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Freedom of Information request 213-2022

Response published: 8 November 2023
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FOI Request

I am writing to make an open government request for all the information to which I am entitled under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Request 1A: For 2021 please can I request the total number of times an inpatient in a mental health care facility within your trust. was restrained. Request 1B: For 2020 please can I request the total number of times an inpatient in a mental health care facility within your trust. was restrained. Request 1C: For 2019 please can I request the total number of times an inpatient in a mental health care facility within your trust. was restrained. Please can this information be sent to me electronically. If this request is too wide or unclear, I would be grateful if you could contact me as I understand that under the Act, you are required to advise and assist requesters. If any of this information is already in the public domain, please can you direct me to it, with page references and URLs if necessary. Under section 16 of the Freedom of Information act I request you offer advice and assistance on this request if necessary.

FOI Response

Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 213-2022

Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below:

Request 1A:
For 2021 please can I request the total number of times an inpatient in a mental health care facility within your trust. was restrained.
Request 1B:
For 2020 please can I request the total number of times an inpatient in a mental health care facility within your trust. was restrained.
Request 1C:
For 2019 please can I request the total number of times an inpatient in a mental health care facility within your trust. was restrained.

Number of incidents involving restraint by calendar year

1C 2019 1B 2020 1A 2021 Total
Charlton Lane Hospital 182 122 181 485
Wotton Lawn Hospital 760 1123 904 2787
Learning Disability Inpatients, Berkeley House* 1057 675 403 2135
Stonebow Unit, Hereford** 71 13 84
Total 2070 1933 1488 5491

*FOI refers to mental health care facility. Berkeley House provides learning disabilities inpatient care, however it is considered a mental health unit for the purposes of the Mental Health Units Use of Force. Act 2018
**Stonebow Unit, Hereford provides mental health inpatient care. This unit was transferred to Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust on 1 April 2020.Yours sincerely,

Freedom of Information Officer
On behalf of Gloucestershire Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust