Freedom of Information Request – Ref:GHC-23032026-731497
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
You asked:
1. How many mortuaries are operated by your Trust? (if none, please respond ‘none’)
Our response:
None
You asked:
2. For each mortuary your Trust operates, please provide:
a. The name of the mortuary
b. The total number of admissions per year, for the years 2020-2025
c. The total number of autopsies per year, for the years 2020-2025
d. The types of autopsy completed (e.g. consented hospital coroners, community coroners, paediatric, forensic, category 3 high-risk)
e. The job titles and FTE status for each member of staff employed in the mortuary (please include staff who are based solely in the mortuary, not cross-covering other departments)
Our response:
Not applicable. The Trust does not operate any mortuaries. Please re-direct your request to Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust at ghn-tr.foi@nhs.net.
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.