Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 270-2026
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
You asked:
* An annual breakdown since 2020 of the number of people treated at your A&E department(s) for injuries connected to an electric bike.
* An annual breakdown since 2020 of deaths registered at your trust caused by e-bike accidents;
* Any record of whether the riders were working as food/delivery drivers;
* Any record of whether the bikes were altered/modified.
Our response:
Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust does not operate an Accident and Emergency (A&E) department and therefore does not hold the information requested.
In accordance with section 1(1)(a) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, we can confirm that the information is not held by this Trust.
You may wish to redirect your request to Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which provides A&E services in Gloucestershire: ghn-tr.foi@nhs.net
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.