1. Does the Trust rent endoscopes or stack systems?
The Trust own the stacks and some of the scopes are leased.
2. What make/brand/manufacturer of endoscopes does the Trust rent?
Olympus.
3. On average, how long would the Trust rent an endoscope for?
They are leased- Replaced as required through the life of the contract.
4. How many endoscopes would the Trust rent at any given time?
As demand dictates, managed service.
5. Which company supplies the Trust with rental endoscopes?
Olympus.
6. Please provide the name, job title, email address and phone number for the person at the Trust responsible for sourcing/managing rental endoscopes.
The Trust does not supply details of members of staff unless they are already in the public domain. Contact details are also not provided unless these are public.
Structures for divisions are located on the Corporate Governance page of the Trust website
https://elht.nhs.uk/about-us/corporate-publications-annual-reports-and-accounts
Information relating to the board, including email address is on the Trust board page
https://elht.nhs.uk/about-us/trust-board
The Trust does not supply contact details of staff, such as names, email addresses and telephone numbers, unless these are routinely published on our website or already in the public domain. Such information is classed as personal identifiable information and, therefore, is considered exempt from disclosure under Section 40 of the Freedom of Information Act. Direct email addresses are not disclosed in line with Regulation 22 of the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 which states that:
“A person shall neither transmit, nor instigate the transmission of, unsolicited communications for the purposes of direct marketing by means of electronic mail unless the recipient of the electronic mail has previously notified the sender that he consents for the time being to such communications being sent by, or at the instigation of, the sender.”
Should you wish to contact a member of staff, please contact the Trust switchboard on 01254 263555 and ask to be directed to them.
7. If the Trust does not rent endoscopes or stack systems, would it be a service the trust is interested in?- The Trust does lease scopes.
