Trust HQ
Edward Jenner Court
1010 Pioneer Avenue
Brockworth
Gloucester
GL3 4AW
E-mail: freedomofinformation@ghc.nhs.uk
Website: www.ghc.nhs.uk
DATE: 02/11/2021
Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 253-2122
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
1. Please provide a copy of the information
that is given to patients who are being
advised and prepared to have
electroconvulsive therapy ECT..
2. Please provide leaflets or other material
given to the patient relating to and
explaining the side effects of ECT, any
dangers associated with the procedure,
and the expected outcomes of the
treatment.
Please see attached separate PDF documents. CQC Leaflet – making your decision, Your guide to preparing for treatment. Day Patient ECt.
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