Freedom of information requests

Intra-Operative Cell Salvage

Questions

1. Which sites within the trust perform intra-operative cell salvage procedures?
2. Which sites within the trust perform post-operative cell salvage procedures?
3. What is the name, contact details and the job title of the lead for cell salvage within either the trust or at each site within the trust if no single person has such responsibility?
4. How many cell salvage procedures were performed in 2021?
5. Which cell salvage apparatus (make, model and quantities and location) are currently used in sites performing cell salvage within the trust?
6. Which surgical specialties perform cell salvage (e.g. cardiac, orthopaedics etc.)?

Response

1. All sites
2. None
3. We are withholding the names and contact details of the Consultant Anaesthetists who perform this function within our Trust as we consider that they should not reasonably expect their names to form part of an FOI response.
   Personal information as such is protected from disclosure under Section 40 (2) of the Freedom of Information Act (2000)
   Consultant Anaesthetist for HGS
   Consultant Anaesthetist QEH
4. we do not hold this information 
5. Haemonetics - 5 machines (3 available)
   Sorin- 4 machines
6. Cardiac, liver surgery, Trauma, sarcoma surgery, Obstetrics at Heartlands and Good Hope, vascular at Heartlands. Occasional use in other surgical specialities