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The presence of pests and or vermin in the Trust

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Request 1

During the aforementioned period has the Trust detected and or been alerted to the presence of pests and or vermin of any kind in any of the locations of the kind outlined above. 

 

a) If so can you please provide a description of the facility, its name and the precise location. 

 

No vermin detected in patient areas.

 

b) Can you please provide a description of the pests and or vermin detected?

 

Not applicable  

 

c) Can you please state the date the pest and or vermin were detected? 

 

Not applicable

 

d) Can you indicate what action was taken as a result of the detection and at one cost?  

 

Not applicable

 


Request 2

Does the Trust maintain a log or similar which details those occasions when pests and vermin have been detected on premises and at locations of the kind outlined above.  If so can it please provide relevant copies of the entries which relate to the above examples?

Response 2 

The Trust holds a copy of the Contractor’s Incident Call Out Log which is updated on every call by the Rentokil Engineer.

 


Request 3

During the aforementioned period has the Trust employed outside experts and or consultants and or engineers and or specialists  to deal with the problem of pests and or vermin in any of its premises.   

Response 3

a) Can you please provide a list of firms and or consultants and or and or engineers and or specialists used?  

 

Rentokil Initial PLC – Rentokil Pest Control

 

b) Can you please indicate how much each of them was paid during the relevant period.   In the case of each firm and outside specialist can you please indicate on how many occasions they were called out by the Trust during the aforementioned period?  

 

Total cost of vermin control for the period £9,896.00

 

Called out on 12 occasions during the period.