FOI 7088 - training phantoms usesd

Date: 18 March 2022 to 18 March 2025

I would like to know the following information regarding the use of training phantoms within the Trust:

 

  • Does the Trust perform bronchoscopic lung procedures? If so, please specify which procedures.

 

 

  • Does the Trust use endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS)? If so, how many EBUS procedures are performed annually in the Trust?

 

 

  • Does the Trust currently use training phantoms when educating clinical staff on multimodal (CT and ultrasound)

 

 

  • What techniques / procedures are taught using training phantoms within the Trust? E.g. bronchoscopy, endobronchial ultrasounds (EBUS)

 

 

  • Who is involved in the decision to purchase training phantoms within the Trust? (Job Title only)

 

 

  • How many training phantoms (for multimodal imaging) have been purchased by the Trust in the last 5 years?

 

 

  • What brand(s) of training phantoms have been purchased by the Trust in the past 5 years?
  • Request ID:
    7088
  • Category:
    Trust - Service Data
  • Response:

    March 2022

     

    Thank you for your recent request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

     

    The information you have requested is as follows:

    • Does the Trust perform bronchoscopic lung procedures? If so, please specify which procedures. Yes, bronchoscopy, endotracheal ultrasound (EBUS), trans bronchial and bronchial biopsies.

     

     

    • Does the Trust use endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS)? If so, how many EBUS procedures are performed annually in the Trust? Over 150 annually.

     

     

    • Does the Trust currently use training phantoms when educating clinical staff on multimodal (CT and ultrasound) imaging? No not unless required for Medical Physics test and phantoms supplied by them

     

     

    1. What techniques / procedures are taught using training phantoms within the Trust? E.g. bronchoscopy, endobronchial ultrasounds (EBUS) US and CT do not have training phantoms.
    • Who is involved in the decision to purchase training phantoms within the Trust? (Job Title only) N/A

     

     

    • How many training phantoms (for multimodal imaging) have been purchased by the Trust in the last 5 years? N/A

     

     

    1. What brand(s) of training phantoms have been purchased by the Trust in the past 5 years? N/A