FOI_8103

Internal Reference Number: FOI_8103

Date Request Received: 15/08/2024 00:00:00

Date Request Replied To: 06/09/2024 00:00:00

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Request Summary: Scanning/diagnostic equipment in hospitals

Request Category: Companies


Question Number 1: How many CT and MRI scanners, radiotherapy and X-ray machines older than 10 years are in use across the trust?

Answer To Question 1: x3 x-ray machines, x0 CT, x0 MRI

Question Number 2: How old are they, if more than 10 years?

Answer To Question 2: 12, 14 and 15 years

Question Number 3: How much money did the trust spend in the past financial year maintaining old equipment and how does this compare to the previous two years?

Answer To Question 3: The Trust does not distinguish between maintenance costs for equipment less than and more than 10 years old.

Question Number 4: How many CT and MRI scanners in your community diagnostic centres are new and how many have been deployed from other sites/facilities?

Answer To Question 4: Provided by 3rd party, Trust does not hold records on individual scanners used.

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