Freedom of Information Request – Ref: 246-2024
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
You asked:
- What training is provided at Trust level to ensure safe and holistic care of the patients with spinal cord injury and which group of professionals is the training directed to?
- What training is available at Trust level for the Spinal Manual Handling competencies, for band 2, 3, 4, 5 and above? Who is responsible for the delivery of such training, does it fall under the Manual Handling or the Spinal Unit/Centre remit?
- How often is training delivered and how are competencies achieved and maintained? Are updates required to maintain competency?
- What guidance document/competency (e.g. MASCIP) is used during training of Spinal Manual Handling skills?
- How frequently trainers on Spinal Manual Handling skills would require updates?
Our response:
Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust do not specifically manage patients with spinal cord injuries and consequently do not provide spinal cord injury training for any groups of staff.
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.