Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 177-2025
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
You asked:
1. Does your organisation provide care to individuals aged 0-25 who may use home enteral feeding tubes?
Our response:
Yes
You asked:
2. How many patients has your organisation provided dietetic care for home enteral tube feeding between 01-01-2023-31-12-2024?
Our response:
Zero, this is provided by Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
You asked:
a. Divided into the following age categories: 0-18, 18-25, 25+ (age when they joined the caseload or age on 01-01-23 if they were on the caseload throughout this period).
Our response:
Not applicable.
You asked:
b. If possible, please provide caseload numbers by age (e.g. <1, 1-2, 2-3… years etc.)
Our response:
Not applicable
You asked:
3. Of these, how many individuals use a blended diet*?
Our response:
Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust does not provide dietetic care, this is provided by Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
You asked:
a. Divided in the following age categories: 0-18, 18-25, 25+
Our response:
Not applicable
You asked:
b. If possible, please provide caseload numbers by age (e.g. <1, 1-2, 2-3… years etc.)
Our response:
Not applicable
You asked:
4. Does your organisation have the following:
a. Local blended diet policy – Acute setting (Yes/No)
Our response:
Not applicable, community setting.
You asked:
b. Local blended diet policy – Community setting (Yes/No)
Our response:
Yes, covered in policy “Paediatric Gastrostomy Care and Feedbing Guideline (CLG051), relevant section 6.1: Blended Diet and Appendix 14: Additional Information
You asked:
c. Blended diet guideline (Yes/No)
Our response:
No
You asked:
d. Blended diet standard operating guideline or procedure (Yes/No)
Our response:
Yes “Process for Blended Diet” details how training is delivered to schools who require it to support children with a blended diet.
You asked:
e. Blended diet training package (Yes/No)
Our response:
Yes “Blended diet feeds Theory Assessment” for the assessment that staff are required to pass and “Blended Diet Feeds” for the PowerPoint that is delivered to staff.
You asked:
f. If yes to 4a-4e, please provide a copy.
Our response:
Blended diet administration via a gastrostomy tube
Blended diet feeds (updated 7.2025)
Blended diet feeds theory assessment (updated 7.25) CLG051
Paed Gastrostomy Policy V4 issued 11.4.25
You asked:
5. Are any staff employed by your organisation in roles funded by income provided by an enteral feeding provider (e.g. Nutricia, Abbott)?
Our response:
No
You asked:
a. If yes, please state number of posts (whole time equivalent) and Agenda for Change banding.
Our response:
Not applicable
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.