I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information regarding complaints received by GLOUCESTERSHIRE HEALTH AND CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST between 1st September 2022 and 31st August 2023 inclusive.. Specifically, I would like to know:
1. How many women inpatients complained that a trans woman inpatient was sharing the same sleeping accommodation as the complainant?
2. How many women inpatients complained that a trans woman inpatient was using the same women-only day rooms. that had been made available to the complainant?
3. How many women inpatients complained about both of the aspects of their care referred to in questions 1. and 2.?
For the avoidance of doubt, it may be helpful for me to note that:
- My questions are in reference to written complaints which may have been originally made orally and subsequently recorded in writing. received by the Trust.
- The terms 'sleeping accommodation' and 'women-only day rooms' are being used in the same sense that they are used in NHS England's guidance 2019 guidance 'Delivering same-sex accommodation', retrieved
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Please provide the information in the form an email quoting the reference RTQ.
If it is not possible to provide the information requested due to the information exceeding the cost of compliance limits identified in Section 12, please provide advice and assistance, under the Section 16 obligations of the Act, as to how I might refine my request.
Thank you for your FOI request.
We have received no complaints regarding transwomen in inpatient settings.