Sunday 27 September 2026
Internal Reference Number: FOI_9517
Date Request Received: 03/07/2026 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 21/07/2026 00:00:00
This response was sent via: By Email
Request Summary: Surgical Instrument Cleaning
Request Category: Private Individuals
| Question Number 1: I am emailing to request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000: Number of surgical procedures cancelled or postponed since Jan 1st 2022 due to problems with surgical instruments, including: inadequate sterilisation, missing instruments, or contamination concerns. Please break down the information by calendar year and hospitals in your trust. | |
| Answer To Question 1: Please see response attached from IS team (taken from SFT Data Warehouse). To accompany this answer to question 1 please also see the documents listed below:  13859 - FOI_9507 - Surgical Instrument Cleaning.xlsx | |
| Question Number 2: Number of internal incident reports or safety concerns raised since Jan 1st 2022 from health practitioners referring to issues with surgical equipment or instruments Please break down the information by calendar year and hospitals in your trust | |
| Answer To Question 2: Please see attached To accompany this answer to question 2 please also see the documents listed below: FOI 9517 - Q2 - DatixWebReport response.xlsx | |
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