Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 283-2025
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
You asked:
Trust’s use of electro-convulsive therapy for the period between 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2024:
Treatments delivered by consent status, specifically including the number of treatments given to:
a) Those incapable of consenting, but ECT authorised where patient resists or objects (under Mental Health Act Section 58A)
Our response:
A total of 13 patients lacked the capacity to consent, those who resisted and objected were authorized under Mental Health Act Section 58A to receive treatment.
You asked:
b) Those incapable of consenting, but ECT authorised where a patient does not resist or object (under Mental Health Act Section 58A).
Our response:
A total of 4 patients lacked capacity to consent, however were not resist or object have authorized under Mental Health Act Section 58A to receive treatment
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.