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Freedom of Information request 085-2022

Response published: 4 February 2024

FOI Request

Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 085-2022 Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below. Please provide information for the 2020-21 and 2021-22 financial years on how much the organisation spent on communications, press relations, public relations, digital, social media and other such activities. Please include a full breakdown including: A list of your staff working in these fields including job titles and annual salaries. If you cannot provide an exact salary please provide a pay band 2020/21 Head of Comms Deputy Head of Comms Two Communications Managers Communications Specialist Communications Officer Social media and web officer Graphic Designer Comms administrator 2021/22 Head of Comms Deputy Head of Comms Two Communications Managers Communications Specialist Graphic design lead Graphic designer Comms administrator We cannot confirm salaries or banding as this would then become identifiable. Spending on social media advertising 2020-2021 equals £1717.73 2021-2022 equals £11,540.00 Spending on contractors or any other outside bodies hired for the purpose of these activities Spending on any software, for example media monitoring software, used for these purposes 2020-2021 Software, Website, Adobe Creative Suite, Promotional films including Be Well Project includes Facebook advertising for Be well Project. equals £86,680.42 2021–2022 Software, Website, Adobe Creative Suite, Promotional films equals £35,473.10 Spending on any subscriptions the organisation holds for these purposes, for example newspaper subscriptions We don’t have any specific subscriptions within our Communications team. We do have a HSJ subscription and we also have library subscriptions. 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 ------- 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 Trust

FOI Response

Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 085-2022 – Revised Response Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
Please provide information for the 2020-21 and 2021-22 financial years on how much the organisation spent on communications, press relations, public relations, digital, social media and other such activities. Please include a full breakdown including:
A list of your staff working in these fields including job titles and annual salaries. If you cannot provide an exact salary please provide a pay band 2020/2021
Head of Comms – Band 8c
Deputy Head of Comms – Band 8a
Two Communications Managers – Band 7
Communications Specialist – Band 6
Communications Officer – Band 5
Social media and web officer – Band 5
Graphic Designer – Band 5 – 0.6 WTE
Comms administrator – Band 4 – 0.8WTE
2021/22
Head of Comms – Band 8c
Deputy Head of Comms – Band 8a
Two Communications Managers – Band 7
Communications Specialist – Band 6
Graphic design lead – Band 6
Graphic designer – Band 5 – 0.8 WTE
Comms administrator – Band 4 – 0.8 WTE
Spending on social media advertising 2020-2021 equals £1717.73 2021-2022 equals £11,540.00
Spending on contractors or any other outside bodies hired for the purpose of these activities
Spending on any software, for example media monitoring software, used for these purposes 2020-2021 Software, Website, Adobe Creative Suite, Promotional films including Be Well Project includes Facebook advertising for Be well Project. equals £86,680.42 2021–2022 Software, Website, Adobe Creative Suite, Promotional films equals £35,473.10
Spending on any subscriptions the organisation holds for these purposes, for example newspaper subscriptions We don’t have any specific subscriptions within our Communications team. We do have a HSJ subscription and we also have library subscriptions. 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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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 Trust