Trust HQ
Edward Jenner Court
1010 Pioneer Avenue
Brockworth
Gloucester
GL3 4AW
Tel: 0300 421 8100
E-mail: freedomofinformation@ghc.nhs.uk Website: www.ghc.nhs.uk
25th May 2022
Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 102-2022
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
Please include the information for each of the following periods; 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22:
Any expenditure on any internal magazine produced by the Trust. Please breakdown expenditure by year
2021 – 2022 Membership Newsletter Cost Total plus Vat Spring 2022 £3,501.86 £4,202.23 Winter Dec 2021 £3,411.90 £4,094.28 Summer 2021 £3,386.86 £4,064.23 Total £10,300.62 £12,360.74 2020 – 2021 Membership Newsletter Cost Total plus Vat Spring 2021 £3,521.55 £4,225.86 Winter 2020 £3,641,73 £4,370.08 Summer July 2020 £3,753.82 £4,504.58 Total £10,917.10 £13,100.52 2019-2020 Membership Newsletter Cost Total plus Vat Winter Nov 2019 £3,651.69 £4,382.02 Total £3,651.69 £4,382.02 Please note: Costs include printing, mailing and inserting newsletter and postage.
Copies of the magazine
Copies of our past newsletters can be found on our website on the following link:
https://www.ghc.nhs.uk/get-involved/membership/ Any income received from the production of the magazine, for example through advertising
We don’t get any income from the newsletter at all. 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
FOI Request
Wednesday 4th May 2022
RE: Request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
-------------------------Information Team
This is an information request relating to internal magazines at the Trust.
Please include the information for each of the following periods; 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22:
• Any expenditure on any internal magazine produced by the Trust. Please breakdown expenditure by year
• Copies of the magazine
• Any income received from the production of the magazine, for example through advertising
For an example of what I mean, see here: https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/about-us/publications/gist 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 have any queries please don’t hesitate to contact me via email or phone and I will be very happy to clarify what I am asking for.
I would prefer a response via email, but if this is not possible, I will gladly accept letters to the address below.
Please acknowledge this information request as soon as possible.