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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
07th July 2022
Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 128
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
Please can I be provided with the figures for the number of people without a fixed abode who have been discharged from hospitals within your trust over the past five years. Please can you provide this data in the following way. • By annual year for each of the following years: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022 so far. • Please can you provide one figure for each year, taking in the total discharges from your NHS trust. Please can I also be provided with the figures for the number of people without a fixed abode who were readmitted within six months. Can you please provide this data in the same way as above? Response for Mental Health only as not applicable to Community Hospitals
Total Number of Discharges for Mental Health Hospitals
Year of Discharge Total Discharged
2018 737
2019 686
2020 763
2021 703
2022 308
Grand Total 3197
We never actually discharge without a fixed abode
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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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
FOI team, Hope you are well. Please can I be provided with the figures for the number of people without a fixed abode who have been discharged from hospitals within your trust over the past five years. Please can you provide this data in the following way. • By annual year for each of the following years: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022 so far. • Please can you provide one figure for each year, taking in the total discharges from your NHS trust. Please can I also be provided with the figures for the number of people without a fixed abode who were readmitted within six months. Can you please provide this data in the same way as above. Any questions or clarifications do let me know.