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Edward Jenner Court
1010 Pioneer Avenue
Brockworth
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E-mail: freedomofinformation@ghc.nhs.uk Website: www.ghc.nhs.uk
DATE: 02/11/2021
Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 247-2122
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
1. How many patients have received the following treatments for any condition. in the past 12 months:
• Electro-convulsive therapy ECT.
• Esketamine nasal spray
• Ketamine infusion
• r-TMS therapy 16
2. For patients receiving electro-convulsive therapy in the past 12 months, how many patients were under treatment for:
• Major depressive disorder
• Other mental health conditions 5 suffered from severe/major depressive episode 4 Other recognised MH problems 7 without a currently classified diagnosis
3. How many patients with Major Depressive Disorder have been treated by your trust in the past 12 months? Unfortunately, Gloucestershire Health & Care NHS Ft cannot answer this question as the diagnosis recording for community patients is not robust enough.
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
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.
Yours sincerely,
Freedom of Information Officer
On behalf of Gloucestershire Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust
FOI Request
Sent: 21 October 2021 15:53
To: Freedom of Information
Subject: FOI request on Treatment Resistant Depression
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Hello Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust,
I have a freedom of information request. Could you please answer the following three questions:
Q1. How many patients have received the following treatments for any condition. in the past 12 months:
• Electro-convulsive therapy ECT.
• Esketamine nasal spray
• Ketamine infusion
• r-TMS therapy
Q2. For patients receiving electro-convulsive therapy in the past 12 months, how many patients were under treatment for:
• Major depressive disorder
• Other mental health conditions
Q3. How many patients with Major Depressive Disorder have been treated by your trust in the past 12 months?
Thanks very much in advance for your help.