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Edward Jenner Court
1010 Pioneer Avenue
Brockworth
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E-mail: freedomofinformation@ghc.nhs.uk Website: www.ghc.nhs.uk
DATE: 23/02/2022
Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 062-2022
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
1. How many employees at your trust have an ongoing absence from work owing to illness from COVID-19 that has been ongoing for 12 weeks or more as of 11 March 2022? 12
2. How many employees at your trust have had an absence from work owing to illness from COVID-19 that lasted for 12 weeks or more between 30 January 2020 and 11 March 2022? 34
3. How many RIDDOR reports has your trust submitted to HSE since 30 January 2020 relating to:
• accidents or incidents at work which have, or could have, led to the release or escape of coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. dangerous occurrences.?
• a person at work a worker. having been diagnosed as having COVID-19 attributed to an occupational exposure to coronavirus a case of disease.?
• the death of a worker as a result of occupational exposure to coronavirus a work-related death due to exposure to a biological agent.? 0
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:-
– 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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Yours sincerely,
Freedom of Information Officer
On behalf of Gloucestershire Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust
FOI Request
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-------------------------FOI team,
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I’m requesting the following information on employees with post-Covid syndrome.
1. How many employees at your trust have an ongoing absence from work owing to illness from COVID-19 that has been ongoing for 12 weeks or more as of 11 March 2022?
2. How many employees at your trust have had an absence from work owing to illness from COVID-19 that lasted for 12 weeks or more between 30 January 2020 and 11 March 2022?
3. How many RIDDOR reports has your trust submitted to HSE since 30 January 2020 relating to:
a. accidents or incidents at work which have, or could have, led to the release or escape of coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. dangerous occurrences.?
b. a person at work a worker. having been diagnosed as having COVID-19 attributed to an occupational exposure to coronavirus a case of disease.?
c. the death of a worker as a result of occupational exposure to coronavirus a work-related death due to exposure to a biological agent.?
Please provide the information by email.
If it is not possible to provide the information requested due to the information exceeding the cost of compliance limits identified in Section 12, please provide advice and assistance, under the Section 16 obligations of the Act, as to how I can refine my request.
If you can identify any ways that my request could be refined, I would be grateful for any further advice and assistance.
If you have any queries, please don’t hesitate to contact me via email and I will be very happy to clarify what I am asking for and discuss the request.
Thank you for your time and I look forward to your response within 20 working days.