Trust HQ
Edward Jenner Court
1010 Pioneer Avenue
Brockworth
Gloucester
GL3 4AW
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E-mail: freedomofinformation@ghc.nhs.uk Website: www.ghc.nhs.uk
DATE: 16/02/2021
Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 031-2122
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
1. How many members of your medical staff have a GRC? Gloucestershire Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust do not hold this information in our records.
2. How many members of your medical staff identify as transgender who do not hold a GRC? 3. Does your trust restrict doctors or nurses with a GRC who are legally recognised as female to conduct intimate exams on females eg. smear tests, pelvic exams, breast exams.? 4. Does your trust restrict any of the duties of nurses and doctors who identity as transgender who do not hold a GRC in relation to their work with male or female patients? Should you have any queries in relation to our response in this letter, please do not hesitate to contact me. If you are unhappy with the response you have received in relation to your request and wish to ask us to review our response, you should write to:-
Associate Director of Corporate Governance Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Edward Jenner Court
1010 Pioneer Avenue
Gloucester Business Park
Brockworth
GLOUCESTER GL3 4AW
If you are not content with the outcome of any review, you may apply directly to the Information Commissioner’s Office ICO. for further advice/guidance. Generally, the ICO will not consider your case unless you have exhausted your enquiries with the Trust which should include considering the use of the Trust’s formal complaints procedure. The ICO can be contacted at: The Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.
Yours sincerely,
Freedom of Information Officer
On behalf of Gloucestershire Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust
FOI Request
This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act Please could you supply me with the following information: a. How many members of your medical staff have a GRC? b. How many members of your medical staff identify as transgender who do not hold a GRC? c. Does your trust restrict doctors or nurses with a GRC who are legally recognised as female to conduct intimate exams on females eg. smear tests, pelvic exams, breast exams.? d. Does your trust restrict any of the duties of nurses and doctors who identity as transgender who do not hold a GRC in relation to their work with male or female patients? I would be grateful if you would supply this information by email to bernadette@netsmart.co.uk