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Freedom of Information request Councelling Offered to Patients

Response published: 4 June 2026
Health | MH Services

FOI Request

Hi, I hope this is the appropriate place to direct this query to, please let me know if not, and thank you in advance for your support with this. I'm currently a trainee counsellor and part of my level 5 course is a research project. My proposed topic is on the number of counselling sessions offered to patients by organisations to see if there is any consistency in the offer and how many sessions is ideal for patients. In light of this, could you please let me know the answers to the following questions? Does your organisation currently provide counselling services to patients? (If no, please don't worry about the remaining questions!) How many counselling sessions are made available for patients? Are patients/counsellors given the option to extend the number of sessions if required? If so, is there a maximum number of sessions? What rationale was used to set the number of sessions offered to patients? Is there any written reports or guidance that you used to support the decision? If yes, which? Thank you for taking the time to read this email, I look forwards to hearing back from you. Many thanks,

FOI Response

Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 127-2026

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

You asked:

Does your organisation currently provide counselling services to patients?

How many counselling sessions are made available for patients?

Are patients/counsellors given the option to extend the number of sessions if required? If so, is there a maximum number of sessions?

What rationale was used to set the number of sessions offered to patients?

Is there any written reports or guidance that you used to support the decision? If yes, which?

Our response:

The Trust does not provide a generic counselling service to patients.

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E-mail: louise.moss@ghc.nhs.uk

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