FOI_6510

Internal Reference Number: FOI_6510

Date Request Received: 09/03/2022 00:00:00

Date Request Replied To: 31/03/2022 00:00:00

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Request Summary: Emergency department information

Request Category: Campaigning organisation


Question Number 1: What is the name of your hospital / Trust?

Answer To Question 1: Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust

Question Number 2: How many acute inpatient beds did this hospital have for 2021?

Answer To Question 2: The daily average for inpatient beds for 2021 was 427.

Question Number 3: How many emergency (unplanned) admissions did this hospital have under the acute general surgery services in 2021?

Answer To Question 3: The trust had 2,402 emergency admissions under general surgery

Question Number 4: How many cases did this hospital submit to the National Emergency Laparotomy Audit (NELA) in 2021?

Answer To Question 4: For the context of this answer please be advised that data for the full year has not been finalised as of yet, with only quarter 1 and 2 being locked and available for reference. The data runs alongside the financial year from April to April. Quarter 1 and 2 of 2021 (April 1st to sept 30th 2021) had 34 cases entered to the NELA database. I can also say that from 01/01/21 to 31/12/21 there were 72 cases entered.

Question Number 5: Which of the following organisation systems describes how emergency general surgical admissions are organised in this hospital? a. Mixed general surgical take under a non-specific general surgery consultant b. Daily allocation of acute admissions to a general surgery subspeciality (Upper GI / Colorectal / Hepatobiliary) c. Dedicated Emergency General Surgery consultants / service during weekdays only (Monday to Thursday, or Monday to Friday) d. Dedicated Emergency General Surgery consultants / service weekdays and weekend e. Other (please state)

Answer To Question 5: a. Mixed general surgical take under a non-specific general surgery consultant

Question Number 6: If your hospital runs a dedicated emergency general surgery service (answers c or d above), how many dedicated emergency general surgery consultants form the rota for this service?

Answer To Question 6: n/a for this hosptial

Question Number 7: If this hospital does not already have an emergency general surgery service, does it plan to change it’s service to this form in the next 5 years?

Answer To Question 7: The answer is no, we do not plan to change our service to this form within the next 5 years.

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Our staff at Salisbury District Hospital have long been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment they provide for our patients and for their innovation, commitment and professionalism. This has been recognised in a wide range of achievements and it is reflected in our award of NHS Foundation Trust status. This is afforded to hospitals that provide the highest standards of care.