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Freedom of Information request DEI Positions in NHS Trusts

Response published: 18 March 2025

FOI Request

What is the total number of staff hired in a diversity, equality, equity or inclusion role? What was the total spend on diversity, equality and equity or inclusion, including staff salaries and external training bodies and courses for the last financial year?

FOI Response

Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 346-2025

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

You asked:

1. What is the total number of staff hired in a diversity, equality, equity or inclusion role?

Our response:

One

You asked:

2. What was the total spend on diversity, equality and equity or inclusion, including staff salaries and external training bodies and courses for the last financial year?

Our response:

Staff salaries: £32,253 – £36,302

External training bodies and courses: there was no cost/spend on EDI external training bodies and courses for the last financial year

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

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