FOI/25/042

Request

1. In your Trust is there a “cap/limit” on the number of absorbent continence pads provided per patient in each 24-hour period, if so, what is the number?
   
   As per Trust policy https://hub.clch.nhs.uk/article/Continence-Policy-for-Adults/_dAJXW we provide up to 4 pads per day, depending on patient need.
    
2. How much has your Trust actually spent on absorbent continence products during each of the last 5 financial years, and what is the annual budget for absorbent continence products during each of those years? Please give a figure for each year 2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23
    

   Year	Budget	Actual
   18/19	£ 1,109,074	£ 1,927,594
   19/20	£ 2,153,053	£ 2,914,338
   20/21	£ 3,176,939	£ 2,892,431
   21/22	£ 3,450,798	£ 3,471,648
   22/23	£ 3,877,793	£ 4,590,660
   Total	£ 13,767,657	£ 15,796,670

   
   
    
3. What is the total annual number of patients in receipt of absorbent continence products in your trust? Please give a figure for each year 2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23.
    

   Year	Patient Numbers
   18/19	21,010
   19/20	22,803
   20/21	23,541
   21/22	22,442
   22/23	24,167