Freedom of Information Request – Ref: 091-2025
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 regarding funding requests for external assessments and/or treatment of dissociative disorders (including DID, OSDD, DPDR, etc.) made via the Specialist Treatment and Rehabilitation Team (STAR).
This request follows a response from Gloucestershire ICB, who referred us to your team, stating: “Requests for this type of service would typically go via [STAR] for their consideration.”
Therefore, please provide the following information covering the period from 1st January 2020 to the present:
You asked:
1. How many requests have been received by the STAR team for funding of assessment and/or treatment for dissociative disorders with external providers (e.g. Centre for Dissociative Studies, Pottergate Centre, CTAD, SLAM, etc)?
Our response:
7
You asked:
2. Of these requests, how many were approved for funding?
Our response:
1
You asked:
3. What is the typical cost of:
a. An initial assessment at these external providers.
Our response:
The initial assessment was undertaken by the Trust for the externally funded treatment, so it is not possible to provide this information
You asked:
b. A course of treatment (e.g. per session, per year, or other available metric).
Our response:
We do not record or report on information in a way that would enable us to provide a response to this question
You asked:
4. Are there any planned changes to how the STAR team manages referrals or funding for dissociative disorder care (e.g. new internal pathways, new commissioning plans, or external contracting)?
Our response:
No
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.