Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 360-2025
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
You asked:
I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 regarding hospital admissions related to hiking injuries.
Please provide data for the past five calendar years (from 1 January [2020] to 31 January [2025]), broken down annually and 2025 so far, on the following:
Hospital Admissions
- The number of hospital admissions where the reason for admission was linked to hiking.
- If available, the number of admissions identified through:
Text-based documentation (i.e., where “hiking” or a related term was explicitly mentioned in records).
The ICD-11 for Mortality and Morbidity Statistics code XE5BS (Type of sport or exercise activity, hiking).
The age and gender of those admitted. - A brief description of the incident or injury, if recorded.
Our response:
The Trust does not hold the information, please contact Gloucestershire Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
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.