Question 1a
Please can you kindly provide a purchasing export report detailing the following relevant to peripherally inserted central catheters: - see attached document
▪ Manufacturer - Barrd
▪ Brand - Power PICC solo
▪ Product Code - TPS Stylet 0275 (LAB0730585) REF-CK000375
▪ Description - Power picc solo catheter with sherlock 3cg tip positioning system
▪ Volume (in pieces) - box contains 3 full kits
Please could you provide this information for all supply routes (direct, NHS Supply Chain or other distributor) for the following time periods and name the files according to the year:
▪ 1st January 2022 – 31st December 2022
▪ 1st January 2023 – 31st December 2023
▪ 1st January 2024 – 31st June 2024
All from supply chain unless out of stock – then eprocurement
Question 1b
Do you use any of the following tip navigation systems and how many of each do you currently have within the Trust:
▪ BD Sherlock 3CG & PMF Medical Magellano
▪ Vygon Pilot - No
▪ Other (please state) - Vygon power PICC - 10 in stock
Question 1c
In percentage terms, approximately what proportion of PICC placements per annum are being performed:
▪ Under fluoroscopy - 26 in last 12 months
▪ At the bed side - N/A
▪ Other (please state) - on the SACT unit in a procedure room
Question 1d
Which clinical area(s) or clinical roles insert PICC lines in your organisation?
Information requested in respect of Midline Catheters
Most are performed by Vascular. They will then refer to interventional radiology to insert using Fluoroscopy if the access is difficult.
SACT Services - Band 6 or Band 7 SACT trained nurses
Question 2a
Please can you kindly provide a purchasing export report detailing the following relevant to midline catheters: - see attached document
▪ Manufacturer
▪ Brand
▪ Product Code
▪ Description
▪ Volume (in pieces)
Please could you provide this information for all supply routes (direct, NHS Supply Chain or other distributor) for the following time periods and name the files according to the year:
▪ 1st January 2022 – 31st December 2022
▪ 1st January 2023 – 31st December 2023
▪ 1st January 2024 – 31st June 2024
Question 2b
Which clinical area(s) or clinical roles insert Midline catheters lines in your organisation?
Information requested in respect of Implanted Access Ports and Port Access Needles
The vascular team put in portacaths to the chest and chemotherapy nurses are now doing arm ports.
Question 3a
Please can you kindly provide a purchasing export report detailing the following relevant to implantable ports and port access needles: - see attached document
NEEDLES ONLY
▪ Manufacturer - Barrd
▪ Brand - EZ HUBER
▪ Product Code - EZ Huber safety infusion set SHG22-100
▪ Description - 22G X 25MM safety infusion needle set
▪ Volume (in pieces) - 1 box of 25
Please could you provide this information for all supply routes (direct, NHS Supply Chain or other distributor) for the following time periods and name the files according to the year:
▪ 1st January 2022 – 31st December 2022
▪ 1st January 2023 – 31st December 2023
▪ 1st January 2024 – 31st June 2024
All from supply chain or eprocurement
Question 3b
Which clinical area(s) or clinical roles implant ports in your organisation?
In case it is more efficient to run a report on all vascular access devices, we can filter this according to the categories if you can provide the data and name this according to the year it represents.
SACT services. PORT insertion should be the standard of care to offer patient receiving SACT to improve quality of life but also for those patients who will receive many lines of SACT.
The nursing SACT team have undertaken training to place arm ports and this is a new service which is its infancy supported by a medical device company.
