- In the year of 2019 how many patients were admitted into your trust into an acute bed? Please discount any community patients
A) In calendar year 2019 there were 118242 admissions into a “General & Acute” bed. Please be advised that the Trust does not record Acute beds separately.
- Not including any Covid-19 escalation beds, how many acute beds does your trust have?
A) The Trust currently has 988 “General & Acute” beds. The Trust does not record Acute beds separately and so we are unable to provide just the figure for this. Due to the changing nature of the pandemic, we are only able to provide the total number of General and Acute beds as the number of Covid-19 beds has changed frequently due to the changing nature of the pandemic.
- In 2019, how many deceased patients were managed within your mortuary services throughout your trust?
A) In calendar year 2019, the mortuary services managed 2981 patients.
- Please provide the order codes of the 3 most commonly used/order body bags or concealment bags within your trust in 2019 and provide a breakdown of amounts ordered for these 3 codes. Please include both direct orders and/or those through any procurement frameworks
A) The bags used are VMS015 and 377 were ordered in financial year 2019/20
- When ordering mortuary products, do you purchase alongside any other trusts in a formal or informal purchasing agreement? If so, please name those trusts.
A) No
- Do you have hoisting facilities in any of the mortuaries in your trust?
A) No
- How many fridges do you have all of your mortuaries within your trust?
A) There are 202 fridges within the mortuaries at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust.
