Absorbent Continence Products       

FOI REFERENCE: 24087   FOI DATE: 7^th May 2024    

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? There is no cap/limit on the amount of incontinence pads that one patient can use.

• 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
• 2020/21 £154,442.28
• 2021/22 £167,380.01
• 2022/23 £243,111.24

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.  The Trust do not have a record of this,