Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 055-2025
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
You asked:
This is a request for the following data:
1. How many ADHD patients do you have currently?
2. What percentage of ADHD patients are prescribed stimulant medication?
3. How many ADHD patients have stopped taking stimulant medication since 2020? Please specify how many patients stopped because of side effects they were experiencing and make a brief note of the side effect
4. Since 2020 how many ADHD patients were prescribed non-pharmacological treatment? This could include Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, parent of family training, neurofeedback or advice and programs related to mindfulness and yoga. Please specify what the treatment was.
Our response:
Please see our responses to questions 1 to 4 on the link below:
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.