FOI Request
- Disclosure ID
- FOI/02317
- Request Date
- March 28, 2018
- Subject
- Walking Aids
- Description
- In the last 5 years, how many walking frames (including zimmer frames, wheeled walkers, rollators and pick-up walkers) and how many walking sticks have been issued to patients by your Trust? Please include separate numbers for each category of walking aid.
- What was the total spend by your Trust on the above for each of the last 5 years? (if possible, please break this down by year and item type).
- How many of the above have been returned to your Trust by patients over the last 5 years? (if possible, please break this down by year and item type).
- Of those returned how many were deemed fit for re-use and how many were classed as unfit for re-issue?
- Response
- Please see attached document.
- :-
Total spend on Walking Aids for last 5 Years 2012/13 76945.59 2013/14 74957.18 2014/15 81045.27 2015/16 83315.56 2016/17 74808.83 2017/18 70941.66 Unfortunately our Trust does not record by item type.
- For the year 2017/18 there was 2822 pieces of equipment returned and re-used. We don’t record by item type or hold the last 5 years information.
- Information not held.