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Freedom of Information request Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)

Response published: 16 May 2025

FOI Request

I am writing under the Freedom of Information Act to make a request for information on the use of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). The information being requested is as follows: 1. Please provide the number of ECT treatments given to patients for each of the calendar years 2023 & 2024. 2. Please provide the number of people who received the ECT in each of the calendar years 2023 and 2024.

FOI Response

Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 033-2025

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

You asked:

1. Please provide the number of ECT treatments given to patients for each of the calendar years 2023 and 2024.

Our response:

2023 : 279 treatments

2024:  400 treatments

You asked:

2. Please provide the number of people who received the ECT in each of the calendar years 2023 and 2024.

Our response:

2023 : 29 patients

2024:  42 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.