Freedom of Information request 091-2022

Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 091-2022
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
1. Are you: c. a community Trust 2. In total how many beds do you have in your hospitals.? Cirencester: Coln: 28, Windrush: 21
FOD: Dilke: 27, Lydney: 20
NCH: NCH: 20
Stroud: CGW: 22, Preston: 16
Tewkes: Tewkes: 10
CATU: CATU: 10
Vale: Vale: 20
Wotton Lawn:
Abbey 18., Dean 15., Priory 18., Kingsholm 15., PICU 10.
Charlton Lane:
Chestnut 14., Mulberry 18., Willow 16.
Recovery Units:
H/Bourne 10., L/House 13.
LD: B/House 7.
3. How many staff by whole-time equivalent and headcount do you have in your hospital? As at 30 April 2022 – Substantive staff only does not include Bank
Headcount: 4,633
FTE: 3,870.18
4. The number of whole-time equivalent and headcount of substantive Chaplaincy Team members by faith/belief demographic: Faith or Belief Whole Time Equivalent WTE. Head Count Anglican Baptist 1.1 2
Buddhist 0.75 1
Christian other than listed. Eastern Orthodox Hindu Humanist Islam / Muslim Jewish Methodist Pentecostal/Charismatic Presbyterian Quaker Roman Catholic Salvation Army Sikh United Reformed Church Other please specify.: Unknown 5. The number of bank / temporary / zero hours contract Chaplaincy staff by faith/belief demographic: Faith or Belief Head Count Anglican –
Baptist –
Buddhist –
Christian other than listed. –
Eastern Orthodox –
Hindu –
Humanist –
Islam / Muslim –
Jewish –
Methodist –
Pentecostal/Charismatic –
Presbyterian –
Quaker –
Roman Catholic –
Salvation Army –
Sikh –
United Reformed Church –
Other please specify.: –
Unknown –
6. The number of honorary Chaplaincy Team members by faith/belief demographic: Faith or Belief Head Count Anglican –
Baptist –
Buddhist –
Christian other than listed. –
Eastern Orthodox –
Hindu –
Humanist –
Islam / Muslim –
Jewish –
Methodist –
Pentecostal/Charismatic –
Presbyterian –
Quaker –
Roman Catholic –
Salvation Army –
Sikh –
United Reformed Church –
Other please specify.: –
Unknown –
7. Does the Trust have Trainee Chaplain / Entry Level Chaplain Band 5. roles? Yes
8. If so, how many of the Chaplaincy Team are at this level whole-time equivalent, headcount and religion/belief.? 0.75 wte … 1 … Buddhist
9. If so, are the positions permanent or fixed term? Permanent
10. What is the rationale for Trainee / Entry Level chaplains within your Trust? Band 5 is an Entry Level post which works alongside the Lead Chaplain in supporting the Trust’s service users. There is currently no opportunity for the Band 5 chaplain to progress to a comparable Band 6 post, although this may change in the future.
11. Over the last 3 years has the Chaplaincy Team: a. increased in size b. remained the same in size since merger of two Trusts two and a half years ago.
c. decreased in size If there is a change, please give the whole-time equivalent that has been reduced or increased. 12. What steps or initiatives has the Chaplaincy Team taken to increase the diversity of service provision within your Trust? The Team calls upon local faith leaders to provide support to patients from faith communities other than those represented by the employed chaplains and considers the diversity of service provision when recruiting spiritual care volunteers. Some of the Trust’s community hospitals have a team of volunteers drawn from local faith representatives.
13. What spaces do you have for prayer, meditation or worship within your Trust? Space Yes / No Number of these spaces within the Trust if yes. What activities regularly take place in this space Chapel Yes 1 Since start of pandemic, only individual prayer has been possible
Multifaith space Yes See ‘Quiet room / reflection space’ below.
Single faith prayer space No Designated Muslim prayer space No Quiet room / reflection space Yes 5 These are spaces for people of all faiths and of no faith to use for prayer, meditation, and/or reflection. Since start of pandemic, only individual prayer has been possible
Meeting room space Yes Multiple exact number unknown. The Trust has many meeting rooms which could be booked for this purpose, but unaware of this happening.
Counselling room space No Other please specify.: 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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Freedom of Information Officer
On behalf of Gloucestershire Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust