FOI_7685

Internal Reference Number: FOI_7685

Date Request Received: 18/01/2024 00:00:00

Date Request Replied To: 09/02/2024 00:00:00

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Request Summary: MRI imaging within the Trust

Request Category: Companies


Question Number 1: For the calendar year of 2023, please could you tell me how many individual MRI examinations were performed overall?

Answer To Question 1: 850

Question Number 2: For the calendar year of 2023, please could you give a breakdown of the individual MRI examinations performed into body part/area? For instance, how many brain scans, spine scans etc. I am happy with whichever body part description is input in the PACS system.

Answer To Question 2: Please see our response to Questions 2 and 3 in the attachment. To accompany this answer to question 2 please also see the documents listed below: 11937 - FOI_7685 - MRI Imaging - FOR ISSUE v2.xlsx

Question Number 3: As of the start of 2024, what would the waiting time be (in weeks) for a routine MRI scan (for example how long would a patient have to wait if they were referred for a routine MRI scan of their knee)?

Answer To Question 3: See answer to Q2

Question Number 4: How much money was paid to private companies during the calendar year 2023 for the outsourcing of MRI either to mobile MRI units, private hospitals or private companies staffing hospital scanners to scan NHS patients?

Answer To Question 4: Q4, cost of the mobile MRI scanner Apr – Dec 23 (didn’t have it Jan-Mar): Apr - £43, 812 (inc VAT) May - £46, 732.80 (inc VAT) Jun - £87,624 (inc VAT) Jul - £90, 058 (inc VAT) Aug - £89, 327.97 (inc VAT) Sep - £41, 986.50 (inc VAT) Oct - £19, 714. 80 (inc VAT) Nov - £20, 445.60 (inc VAT) Dec - £17, 589.05 (inc VAT)

Question Number 5: From question 4 which companies were used and how many patients were scanned?

Answer To Question 5: In-health Ltd - BSW, InHealth and Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust are party to an agreement for provision of regional mobile services for CT, MRI and Endoscopy Number of patients scanned: Apr: 241 May: 296 Jun: 410 Jul: 441 Aug: 389 Sep: 289 Oct: 122 Nov: 151 Dec: 122

Question Number 6: How many MRI scanners does the Trust own?

Answer To Question 6: Two

Question Number 7: From question 6 could I please have the manufacturer, model, and date of install of the MRI scanners?

Answer To Question 7: Q7 – Manufacturer – Siemens Model – Sola 1.5 Tesla MRI Scanners Commissioned Dates – 1- Jan 2021 2 – Nov 2022
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