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Freedom of Information request Closures due to Floods

Response published: 24 March 2026
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FOI Request

Dear Sir or Madam, I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and/or Environmental Information Regulations 2004. Please provide details of all the occasions on which wards, departments or services at hospitals and other sites operated by your trust have been temporarily or permanently closed due to flooding caused by external weather events e.g. heavy rainfall, river flooding etc., over the period 2021/22 to 2025/26. Specifically, please provide the following information in a spreadsheet format: • Site name (e.g. hospital) • Name of ward/department/service that was affected • Length of closure • Dates of closure I realise that the 2025/26 data will be incomplete, but please provide information for 2026 up to 24 February, when this request was sent. If any information is withheld, please specify the exemption(s) relied upon and provide the public interest justification as required under the Act. If you require any clarification or if you find any aspect of this FOI request problematic, I expect you to contact me under your section 16 duty to provide advice and assistance. Please acknowledge receipt of this request. I look forward to receiving the information in the near future. Yours faithfully,

FOI Response

Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 062-2026

Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.

You asked:

For details of all the occasions on which wards, departments or services at hospitals and other sites operated by your trust have been temporarily or permanently closed due to flooding caused by external weather events e.g. heavy rainfall, river flooding etc., over the period 2021/22 to 2025/26.

Specifically, please provide the following information in a spreadsheet format:

• Site name (e.g. hospital)
• Name of ward/department/service that was affected
• Length of closure
• Dates of closure

Our response:

Site: Stroud General Hospital

Name of Ward/ department: Theatre and X-ray

Length of closure: Unknown but longer than a month

Date of closure:12 June 2023 – Major thunder and hailstorm caused drains to block with hail and storm water overflowed into building

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.