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: 28/05/2021
Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 102-2122
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
1. Does the organisation have any digital
innovation programmes that aim to develop
digital tools and solutions to transform and
improve processes?
Yes
2. Does the organisation have a charity that
supports or provides funding for digital
innovation at the organisation
Yes
3. Who is the lead for digital innovation at the
organisation?
Vacant post
4. Who is the lead for strategy at the
organisation?
Angela Potter – Director of Strategy & Partnerships
5. Who is the lead for strategic performance
at the organisation?
Angela Potter – Director of Strategy & Partnerships
6. Who is the lead for transformation at the
organisation?
Angela Potter – Director of Strategy & Partnerships
7. Who is the Chief Information/Technology
Officer at the organisation?
Sandra Betney – Director of Finance & Deputy
Chief Executive
8. Does the organisation have a
team/department that handles digital
innovation?
This is handled by a mixture of teams both within
the organisation and a collective effort in the wider
ICS
9. Does the team/department develop front
facing service user websites/apps?
Yes
10. Have the team/department ever applied for
external tenders for healthcare
developments?
No
11. Have the teams/departments ever done
developments for other
organisations/external entities?
No
12. Have the teams/departments ever sold a
development it has produced
commercially?
No
13. Have the teams/departments ever
attempted to secure an innovation grant?
No
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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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
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
Sent: 30 April 2021 12:48
To: Freedom of Information
Subject: Innovation Practices and Innovation Stakeholders
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