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E-mail: freedomofinformation@ghc.nhs.uk Website: www.ghc.nhs.uk
DATE: 22/12/2021
Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 278-2122
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
1. Of your patients currently placed within inpatient mental health rehabilitation wards, how many have been on their current ward for longer than 12 months? 17
2. Of those in answer 1, how many of the patients are:
i. On wards run by the independent sector
ii. On wards run by the NHS
iii. On out-of-area placements 0
5
12
3. Of those in answer 1, what is the longest length of time, in days, a patient has remained on their current ward? 1365 Days
4. Is the patient in answer 3 on a ward run by the NHS or independent sector? Independent Sector
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
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Yours sincerely,
Freedom of Information Officer
On behalf of Gloucestershire Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust
FOI Request
Sent: 25 November 2021 15:29
Subject: FOI request - Mental health rehabilitation wards
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I am sending this request under the Freedom of Information Act to ask for the following information.
1. Of your patients currently placed within inpatient mental health rehabilitation wards, how many have been on their current ward for longer than 12 months? 2. Of those in answer 1, how many of the patients are:
i. On wards run by the independent sector
ii. On wards run by the NHS
iii. On out-of-area placements
Please understand an “out-of-area placement” to be where a patient has been admitted to an inpatient mental health rehabilitation ward that does not form part of the usual local network of services.
3. Of those in answer 1, what is the longest length of time, in days, a patient has remained on their current ward?
4. Is the patient in answer 3 on a ward run by the NHS or independent sector?
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