Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 518-2025
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
You asked:
1. Does your Trust currently provide or commission acupuncture treatments or acupuncture services?
Our response:
No
You asked:
2. For each of the last five fiscal years (2020/2021, 2021/2022, 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25), please provide:
a. The amount spent on the provision or commissioning of acupuncture services or treatments
b. The number of patients seen by these services
Year Amount Spent Number of patients
2020/21
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
2024/25
Our response:
Not applicable
You asked:
3. Do you currently have a contract in place with any provider for the provision of acupuncture services? If so, please provide a copy of the contract.
Our response:
No
You asked:
4. Which external organisations, charities or companies (eg the Sam Buxton Sunflower Healing Trust) have you contracted or engaged with over the provision of acupuncture services in the five fiscal years? Please include copies of any promotional materials, advertising materials or other documentation provided by the external organisation as part of this engagement
Our response:
Not applicable.
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.