FOI 2024 002 – Canllawiau GIG Cymru ar Hidlwyr HEPA a dyfeisiau UVC
Cyfeirnod Rhyddid Gwybodaeth: FOI 2024 002
Dyddiad derbyn y cais: 02/01/2024
Dyddiad y disgwylir anfon yr wybodaeth: 30/01/2024
Gwybodaeth y gofynnwyd amdani:
Cyflwynwyd y cais rhyddid gwybodaeth hwn drwy gyfrwng y Saesneg, felly yn Saesneg yn unig mae Iechyd Cyhoeddus Cymru wedi ymateb.
Please can you confirm what equivalent guidance & standards are in place in NHS Wales for the following NHS England guidance:
Application of high efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filter devices for air cleaning in healthcare spaces: guidance and standards
and
NHS Estates Technical Bulletin (NETB 2023/01B): application of ultraviolet (UVC) devices for air cleaning in occupied healthcare spaces: guidance and standards
Can you confirm how many NHS Wales hospitals have a Ventilation Safety Group (VSG) as described in the NHS England HEPA guidance above?
Gwybodaeth a ddarparwyd ar gyfer yr ateb:
Thank you for your request dated 2nd January 2024.
Public Health Wales does not hold this information.
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NHS Shared Services Partnership
Making a Freedom of Information Request – NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership
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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
Digital Health and Care Wales
Freedom of information – Digital Health and Care Wales (nhs.wales)
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