FOI Request
- Disclosure ID
- FOI/03232
- Request Date
- July 25, 2019
- Subject
- Cord Blood Stem Cells
- Description
1). Do you allow private stem cell companies to promote their services on your sites, e.g. leaflets?
2). Do you allow representatives from stem cell companies on any of your sites to promote or collect cord blood, e.g. in delivery suites?
3). Does the Trust allow its staff to work for stem cell companies, e.g. collecting umbilical cord blood for private companies?
4). How long (how many minutes) does the Trust consider ‘optimal’ cord clamping?
5). Please supply the following information for each of the individual calendar years: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 to date:
a) The number of babies born whose umbilical cord blood was collected for banking by a private company.
b) The number of babies born whose umbilical cord blood was collected for banking by the NHS.
c) The income received from stem cell companies.
- Response
1). I can confirm at our Trust we do not allow private stem cell companies to promote their services
2). I can confirm at our Trust we do not allow representatives from stem cell companies on any of our sites to promote or collect cord blood, e.g. in delivery suites
3). We are unaware of any staff providing this role
4). The Trust standard is for at least 1minute. The duration will be carried out following full discussion with the woman and family and form part of the birth plan.
5).
a. None
b. None
c. None