Monday 01 December 2025
Internal Reference Number: FOI_8910
Date Request Received: 17/09/2025 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 08/10/2025 00:00:00
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Request Summary: surgical skin disinfection products
Request Category: Companies
| Question Number 1: I am conducting a cost-efficiency review on surgical skin disinfection products. Please provide the following information for a 12 month period (please see example attached) A list of all pre surgical antiseptic skin preparations (Wipes, liquids or applicators) used within the trust (for example chlorohexidine, PVP Iodine, alcohol etc, based formulations or other preparations) including the brand name. | |
| Answer To Question 1: See attached. To accompany this answer to question 1 please also see the documents listed below:  FOI 8910 - example.pdf SKIN PREP FOI.xlsx | |
| Question Number 2: The usage data for each of these products over the 12 months (e.g volume used, number of units purchased) | |
| Answer To Question 2: See question 1 | |
| Question Number 3: The total spend (£) on each of these products over the same period. | |
| Answer To Question 3: The Trust is unable to provide both spend and usage data for products, as that information would be exempt under the Freedom of Information Act - Exemption 43 (Commercial interests) Usage data was provided within question 1 | |
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