contract covering the cost of Planned Maintenance and cost of repair parts and labour of equipment. Ad-hoc support Subcontracted work to engineering company on an informal basis. Managed Equipment Service An MES seeks to provide a more holistic solution to a department, typically encompassing equipment recommendations, supply, replacement and disposal – occasionally providing staff also. I would be most grateful if you would provide me, under the Freedom of Information Act, details with respect to the Trust below, details of which can be found below: 1. Approximately how many endoscopes does the trust own? | |
Answer To Question 1: The Trust has 399 scopes | |
Question Number 2: What brands of endoscope does the Trust own? | |
Answer To Question 2: The Trust has Fujinon, Karl Storz, Olympus, Richard Wolf and Pentax. | |
Question Number 3: On average how old are the endoscopes that the Trust owns? | |
Answer To Question 3: Various ages from 1 to 20 years | |
Question Number 4: Approximately how many of the trust endoscopes are under OEM Warranty? | |
Answer To Question 4: The Trust has 129 under OEM warranty | |
Question Number 5: Does the trust subcontract the maintenance of endoscopes and associated equipment such as stack systems and monitors to an outside provider(s) or does it maintain the devices using internal engineers? | |
Answer To Question 5: Mixture of both | |
Question Number 6: If an external provider(s) is used, what is the name of the company(s)? | |
Answer To Question 6: Karl Storz, HC21 and Olympus | |
Question Number 7: If an external provider(s) is used, what was the value of the contract when awarded? | |
Answer To Question 7: Karl Storz- 60,560/year HC21-383,257/year Olympus-459,225/year | |
Question Number 8: If an external provider(s) is used, what is the contract type – PPM/ Fully-Comprehensive / Ad-hoc support? | |
Answer To Question 8: The Trust has a mixture of Fully comp and PPM only | |
Question Number 9: If an external provider(s) is used, what is the contract renewal date(s)? | |
Answer To Question 9: Karl Storz- 30/04/2027 HC21-8/09/2025 Olympus-12/7/2024 | |
Question Number 10: Does your contract include the provision of loan endoscopes to temporarily replace endoscopes that are in for repair? | |
Answer To Question 10: Some of the contracts do offer loan units | |
Question Number 11: Please provide the name, email address and phone number of the role responsible for managing endoscopy equipment within the trust. | |
Answer To Question 11: The email is sft.mdms@nhs.net and the telephone number is 01722 336262. | |
Question Number 12: Please provide the name, email address, and phone number of the individual responsible for managing endoscopy contracts within the trust? | |
Answer To Question 12: The email is sft.mdms@nhs.net and the telephone number is 01722 336262. | |
Question Number 13: If endoscopy is part of a Managed Equipment Service (MES) at the trust, please provide details of the service provider and specify the services provided including whether staffing is part of the MES. | |
Answer To Question 13: Not applicable | |
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