FOI Ref: 0144FOI2021

8^th January 2021

Freedom of Information Act 2000 – Request for Information

We are pleased to respond to your request for information and our response is set out below:

Request /Response

Please could you provide information of Elastomeric IV Infusion Pumps (disposable) purchased by the CCG in the last 12 months period or your Fiscal Year, whichever is most convenient for you to provide the data

1. Please provide data from each hospital, including the volume purchased and the brand of pump.

a)      Which Brand(s) do you purchase?       

As a CCG we do not buy Elastomeric IV Infusion Pumps please contact each provider trust.

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS FT at sth.foi@nhs.net

Sheffield Children’s Hospital NHS FT at scn-tr.schfoi@nhs.net

b)      What model do you purchase?   

N/A

c)       What quantities do you purchase on an annual basis? 

N/A

d)      Who are the main clinicians responsible within your CCG for the prescribing and administration of elastomeric devices? 

N/A

e)      What medicines do you fill the devices with? 

N/A

f)       Do you fill elastomeric devices in your pharmacy aseptic unit if you have one?

Sheffield CCG does not have a pharmacy.

2. Advise if you purchase pre-filled elastomeric devices from a commercial compounder and if so: As a CCG we do not buy Elastomeric IV Infusion Pumps please contact each provider trust.

a)      What drugs are provided pre-filled? 

N/A

b)      What quantities do you purchase on an annual basis? 

N/A