Internal Reference Number: FOI_8668
Date Request Received: 23/05/2025 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 09/06/2025 00:00:00
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Request Summary: Patient Falls and Flat Lifting Equipment
Request Category: Companies
| Question Number 1: Please could you provide the following information under the Freedom of Information Act. This request forms part of a broader review into patient safety, falls response, and manual handling practices across NHS Trusts. Patient Falls 1. How many patient falls were recorded across your Trust between January 2023 and January 2024? 2. How many patient falls were recorded between January 2025 and April 2025? 3. Of the falls recorded between January 2023 and January 2024, how many resulted in an additional injury or condition as a result of the fall? 4. Of the falls recorded between January 2025 and April 2025, how many resulted in an additional injury or condition as a result of the fall? 5. Does the Trust have an official falls protocol or guideline? 6. Does the Trust have a dedicated falls team? o If yes, how many staff members are part of this team? 7. Please provide the name and job title of the person responsible for leading or overseeing the falls prevention strategy within the Trust. ________________________________________ | |
| Answer To Question 1: 1. 1178, inclusive of all slips, trips, falls, near misses and assist to the floor for adult inpatients. 2. 279, inclusive as above 3. 50, inclusive of all head injuries and fractures to any bone including fingers and toes. 4. 8, inclusive as above 5. Yes, there is a policy 6. Yes, led by 2 Registered nurses working as 1 whole time equivalent. 7. Deputy Chief Nurse for Quality and Patient Safety (since June 2025) prior to that was Divisional Head of Nursing Medicine | |
| Question Number 2: Manual Handling 8. Does the Trust have a dedicated manual handling team? o If yes, how many staff members are part of this team? 9. Please provide the name and job title of the person responsible for managing or coordinating the manual handling team within the Trust. | |
| Answer To Question 2: Does the Trust have a dedicated manual handling team? Yes o If yes, how many staff members are part of this team? 2 9. Please provide the name and job title of the person responsible for managing or coordinating the manual handling team within the Trust. - Yvonne Newell, Expert Moving and Handling Advisor. | |
| Question Number 3: Flat Lifting Equipment 10. Do you use any of the following flat lifting devices to assist patients from the floor after a fall? Please indicate which apply: 鈥� HoverJack (Etac) 鈥� Flojac (GBUK) 鈥� Rhino (Winncare) 鈥� Other (please specify) 鈥� None 11. How many flat lifting devices are currently in use across the Trust? 鈥� If possible, please provide a breakdown by make or model. 12. Does the Trust provide regular training to staff on the use of flat lifting equipment? 13. Please provide the name and job title of the person responsible for overseeing training and operational use of flat lifting equipment across the Trust. ________________________________________ | |
| Answer To Question 3: Q10- We use the CJM Hoverjack Q11- We have 6 units in the Trust. Q12-Yes we do provide regular training for the devices. - at all manual handling practical ward updates and new starters will get theory and one off specific sessions as and when requested. Q13- The Trust Manual Handling Advisor provides the training for these devices - The MHA will provide training in the Hovermatt and Hoverjack to therapy staff and the wards. | |
| Question Number 4: Operational Information 14. How many inpatient beds does the Trust currently operate across all sites? | |
| Answer To Question 4: 437 adult beds + 16 paediatric beds = 453 core inpatient bed stock, as of 27/05/2025 | |
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