I am writing to you under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request information regarding the wound dressings used within Public Health Wales, specifically seeking details on whether these dressings contain chitosan and information about the source of these wound dressings.
I am particularly interested in the following details:
The types or brands of wound dressings currently used by Public Health Wales.
The sources of purchase for these wound dressings, including the names of suppliers or vendors.
Whether these wound dressings contain chitosan as one of their components or ingredients.
If available, any data or studies the hospital has regarding the efficacy of these chitosan-based dressings.
Thank you for your request dated 29th October 2023.
Public Health Wales does not provide services that require the use of wound dressings; therefore, Public Health Wales do not use wound dressings.
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 or other NHS Wales organisations and frequently do not have access to the data that they produce.
I have provided contact details for each Health Board below; you would need to contact them individually for this information.
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
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