Friday 20 March 2026
Internal Reference Number: FOI_9142
Date Request Received: 08/01/2026 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 28/01/2026 00:00:00
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Request Summary: Ultrasound systems
Request Category: Private Individuals
| Question Number 1: I would be most grateful if you would provide me, under the Freedom of Information Act, details with respect to the Trust below, details of which can be found below: How many Ultrasound Systems does the Trust own? | |
| Answer To Question 1: 105 | |
| Question Number 2: Please provide the Original Equipment Manufacturer name of each installed Ultrasound System. | |
| Answer To Question 2: See attached spreadsheet To accompany this answer to question 2 please also see the documents listed below:  FOI 9142 - Q2, 3 and 4.xlsx | |
| Question Number 3: Please provide the Original Equipment Manufacturer System Type of each installed Ultrasound System. | |
| Answer To Question 3: See attached spreadsheet | |
| Question Number 4: Please list the Departmental location of each individual Ultrasound System asset installed across the Trust. | |
| Answer To Question 4: See attached spreadsheet | |
| Question Number 5: Does the Trust maintain any of the Trust’s Ultrasound Systems by utilising external service provider(s)? | |
| Answer To Question 5: Yes | |
| Question Number 6: Does the Trust maintain any of the Trust’s Ultrasound Systems by utilising your own internal Engineering staff? | |
| Answer To Question 6: No | |
| Question Number 7: If an external service provider(s) is used, please provide the name of the contracted service provider? | |
| Answer To Question 7: Probo Medical | |
| Question Number 8: If an external service provider(s) is used, what was the contract award value? | |
| Answer To Question 8: There is currently no centralised / collated maintenance agreement for all ultrasound equipment. The estimated contract value is £1,141,258 | |
| Question Number 9: If an external service provider(s) is used, what is the contract type – PPM/ Fully- Comprehensive / Ad-hoc support? | |
| Answer To Question 9: Fully Comprehensive | |
| Question Number 10: If an external service provider(s) is used, what is the contract renewal date(s)? | |
| Answer To Question 10: There is currently no centralised / collated maintenance agreement for all ultrasound equipment. There are multiple end dates that range from 2026 to 2030. | |
| Question Number 11: Please provide the name, email address of the role responsible for managing medical devices within the Trust | |
| Answer To Question 11: Alex Sims – alexander.sims1@nhs.net | |
| Question Number 12: If medical device maintenance is managed internally, how many clinical engineers are employed by the Trust? | |
| Answer To Question 12: 6 | |
| Question Number 13: What is the current % of assets ‘within service date’ – i.e., the date by which a device must be serviced has not expired? | |
| Answer To Question 13: 75.5% | |
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