FOI Request
- Disclosure ID
- FOI/02680
- Request Date
- August 31, 2018
- Subject
- Urinary Sheaths
- Description
- How many sheaths does your Trust use on average per patient per day?
- What is the average length of stay for patients using a urinary sheath?
- Of the total number of male patients with urinary incontinence, what percentage would use:
a) Urinary incontinence pads
b) Urinary sheaths
- Response
- Less than 1 per week.
- 0 days
When a patient is prescribed a Convene Sheath Catheter, they do not need to stay in hospital.
- We are unable to provide exact percentage figures without a manual trawl of patient records, however we can provide the following:
The greatest percentage use Urinary Incontinence pads due to issues in use for Convene Sheath Catheters.