Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 164-2026
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
You asked:
1. Patient Cohort Counts
The total number of unique, individual adult patients who had an active care spell recorded under the following Treatment Function Codes (TFC) or classifications:
• TFC 712 (Forensic Psychiatry Service)
• TFC 723 (Psychiatric Intensive Care Service)
• Classification Code 205 (Adult Medium Secure Mental Health Care)
• Classification Code 206 (Adult Low Secure Mental Health Care)
• Patients subject to a Section 37/41 restriction order under the Mental Health Act 1983.
Our response:
| FY 2025-26 | Inclusions | |
| TFC 712 (Forensic Psychiatry Service) | 50 | Active care spell defined as ‘had a contact with the service’ – [Includes only total attendance recorded during FY 25/26] |
| TFC 723 (Psychiatric Intensive Care Service) | 68 | Active care spell defined as ‘had an inpatient episode with the service’ [Includes patients who had a PICU inpatient active spell active at any point during FY 25/26] |
| Classification Code 205 (Adult Medium Secure Mental Health Care) | 0 | Active care spell defined as ‘had an inpatient episode with the service [GHC does not have medium secure MH unit] |
| Classification Code 206 (Adult Low Secure Mental Health Care) | 14 | Active care spell defined as ‘had an inpatient episode with the service’ [Includes patients who had a Low secure unit inpatient active spell at any point during FY 25/26] |
| Patients subject to a Section 37/41 restriction order under the Mental Health Act 1983 | 10 | Active care spell defined as ‘had an inpatient episode with the service’ [Includes the patients who had an inpatient active spell and sectioned under 37/81] |
Note: Active care spell has been interpreted as any patient who was in bed at any point during FY 2025/26, regardless of when they were admitted or discharged.
You asked:
2. Discharges due to Non-Engagement and Non-Attendance
Of the unique patient groups identified in Question 1, please state how many had a “Discharge Reason (Mental Health Care Spell)” recorded as: [1]
• Code 04 (Discharged due to Non-Engagement)
• Code 05 (Discharged due to Did Not Attend / Non-Attendance)
Please format this as a cross-tabulated table showing the discharge code count for each corresponding patient group cohort.
Our response:
The Trust can confirm that the number is fewer than five. We are unable to provide a further breakdown by cohort or discharge code as this could increase the risk of identifying individuals. This information is therefore exempt under Section 40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, as disclosure would contravene the UK GDPR data protection principles.
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.