I would like to request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000:
The total quantity (individual items) of PPE procured in Wales since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The total quantity (individual items) and estimated cost of this PPE that was written off, deemed defective, or unusable since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The total quantity (individual items) and estimated cost of PPE that has been disposed of to date since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The total quantity (individual items) of PPE that are classified as excess stock since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic and the cost of storing this.
The total quantity (individual items) of PPE that have been dispatched to the NHS and other care settings since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The entities that have obtained contracts for the disposal of PPE in Wales since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The total value of the contracts awarded for the disposal of PPE (a breakdown including a breakdown of the contract values for each entity).
Thank you for your recent request.
Please note the below information is for Public Health Wales (PHW) only.
Public Health Wales is the public health service for Wales and as such is an independent NHS Trust. As an organisation we have no jurisdiction over the activities of Health Boards and other NHS Wales organisations. This means we do not routinely have access to the data they produce. I have provided contact details for the relevant NHS organisations/Health Boards at the end of this response. You would need to contact them individually for any information they may hold.
The total quantity (individual items) of PPE procured in Wales since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Public Health Wales (PHW) does not hold this information. Each NHS Organisation/Health Board may hold information in relation to their individual body. NHS Wales Shared Services Procurement service may also hold this information. Please see contact details at the end of this response.
The total quantity (individual items) and estimated cost of this PPE that was written off, deemed defective, or unusable since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The total quantity (individual items) and estimated cost of PPE that has been disposed of to date since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Any PPE identified by Public Health Wales classed as unusable or for disposal from our stock was returned to NHS Wales Shared Services Procurement Service for appropriate disposal – specifically Cardinal Type IIR Face Masks and Fang Tian Ft-045a Ffp3 Masks. Quantities returned were quantities supplied by NHS Wales Shared Services Procurement Service. The costs for these items are not held. You will need to contact NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (NWSSP) for any information they may hold for this question. Please see contact details at the end of this response.
The total quantity (individual items) of PPE that are classified as excess stock since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic and the cost of storing this.
Public Health Wales’ current PPE stock is not deemed to be excess stock and there are no associated storage costs.
The total quantity (individual items) of PPE that have been dispatched to the NHS and other care settings since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Public Health Wales does not and has no responsibility for the dispatch of PPE to other NHS organisations or care settings. You will need to contact other NHS Organisation and Health Boards for information they may hold for this question. NHS Wales Shared Services Procurement service may also hold this information. Please see contact details at the end of this response.
The entities that have obtained contracts for the disposal of PPE in Wales since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The total value of the contracts awarded for the disposal of PPE (a breakdown including a breakdown of the contract values for each entity).
PHW has not awarded any contracts for the disposal of PPE. Other NHS Organisation and Health Boards may hold information regarding these questions. Please see contact details below, you will need to contact them individually for any information they may hold.
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
http://www.wales.nhs.uk/sitesplus/866/page/39187
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
http://www.wales.nhs.uk/sitesplus/861/page/39134
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
http://www.cardiffandvaleuhb.wales.nhs.uk/freedom-of-information-new
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
https://cwmtafmorgannwg.wales/foi/
Swansea Bay University Health Board
https://sbuhb.nhs.wales/about-us1/foia/
Hywel Dda University Health Board
http://www.wales.nhs.uk/sitesplus/862/page/52085
Powys Teaching Health Board
http://www.powysthb.wales.nhs.uk/freedom-of-information
Velindre University NHS Trust
Making a FOI request - Velindre University NHS Trust
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership
Making a Freedom of Information Request - NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership
Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust
Freedom of Information - Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust
If you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your request and wish to make a complaint or request a review of the decision, you should write to the Corporate Complaints Manager, Public Health Wales NHS Trust, 3, Number 2, Capital Quarter, Tyndall Street, Cardiff, CF10 4BZ.
If you are not content with the outcome of your complaint or review, you may apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. Generally, the ICO cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the complaints procedure provided by the Trust. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at:
Information Commissioner for Wales
2nd Floor
Churchill House
Churchill Way
Cardiff
CF10 2HH
Telephone: 029 2067 8400
Email: wales@ico.org.uk