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E-mail: freedomofinformation@ghc.nhs.uk Website: www.ghc.nhs.uk
Date: 16th August 2022
Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 150-2022
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below and in the separate attachment.
• The number of offences relating to sexual misconduct including rape, assault, groping, and sexually inappropriate language. that have been reported to your trust in the past five years up to and including June 2022.
• A breakdown of this data which details:
o The month and year an offence was reported
o Who filed the report/complaint i.e. patient, member of public, or staff member – please specify if they were aged over or under 18., what type of sexual misconduct report/complaint they filed, and who they filed the report/complaint against – i.e. Patient complaining against staff, staff complaining against staff, or staff complaining against patient?
o The outcome of a reported offence – i.e. Was the alleged perpetrator disciplined? If so, how? And by whom? Was a payment made? Or, was the report/complaint dismissed?
o How many and which sexual misconduct reports/complaints were reported to the police?
Please see the separate attachment for a breakdown of data held. Unfortunately, age of individuals at the time of incident is not held. Please note Herefordshire data has been excluded so that it is comparable across years. Please contact Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust for this, as they are now responsible for those services.
From July 2021 the Trust updated its incident reporting system to capture differing types of sexual safety incident, and supported the promotion of this by implementing a bespoke policy and follow up of reported sexual safety incidents. This has led to noticeably improved reporting and documentation of the range of reported sexual safety incidents, and will be further supported via the delivery of a training package this year for non-registered staff.
• The number of non-disclosure agreements your organisation holds with current or former staff which involve or relate to sexual misconduct including rape, assault, groping, and sexually inappropriate language.?
The number of non-disclosure agreements is Zero.
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.
Number of Sexual Safety Incidents Reported
Jul-17 2
Aug-17 3
Sep-17 2
Oct-17 7
Nov-17 12
Dec-17 5
Jan-18 5
Feb-18 4
Mar-18 1
Apr-18 7
May-18 4
Jun-18 7
Jul-18 2
Aug-18 5
Sep-18 3
Oct-18 6
Nov-18 3
Dec-18 7
Jan-19 0
Feb-19 4
Mar-19 2
Apr-19 4
May-19 11
Jun-19 4
Jul-19 4
Aug-19 2
Sep-19 1
Oct-19 1
Nov-19 2
Dec-19 3
Jan-20 0
Feb-20 1
Mar-20 2
Apr-20 0
May-20 5
Jun-20 4
Jul-20 5
Aug-20 1
Sep-20 0
Oct-20 0
Nov-20 3
Dec-20 3
Jan-21 1
Feb-21 3
Mar-21 5
From July 2021 the Trust updated it’s incident reporting system to capture differing types of sexual safety incident, and supported the promotion of this by implementing a bespoke policy and follow up of reported sexual safety incidents. This has led to noticeably improved reporting and documentation of the range of reported sexual safety incidents, and will be further supported via the delivery of a training package this year for non-registered staff.
Gordon Benson
Quality Lead
Apr-21 1
May-21 1
Jun-21 0
Jul-21 2
Aug-21 3
Sep-21 5
Oct-21 4
Nov-21 6
Dec-21 6
Jan-22 13
Feb-22 11
Mar-22 5
Apr-22 8
May-22 11
Jun-22 17
Total 249
Yours sincerely,
Freedom of Information Officer
On behalf of Gloucestershire Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust
FOI Request
Hope you are well. I’m researching sexual misconduct and assault in the healthcare sector. Under the Freedom of Information Act, please could you provide me with the following information:
• The number of offences relating to sexual misconduct including rape, assault, groping, and sexually inappropriate language. that have been reported to your trust in the past five years up to and including June 2022.
• • A breakdown of this data which details:
• o The month and year an offence was reported
o Who filed the report/complaint i.e. patient, member of public, or staff member - please specify if they were aged over or under 18., what type of sexual misconduct report/complaint they filed, and who they filed the report/complaint against - i.e. Patient complaining against staff, staff complaining against staff, or staff complaining against patient?
o The outcome of a reported offence - i.e. Was the alleged perpetrator disciplined? If so, how? And by whom? Was a payment made? Or, was the report/complaint dismissed?
o How many and which sexual misconduct reports/complaints were reported to the police?
• The number of non-disclosure agreements your organisation holds with current or former staff which involve or relate to sexual misconduct including rape, assault, groping, and sexually inappropriate language.?
Please let me know if you’d like me to clarify any details of my request. I would be grateful if the trust could confirm in writing that it has received this request, and I look forward to hearing from you.
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