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E-mail: freedomofinformation@ghc.nhs.uk Website: www.ghc.nhs.uk
DATE: 13/08/2021
Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 177-2122
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
1. Please name all mental health wards you are operating. For each ward, please state whether they are low/medium/high secure and to which kind of ward it belongs to out of the following: • Child and Adolescent Mental Health Wards
• Adult Mental Health Wards
• Learning Disabilities Wards
• Older People’s Mental Health Wards Please see various documents and excel spreadsheet attached separately. 2. For each of the identified wards, please state if they have secure outdoor spaces that patients can access and use. To clarify outdoor spaces, I am referring to any outdoor area belonging to ward that can be accessed by its patients. This includes gardens, courtyards or any other similar space. 3. If such spaces exist, please provide guidelines that specify the use of secure outdoor spaces. If no guidelines exist, please provide answers to the following questions:
• Can the secure outdoor spaces be used by all patients? • How many patients can be in these spaces at the same time? • Can all patients freely access these spaces whenever they want or need to? 4. For each of such spaces, please state its size in square meters. 5. If possible, could you also provide the makeup of the outdoor space. This refers to whether the space is concrete or has grassy areas. Please detail which of the two makes up the majority of the outdoor space. 6. Please state if there have been any changes to the use of secure outdoor spaces because of the Covid-19 pandemic. 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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Yours sincerely,
Freedom of Information Officer
On behalf of Gloucestershire Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust
FOI Request
Sent: 16 July 2021 14:45
To: Freedom of Information
Subject: FOI secure outdoor spaces
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--------------------------, My name is Vanessa Fillis and I would like to request, under the freedom of information act, the following information for mental health services in Gloucestershire Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust.
1. Please name all mental health wards you are operating. For each ward, please state whether they are low/medium/high secure and to which kind of ward it belongs to out of the following: a. Child and Adolescent Mental Health Wards
b. Adult Mental Health Wards
c. Learning Disabilities Wards
d. Older People’s Mental Health Wards
2. For each of the identified wards, please state if they have secure outdoor spaces that patients can access and use. To clarify outdoor spaces, I am referring to any outdoor area belonging to ward that can be accessed by its patients. This includes gardens, courtyards or any other similar space.
3. If such spaces exist, please provide guidelines that specify the use of secure outdoor spaces. If no guidelines exist, please provide answers to the following questions:
a. Can the secure outdoor spaces be used by all patients? b. How many patients can be in these spaces at the same time? c. Can all patients freely access these spaces whenever they want or need to? 4. For each of such spaces, please state its size in square meters. 5. If possible, could you also provide the makeup of the outdoor space. This refers to whether the space is concrete or has grassy areas. Please detail which of the two makes up the majority of the outdoor space. 6. Please state if there have been any changes to the use of secure outdoor spaces because of the Covid-19 pandemic. 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 can identify any ways that my request could be refined, I would be grateful for any further advice and assistance.
If you have any queries, please don’t hesitate to contact me via email and I will be very happy to clarify what I am asking for and discuss the request. My details are outlined below.
Thank you for your time and I look forward to your response.