Freedom of Information Request – Ref: 301-2024
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
Please note that the information that the Trust is providing, refers to adults’ mental health only.
You asked:
For the last five years (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024), could you please provide me with the following information:
1. How many patients did you treat who were from out of the area?
Our response:
| Year | Count |
| 2020 | 151 |
| 2021 | 27 |
| 2022 | 23 |
| 2023 | 19 |
| 2024 | 14 |
You asked:
2. How many patients did you have to deny treatment and send to another mental health trust because of a lack of capacity or for any other reason?
Our response:
| Year | Count |
| 2020 | 33 |
| 2021 | 35 |
| 2022 | 48 |
| 2023 | 24 |
| 2024 | 16 |
You asked:
3. How many beds did you have for your mental health patients?
Our response:
| Year | Count |
| 2020 | 159 |
| 2021 | 157 |
| 2022 | 158 |
| 2023 | 158 |
| 2024 | 160 |
You asked:
4. How many patients did you place in accommodation outside of the hospital e.g. bed and breakfasts or hotels as you had run out of beds?
Our response:
None
You asked:
5. How many patients were ready to be discharged but were kept in hospital as they had no suitable accommodation or care package?
Our response:
| Year | Count |
| 2020 | 40 |
| 2021 | 46 |
| 2022 | 27 |
| 2023 | 29 |
| 2024 | 16 |
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.