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: 24/03/2022
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Sarah Steele
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Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 056-2022
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 in order to determine whether your trust
provides any training or professional development about being an active bystander in response to
sexual harassment and misconduct in the workplace context.
If this training is available, please can you provide information on:
1. Whether this training is mandatory or
elective
This training has been actively considered and is
in the early development phase, with scoping due
to commence in April 2022 in order to develop
Sexual Safety Awareness training as per the
national guidance, initially within identified pilot
mental health inpatient areas. This will be in line
with the National Mental Health Improvement
Programme work stream to improve Sexual Safety
for service users and colleagues. Work has taken
place within the Trust to improve reporting of
sexual safety incidents for increased
understanding of the issues and scale. Incident
reporting has improved and the need for training
has been recognised. A new Trust policy has also
been approved to provide guidance to staff, and
training will include reference to both incident
reporting and policy guidance. As the initial
training will be piloted, it will commence as
elective.
2. If any pamphlets, brochures, handbooks,
online materials which can be sent to me
as a PDF. or similar content is made
available either stand alone or as part of
the training, and if so, please attach it to
the FOI response
Please see the attached folder of information
which includes:
. National Mental Health Improvement
Programme Driver Diagram
. Trust Draft sexual safety training proposal
. Sexual Safety Collaborative guidance
. Trust Policy on Sexual Safety
3. Where available, the number or percentage As per the information provided above, this
of your staff who have completed this
training and/or education.
training has been actively considered and is in the
early development phase, with scoping due to
commence in April 2022 in order to develop
Sexual Safety Awareness training as per the
national guidance. It is our intention to develop
future metrics to measure completion of training,
and what difference it makes to both colleagues
and people who use services, concerning sexual
safety. Co-production will be an important element.
This will be developed and agreed from April 2022
as part of the training plan going forward.
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:-
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Head of Legal Services / 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
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E-mail: ——-
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 Trus
FOI Request
I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 in order to determine whether your trust provides any training or professional development about being an active bystander in response to sexual harassment and misconduct in the workplace context. If this training is available, please can you provide information on:
1. whether this training is mandatory or elective;
2. if any pamphlets, brochures, handbooks, online materials which can be sent to me as a PDF. or similar content is made available either stand alone or as part of the training, and if so, please attach it to the FOI response; and
3. where available, the number or percentage of your staff who have completed this training and/or education.
In the absence of this training, can you specify whether such education and/or training is being actively considered or if your trust is in the process of implementing this training.
I would be grateful if you could confirm in writing that you have received this request. I look forward to your response within 20 working days, as outlined by the statute.