Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 382-2025
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
You asked:
1. Between January 2024 and December 2024 (inclusive) did the Trust use any bed and breakfast accommodation for discharged mental health patients?
If so, how many beds?
2. What was the reason for using them?
3. During the same period how much was spent in total on B&B accommodation for mental health patients?
Our response:
No, the Trust did not use any bed and breakfast accommodation for discharged mental health patients.
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.