Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI – GHC-30092025-815326
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
You asked:
1. The number of adult deaf sign language users who are have been inpatients within your Trust over the last 5 years.
Our response:
The number of patients aged 18 and older who have a recorded language of British sign language and were admitted between 1 April 2020 and 31 March 2025 – 0
You asked:
2. The number of adult Deaf sign language users currently on the community caseload of the Trust.
Our response:
The number of patients aged 18 and older who have a recorded language of British sign language and are currently on a community mental health caseload in the Trust on 6 October 2025 – 7
You asked:
3. The number of adult Deaf sign language users supported by the trust community services in the last 5 years.
Our response:
The number of patients aged 18 and older who have a recorded language of British sign language that were appropriately referred to a mental health service between 1 April 2020 and 31 March 2025 – 425
The data presented is based on the language that has been recorded in the Trust’s clinical system under the patient’s language. Some patients may be deaf sign language users but this has not been recorded in a field which can be easily extracted for reporting purposes. Patients aged 18 and above at referral of admission have been included.
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.