Freedom of Information request 204-2022

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: 23rd August 2022
————————-Councillor Wendy Flynn
Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 205-2022
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below:
I would like the following information for the last 5 years, please, broken down by year:
Milson Clinic
1. Who uses the Milson Clinic in Cheltenham demographics including but not limited to age of clients, sex, ethnicity, postcode area/council ward.?
a. Please see the attached annex 1 for data.
2. What do they use it for contraception, unwanted pregnancy advice, STIs or other.?
a. The Milsom street clinic provides sexual health and contraception services. The pregnancy advisory service is separate to the Integrated Sexual Health service and is provided from Hope House. Please see the attached annex 1 for data regarding reason for attendance. The ‘blanks’ within the data can be linked to patients attending for follow up appointments where the primary reason has already been captured.
3. How do they access it face to face, online, telephone.? a. All patients access Milsom street Face to Face – see annex 1.
4. How long have people had to wait between first making contact and seeing someone if they need a face to face appointment and what is the reason for their appointment?
a. Patients contacting the specialist sexual health service are triaged and depending on their presenting need are booked into an emergency same day appointment, or routine appointment with the service. At this point, patients who do not require a specialist service will be signposted to alternative points of care, including online testing, GP surgeries or community pharmacies. Due to limitations within the electronic patient record system we are currently unable to capture the exact wait between first contact and assessment face to face.
Hope House and wider
5. How many Cheltenham residents per month use Hope House in Gloucester and for what services?
a. Please see the attached annex 1 for data. The blanks are linked to follow up appointments, where the primary reason has already been captured.
6. Other than Hope House and Milson Clinic, what other sexual health/contraception help and advice is offered in Cheltenham?
The local GP should be able to support sexual health /contraception health and advice, that does not require a specialist response. There are also Primary Care sexual health clinics in the county and any patient that is a resident of Gloucestershire, can access these. However, the primary care sexual health clinic located in Cheltenham is at St. Catherine’s Surgery.
GP Practice Name Address Post Code Telephone Clinic Days and Times
Minchinhampton Surgery Minchinhampton Surgery, Bell Lane, Minchinhampton GL6 9JF 01453 883 793 Tuesday & Thursday, 5:20-6:10pm Weekly.
Phoenix Surgery Phoenix Cirencester, 9 Chesterton Lane, Cirencester, GL7 1XG 01285 652 056 Thursday, 3:15-4:45pm Variable.
Walnut Tree Practice Acorn and Walnut Tree Practices, May Lane, Dursley GL11 4JN 01453 540 555 Thursday, 3:30-5pm Weekly.
Severnside Medical Practice Quayside House, Quay Street, Gloucester GL1 2TZ 01452 891 110 Wednesday, 3-5pm Weekly.
Hadwen Health Glevum Way, Abbbeydale, Gloucester GL4 4BL 01452 782 304 Thursday, 3-4:30pm Variable.
Gloucester Health Access Centre GHAC. Quayside House, Quay Street, Gloucester GL1 2TZ 01452 336 290 Monday, 1-5pm Fortnightly.
Cotswold Medical Practice Moore Health Centre, Moore Road, Bourton-on-the-Water GL54 2AZ 01451 820 242 Wednesday, 3-4:30pm Variable.
Coleford Family Doctors Coleford Health Centre, Railway Drive, Coleford GL16 8RH 01594 838 108 Tuesday, 3-4:30pm Weekly.
Staunton & Corse Surgery Gloucester Road, Corse GL19 3RB 01452 840 228 Friday, 3-4:30pm Fortnightly.
St. Catherine’s Surgery St. Pauls Medical Centre, 121 Swindon Road, Cheltenham GL50 4DP 01242 215 005 Thursday, 4-6pm Variable.
Are there any studies or reports regarding Sexual Health provision in Gloucestershire that I can be directed towards, please, for a greater understanding.
I would signpost to the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities sexual and reproductive health profiles for published data on Gloucestershire’s sexual health trends – https://fingertips.phe.org.uk/profile/sexualhealth
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