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Freedom of Information request GHC-14102024-249995

Response published: 25 November 2024

FOI Request

To whom it may concern, I am writing to you in my capacity as a researcher for the Runnymede Trust to make a FOI request for anonymised data concerning charges made to overseas visitors for non-urgent care in the period from 1 January 2019 - 1 January 2024. Please could you provide the data from your trust on the following: - Nationality of patients charged during the stated time period - Ethnicity of patients charged during the stated time period - Invoice amount for all patients subject to charges - Urgency of treatment for the patients subjected to charges - Sex of patients charged during the stated time period I would like this information to be provided by email, please. My contact email is: millie@runnymedetrust.org. Sincerely, Camila Montiel McCann

FOI Response

Freedom of Information Request – Ref: GHC-14102024-249995

Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.

You asked:

Please could you provide the data from your trust on the following:

– Nationality of patients charged during the stated time period
– Ethnicity of patients charged during the stated time period
– Invoice amount for all patients subject to charges
– Urgency of treatment for the patients subjected to charges
– Sex of patients charged during the stated time period

Our response:

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust have not provided invoices for overseas visitors for non-urgent care during these times, therefore unable to provide information for this request. 

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.