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: 18/10/2021
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Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 242-2122
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
1. Did your organisation provide a community
dental service*?
Yes
Unfortunately, we cannot answer Q2 and Q3 of your FOI Request. Both questions are ‘commercially
sensitive’ and with this service being a specialist and small service it would make certain individuals
identifiable.
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:-
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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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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.
Yours sincerely,
Freedom of Information Officer
On behalf of Gloucestershire Health & Care NHS Foundation Trus
FOI Request
Sent: 07 October 2021 13:35
Subject: RE: FOIA Request Commuity Dental Service
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Address: Edward Jenner Court, Pioneer Avenue, Gloucester Business Park, Brockworth, GL3 4AW
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-----------------, A freedom of information Act request was sent on Friday 1st October requesting information relating to the Community dental service below.. Please could you confirm that this was received. Thank you, ___________________________________ -----------------,
Please can you provide the following information for the community dental services. provided by your organisation for 6th April 2020 to 5th April 2021 unless otherwise stated.
1. Did your organisation provide a community dental service*?
*By community dental service we mean a service that provides dental care in community settings to children and vulnerable adults, including elderly and housebound people, people with physical disabilities or mental illness.
Yes, we did provide a community dental service. Please continue to Question 2.
No, we did not provide a community dental service. Please provide the name of the organisation that provides this service in your geographical area. You do not need to respond to the remainder of the questions in this FOIA request.
2. For each band please enter the relevant number corresponding to the column and row labels. *By WTE we mean ‘whole time equivalent’. This is the total hours worked by all dentists divided by average hours worked by a full-time dentist. Please write ‘0’ if there are no staff at a specific band.
Band Currently today. how many dentists are employed by your organisation under Salaried primary dental care terms and conditions: Currently how many dentist positions are vacant: Between 6th April 2020 to 5th April 2021 how many headcount.:
headcount WTE* headcount posts became vacant vacant posts were advertised vacant posts were filled. Please do not include partially filled positions
Band A Band B Band C Clinical Band C Managerial Band C Clinical Managerial: Other dentist: 3. For each grade please enter the relevant number corresponding to the column and row labels.
*By WTE we mean ‘whole time equivalent’. This is the total hours worked by all dentists divided by average hours worked by a full-time dentist. Please write ‘0’ if there are no staff at a specific grade.
Grade Currently today., how many dentists are employed on each of the given grades by your organisation on Hospital Medical and Dental Contracts and who perform: headcount WTE*
Dental Core Trainee DCT/SHO.: Specialty Trainee StR. Staff and Associate Specialist grades Consultant