Internal Reference Number: FOI_9676
Date Request Received: 05/10/2026 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 15/10/2026 00:00:00
This response was sent via: By Email
Request Summary: Bed bug infestations, costs and mattress disposal, 2020鈥�2026
Request Category: Private Individuals
| Question Number 1: I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. The purpose of this request is to gather data on the scale of bed bug infestations across NHS hospitals and the associated cost of treating and managing these infestations. Specifically, I am seeking anonymised data on the following from 1 January 2020 to 2 October 2026: The number of confirmed or suspected bed bug infestations or incidents recorded by the Trust for each year within the specified period. Please provide the data broken down by year. | |
| Answer To Question 1: 2020 - Nil 2021 - Nil 2022 - Nil 2023 - Nil 2024 - Nil 2025 - Nil 2026 - Oct - Nil | |
| Question Number 2: The total expenditure incurred by the Trust, where recorded and readily available, in relation to the treatment, control or removal of bed bug infestations or incidents for each year within the specified period. Please provide the data broken down by year. This should include, where recorded and readily available, expenditure relating to: 鈥� pest control and eradication; 鈥� cleaning or decontamination; 鈥� treatment of affected areas; 鈥� removal or disposal of mattresses; and 鈥� removal or disposal of other affected items. Please include expenditure incurred through both in-house provision and external or contracted services, where this information is held. If the Trust does not record bed bug incidents or associated expenditure separately from other pest control activity, please provide the total number of pest control incidents and associated expenditure for each year within the specified period instead. | |
| Answer To Question 2: 2020 - Nil 2021 - Nil 2022 - Nil 2023 - Nil 2024 - Nil 2025 - Nil 2026 - Oct - Nil | |
| Question Number 3: Guidance published by one NHS Trust, in its "Management of Bedbugs in Inpatient Wards" flowchart, indicates that mattresses may be bagged and discarded as clinical waste following a bedbug infestation. As practices and record-keeping may vary between Trusts, I would therefore be grateful for the following information where recorded and readily available: Where recorded and readily available, the number of mattresses removed or disposed of as a result of confirmed or suspected bed bug infestations for each year within the specified period. Please provide the data broken down by year. If the Trust does not record mattresses removed or disposed of specifically in relation to bed bugs, please provide the corresponding figures for mattresses removed or disposed of as a result of pest infestations generally, where available. If information relating to mattress removal or disposal is not already held in a readily accessible format, or would require a disproportionate amount of manual review or analysis to identify, please proceed with Questions 1 and 2 only and do not undertake additional work to answer Question 3. | |
| Answer To Question 3: 2020 - Nil 2021 - Nil 2022 - Nil 2023 - Nil 2024 - Nil 2025 - Nil 2026 - Oct - Nil | |
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