Friday 02 May 2025
Internal Reference Number: FOI_8515
Date Request Received: 12/03/2025 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 01/04/2025 00:00:00
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Request Summary: smoke evacuation pencils
Request Category: Companies
| Question Number 1: I would like to request some information on the smoke evacuation pencils used in operating theatres within Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust please. Specifically: • Name of Hospital • Manufacturer and model of smoke evacuation pencil(s) currently in use • Total number of smoke evacuation pencils used per annum • Length of supplier contract (if applicable) • Are these smoke evacuation pencils procured through the NHS Supply Chain framework or are they ordered directly from the supplier? | |
| Answer To Question 1: • Name of Hospital - Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust • Manufacturer and model of smoke evacuation pencil(s) currently in use - Stryker Neptune • Total number of smoke evacuation pencils used per annum - 3,000 • Length of supplier contract (if applicable) - 3 years • Are these smoke evacuation pencils procured through the NHS Supply Chain framework or are they ordered directly from the supplier? - Through the NHS Supply Chain framework | |
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