REF: 2016-400
Subject: Bedside telephones
Request:
Further to my FOI request of 18/07/16, I would like to also ask the following related questions:
- Does the Trust use an external company to provide bedside telephone services for patients in the Trust’s hospitals? If so, please provide the name of the company used.
- Does this same company provide any other services to the Trust, in addition to bedside telephone services? If so, what else does it provide?
- In total, how much does the Trust pay, per year, to this company? (NB: Preferably this should be the total amount paid to the company in the last financial year. However, if it is not possible to provide this figure for whatever reason – e.g. the Trust has only recently employed the services of the company – please could you provide the estimated or agreed payment to the company for the current financial year or calendar year).
Response:
| 1. Does the Trust use an external company to provide bedside telephone services for patients in the Trust’s hospitals? If so, please provide the name of the company used. | Yes – Hospedia
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| 2. Does this same company provide any other services to the Trust, in addition to bedside telephone services? If so, what else does it provide? | Yes – Bedside Television Services. |
| 3. In total, how much does the Trust pay, per year, to this company? (NB: Preferably this should be the total amount paid to the company in the last financial year. However, if it is not possible to provide this figure for whatever reason – e.g. the Trust has only recently employed the services of the company – please could you provide the estimated or agreed payment to the company for the current financial year or calendar year). | The Trust makes no payment for these services.
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