Freedom of Information Request – Ref: 200-2024
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
You asked:
1. Does Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust use single use endoscopes for any of its endoscopy procedures?
– If so, can you state in which procedures they are used?
– If so, can you state which brand/s of endoscopes are used?
Our response:
No single use endoscopes are used in Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (GHC).
You asked:
2. Can Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust state how many single use endoscopes have been used in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024?
Our response:
Not applicable as none are used within GHC.
You asked:
3. Can Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust state how many single use endoscopes are planned to be used in 2024, 2025, and 2026.
Our response:
There are no future plans to use single use endoscopes at present.
You asked:
4. Does Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust have plans to increase the use of single use endoscopes to help in the delivery of Community Diagnostic Centres and temporary out-of-hours hubs to reduce waiting lists?
Our response:
No single use endoscopes are used within GHC.
Next steps:
Should you have any queries in relation to our response, please do not hesitate to contact us. 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:
Louise Moss
Head of Legal Services / Associate Director of Corporate Governance
c/o Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Edward Jenner Court
1010 Pioneer Avenue
Gloucester Business Park
Brockworth, GL3 4AW
E-mail: louise.moss@ghc.nhs.uk
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.