Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 194-2026
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
You asked:
1. Is the federated data platform currently live at your trust (where live means having the platform available for the trust to use, known as a local instance)?
a) If the FDP is live, please can you list:
i) The names of all the FDP apps that you are currently using.
ii) The date each FDP app you are currently using went live/became available to practitioners.
iii) The names of all FDP apps you intend to trial or roll out in the future
iv) The proposed roll out dates for each FDP app you intend to roll out.
Our response:
The Trust does not have a local instance of FDP.
You asked:
b) If the FDP is not live:
I) Do you intend to roll out the FDP in the future, and if so, what is the proposed time frame for roll out.
Our response:
The Trust intends to roll out the FDP in the future; however, the timeframe is currently unknown.
You asked:
ii) If yes to the above, which apps are you looking to roll out.
Our response:
The Trust is not currently planning to roll out any specific FDP apps.
You asked:
iii) Which factors have prevented the trust from already rolling out the FDP?
Our response:
The FDP does not currently contain sufficient information relevant to Community and Mental Health Trusts. The Trust’s locally reported data currently provides wider reporting coverage. In addition, the Trust does not currently have the available resource to support rollout.
You asked:
2. Are there any FDP apps that your trust has trialled or considered implementing but decided not to adopt or rolled back/are no longer using.
For any such apps please can you list:
i)The name of the app.
ii)The period for which it was trialled.
iii) The reason the app was not adopted or rolled back or is no longer in use.
iv) Please could you also describe the process by which each App was trialled, evaluated and a decision was made to not adopt it or roll it back. Please include:
– Copies of any assessment documents including, but not limited to, data impact assessments, that were completed during the period the app was being considered/developed/trialled/evaluated.
– Any emails or meeting minutes, agendas or briefings where the evaluation of the app(s) and the decision not to adopt/roll back where discussed.
– Any alternative apps/systems or approaches which were ultimately adopted used by the trust to cover the functionality the app(s) was meant to provide.
Our response:
No FDP apps have been trialled or formally considered for implementation.
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.moss20@nhs.net
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.