Freedom of information (FOI) releases from OUH

This is a disclosure log of Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust's responses to freedom of information (FOI) or environmental information regulations (EIR) requests that might be of wider public interest.

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  1. Case Reference: FOI2026/00246 Follow-up

    Dear Freedom of Information Team, Thank you for your email. I write further to your response to FOI2026/00246. In that response, the Trust stated: “During an NHSE AML MRD subgroup meeting in September 2021… it was stated that Superscript IV should not be used… This was included in AML MRD minimal technical standards.” As this indicates reliance on recorded information, I request disclosure of that information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Please provide: 1. Copies of any recorded information and/or document described as, or equivalent to, “AML MRD minimal technical standards” (draft or final) in which this statement and/or equivalent guidance appears. 2. Any recorded outputs from the NHS England AML MRD subgroup meeting in or around September 2021 (e.g. minutes, notes, or presentations) where the use or limitations of SuperScript IV were discussed. 3. Copies of any recorded correspondence (including emails or attachments) that are reasonably identifiable by reference to the document in point 1 and that: (a) transmit or attach that document; or (b) summarise or discuss concerns regarding the use of SuperScript IV in AML NPM1 MRD testing, limited to the period 1 August 2021 to 31 December 2021. 4. Please confirm: (a) the originating organisation responsible for the document; (b) whether it was received in draft or final form; (c) the approximate date it was first received or accessed. This request relates to technical and governance information only and does not seek personal data. If any information is withheld, please specify the exemption relied upon and the public interest reasoning. If the request exceeds the cost limit, please advise how it may be refined in accordance with section 16 of the Act. Toni please see the answer release that this FOI follow relates too- https://ouh.disclosurelog.co.uk/disclosures/13adb887-387c-4616-b961-b33175b2cba9

    Published: 16 July 2026

  2. Costs Associated with Sterilising Orthopaedic Instrument Trays

    Dear FOI Team, I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request detailed information regarding the costs and activity associated with the sterilisation and reprocessing of orthopaedic instrument trays within your Trust. Please provide the following information for the most recent full financial year available: ________________________________________ 1. Costs of Sterilisation and Associated Services Please provide the current cost of sterilisation, including transportation, for the following orthopaedic procedure types: a. Primary total knee arthroplasty b. Revision total knee arthroplasty c. Primary total hip arthroplasty d. Revision total hip arthroplasty If the Trust does not hold costs specifically at the procedure level, please provide any costing or activity data that would allow these to be derived, including (but not limited to): • Labour costs • Overheads (e.g., facilities, utilities, estate costs) • Consumables (e.g., wraps, containers, chemical agents) • Transportation/Logistics • Equipment depreciation and maintenance costs • Instrument repair and replacement costs relating to decontamination • Any costs specifically attributable to orthopaedic trays, if these are separately recorded ________________________________________ 2. Activity Volumes For the same period, please provide: a. The number of orthopaedic instrument trays sterilised or reprocessed for each of the procedure categories listed in Section 1. If procedure level data is unavailable, please provide any available categorisation (e.g., “hip”, “knee”, “major orthopaedics”, etc.). ________________________________________ 3. Sterile Services Provision Please provide the following details about your sterilisation service model: a Whether the service is outsourced, in house, or a combination b Any additional fees or surcharges for: c Out of hours processing d Urgent or fast tracked requests If outsourced: e The name of the provider f The distance in miles from each hospital site to the sterile services facility ________________________________________ 4. Costing Methodology Please provide copies of, or extracts from, any internal costing methodology, policies, allocation models, or reference documents used to: a Calculate the cost of tray sterilisation b Allocate overheads to sterile services c Determine per tray or per procedure costings, if applicable

    Published: 16 July 2026

  3. Midwifery students and supervisor numbers

    1. I would like to request the numbers of midwifery students in the unit in the years 2021,2022,2023,2024,2025.

    2. I would also like to request the number of qualified midwives employed in the same periods (both full time equivalent numbers and total number of all midwives regardless of contracted hours) with a breakdown per area of work.

    3. I would like to request the number of midwives qualified to supervise students in the same period (2021 to 2025).

    4. I would also like to request the numbers of formal complaints in the same period (2021-2025) with a breakdown of which area the complaints related to. All the above numbers relate to John Radcliffe maternity hospital and attached community midwifery teams and birth centres. Thank you

    Published: 10 July 2026

  4. F25-1207 Maternity Mortality and Morbidity Data

    Dear FOI Team, I am writing under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information relating to maternity services at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUH), covering the period from 1 January 2020 to 30 June 2024.

    1. Maternity Mortality and Morbidity Data Please provide: The total number of births during this period The number and rate (per 1,000) of: Stillbirths Neonatal deaths (0–28 days) Maternal deaths Severe maternal morbidity incidents (e.g. uterine rupture, postpartum haemorrhage >2.5L, eclampsia) Any internal reviews, root cause analyses, or incident investigation summaries related to these outcomes

    2. Clinical Governance and Board Oversight A copy of all Board papers or minutes where maternity mortality or stillbirths were discussed (including Quality and Safety Committee meetings) Any action plans or quality improvement initiatives implemented in response to stillbirths or poor outcomes

    3. External Reviews and Data Sharing Copies of submissions made to MBRRACE-UK, HSIB, the Perinatal Mortality Review Tool (PMRT), or other external bodies regarding maternal or neonatal deaths during this period

    4. Policy and Protocols The current maternal request caesarean section (also known as elective caesarean) policy Any policies or protocols relating to: Elective inductions OXGRIP ultrasound protocol Post-40-week scan provision Any correspondence from the CQC or NHS England relating to concerns about OUH maternity outcomes I request that this information be provided in digital format (PDF or Word).

    Published: 10 July 2026

  5. Maternity reporting

    Dear Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, I’d like to request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000: The total number of ‘concerns raised’ through the Freedom to Speak Up scheme between 01/09/23 and 01/09/25 (or the most recent month for which data is available), broken down by month. The number of ‘concerns raised’ through the Freedom to Speak Up scheme relating to maternity departments and staff working in maternity departments in the same period, broken down by month. The number of incidents recorded on Datix (or the Trust’s equivalent incident reporting system) between 01/09/23 and 01/09/25 (or the most recent month for which data is available), broken down by month and severity. The number of incidents recorded on Datix (or the Trust’s equivalent incident reporting system) relating to maternity departments and staff working in those departments, for the same period, broken down by month and severity. Please provide information in an Excel file. Please confirm receipt of this email. Many thanks, Robert Boyd Please use this email address for all replies to this request: request-1340700-8fe03c86@whatdotheyknow.com If oxford@infreemation.co.uk is the wrong address for Freedom of Information requests to Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, please contact us using this form:

    Published: 9 July 2026

  6. Perinatal Mortality Review Tool (PMRT).

    QUESTION 1: Between the period 1/1/2021 and 31/12/ 2025, please provide the following information: a. How many late miscarriages, stillbirths and neonatal deaths were identified as meeting the criteria for a PMRT review? b. In what percentage of PMRT reviews was a clinician external to the trust part of the reviewing team?

    QUESTION 2: For Stillbirths & Late Fetal Losses, please provide: Grading of care of the mother and baby up to the point that the baby was confirmed as having died: A. No issues with care identified B. Care issues identified that would have made no difference to the outcome C. Care issues identified which may have made a difference to the outcome D. Care issues identified which were likely to have made a difference to the outcome

    QUESTION 3: For Neonatal Deaths, please provide: Grading of care of the mother and baby up to the point of the birth of the baby: A. No issues with care identified B. Care issues identified that would have made no difference to the outcome C. Care issues identified which may have made a difference to the outcome D. Care issues identified which were likely to have made a difference to the outcome Grading of care of the baby from birth up to the death of her baby: A. No issues with care identified B. Care issues identified that would have made no difference to the outcome C. Care issues identified which may have made a difference to the outcome D. Care issues identified which were likely to have made a difference to the outcome

    Published: 9 July 2026

  7. Social risk assessment within maternity services

    1. Does your maternity service routinely collect and record data relating to social risk, however this may be termed locally (e.g. vulnerability, complex social factors, social needs)? (yes/no)

    2. If yes to Q1: approximately how many women using your maternity services were identified as having at least one social risk factor in the financial year 2024/25, where such data are routinely recorded? If an exact figure is not readily available, an estimate or the most recent available figure would be helpful.

    3. Does your maternity service currently use the MatDAT (Maternity Disadvantage Assessment Tool), or any other standardised tool, to assess social risk in pregnancy/postnatally? (yes/no; if yes, please specify)

    4. At which points during maternity care are social risk assessments routinely completed or reviewed? (e.g. booking appointment, 28 weeks, admission for birth, postnatal care)

    5. Which Electronic Patient Record (EPR) system is primarily used in your maternity service to document social risk? (e.g. Badgernet, K2, EPIC)

    Published: 9 July 2026

  8. Maternity Deaths 2010 - 2015

    Dear Team, Please would you give us the number of stillbirths at the JR Hospital maternity unit between 2010 - 2015? Could you tell us the number of neonatal deaths at the JR maternity unit between 2010 - 2015? Could you tell us how many of these deaths (stillbirths and neonatal deaths) were infants of mothers referred in from other areas/trusts, and how many were of mothers in the JR's normal catchment area? How many internal reviews into baby deaths were conducted between 2010 - 2015? How many of those internal reviews were graded C or D? We look forward to hearing from you within 20 working days. If you do not hold this information we would like to know why not, and where we could obtain it. Thank you very much.

    Published: 8 July 2026

  9. Surgical Site Infections

    I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Please could you provide the information regarding the questions about surgical site infection below: 1. Prior to surgery, what does your hospital do to reduce the possibility of surgical site infections, e.g., cleansing the body with chlorhexidine wipes, do they use nasal decolonisation, and if not, what do they use to decolonise the nose? (Between the years 2023-2026) Simon Godley et al, please answer Q2 2. What is the rate of surgical site infections in major operations? (Between the years 2023-2026) If any part of this request exceeds the cost limit under the Act, I would be grateful if you could advise how the request may be refined in order to remain within the allowable limits. If the information requested is held by another public authority, please advise or transfer the request where appropriate under Section 44 of the Act.

    Published: 8 July 2026

  10. Waiting times

    This refers to the John Radcliffe Hospital only. If the question needs clarification please contact me. If the name of the Same Day Emergency Care Unit (SDEC) is slightly wrong please still provide the details and thecorrect name of the Unit. Q1. What are the published A&E waiting times for seeing a doctor at A&E at JR Hospital, including the current year and 2022, 2023 and 2024. If these are contained on your website please also provide a link to this data.

    Q2. If a patient is subsequently sent from A&E assessment (at the front of the A&E Department where reception is) to the Same Day Emergency Care Unit does this close the A&E waiting clock for that patient? (For clarity this is the new unit the other side of the ED Majors Department) . If there is a link on your website for this Same Day Emergency Care Department please also provide a link as I have been unable to find it.

    Q3. Please provide waiting times for seeing a doctor in the Same Day Emergency Care Unit, since its conception in Monthly format. I understand this commenced in 2025.

    Q4 Pease provide any Policy or Procedures that exist, for the allocation, transfer or acceptance of patients to the Same Day Emergency Care Unit.

    Q5 Pease provide any Policy or Procedures that exist, for the on-ward allocation, transfer or acceptance of patients from triage at A&E Initial Assessment Department

    Published: 24 June 2026