Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 531-2025
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
You asked:
1. How many injuries to staff as a result of physical assaults by patients, visitors and other members of the public were recorded in the following financial years?
2024-25, 2023-24, 2022-23
Our response:
| 2024-25 | 2023-24 | 2022-23 | Total | Notes |
| 582 | 630 | 448 | 1660 | These figures include all incidents of assault on staff where harm was caused. An incident search does not specify whether the harm was to the member of staff, another person, or organisation. An incident search does not specify the nature of this harm – e.g. physical, psychological or financial. This means these figures are likely to over reported. |
You asked:
2. How many injuries to staff as a result of physical assaults by patients were recorded in the following financial years?
2024-25, 2023-24, 2022-23
Our response:
| 2024-25 | 2023-24 | 2022-23 | Total | Notes |
| 582 | 628 | 446 | 1656 | These figures include all incidents of assault on staff where harm was caused. An incident search does not specify whether the harm was to the member of staff, another person, or organisation. An incident search does not specify the nature of this harm – e.g. physical, psychological or financial. This means these figures are likely to over reported. |
You asked:
3. How many incidents of physical assault by patients, visitors and other members of the public against staff that involved weapons were recorded in the following financial years?
2024-25, 2023-24, 2022-23
Our response:
| 2024-25 | 2023-24 | 2022-23 | Total | Notes |
| Unable to search by weapon involvement | Unable to search by weapon involvement | Unable to search by weapon involvement | Unable to search by weapon involvement |
You asked:
4. How many incidents of physical assault by patients against staff that involved weapons were recorded in the following financial years?
2024-25, 2023-24, 2022-23
Our response:
| 2024-25 | 2023-24 | 2022-23 | Total | Notes |
| Unable to search by weapon involvement | Unable to search by weapon involvement | Unable to search by weapon involvement | Unable to search by weapon involvement |
You asked:
5. How many incidents of bullying and harassment by staff against other staff were recorded in the following financial years?
2024-25, 2023-24, 2022-23
Our response:
| 2024-25 | 2023-24 | 2022-23 | Total | Notes |
| 18 | 16 | 27 | 61 | Incidents are not separately categorised as bullying and harassment. Incidents counted include all staff to staff verbal incidents, racial incidents and attempted assaults. |
You asked:
6. How many incidents of physical assaults by staff against other staff were recorded in the following financial years?
2024-25, 2023-24, 2022-23
Our response:
| 2024-25 | 2023-24 | 2022-23 | Total | Notes |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
You asked:
7. How many injuries to staff as a result of physical assaults by other staff were recorded in the following financial years?
2024-25, 2023-24, 2022-23
Our response:
| 2024-25 | 2023-24 | 2022-23 | Total | Notes |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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.