Freedom of Information Request – Ref: 299-2024
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
You asked:
1. Any records regarding the recreational use of Ketamine in Gloucestershire, including the prevalence of Ketamine use and any services commissioned to address the problem
2. The total number of referrals made to the drug and alcohol services related to, in whole or in part, the consumption of Ketamine, for each calendar year
Our response:
Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust do not have records regarding recreational use of Ketamine, we do however provide our staff with a few resources such as basic COMHAD information on substance misuse which include Ketamine addiction, access to the FRANK website. We also provide drug information regarding Ketamine misuse in the Dual Diagnosis training programme, which includes some leaflets: ‘FRANK-Ketamine’ ‘Dual Diagnosis booklet’. Staff are also encouraged to contact the Gloucestershire alcohol and substance misuse service for specialist advice, when needed.
Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust are not commissioned to provide Drugs and Alcohol Services, as such do not have teams that provide such services and therefore cannot answer your second question. In Gloucestershire this service is provided by V-I-A Addiction Recovery Services in Gloucestershire | VIA who may be able to answer your question.
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.