Freedom of Information Request – Ref: GHC-06052026-452411
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
You asked:
1. All policy documents in respect of Gloucestershire Adult Autism and ADHD Service’s non-recognition of private diagnoses in respect of ADHD and autism assessments, which were relevant in the period 1 January 2021 to date.
Our response:
Please note; We are not commissioned by the NHS Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board as a service to undertake any mediation review or treatment for those outside of the NHS. This is therefore not a trust decision.
Please click on link to access the Trust’s Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Service Policy: ADHD Service Operational Policy (1)
You asked:
2. All equalities and diversity assessments conducted in respect of the policy documents in point 1.
Our response:
See front page of the ADHD Service Operational policy for comments.
Please click on link below for the Trust’s support documents.
You asked:
3. All supporting documents referred to in the policy documents and assessments in points 1 and 2.
Our response:
Please click on link to access the Trust’s supporting documents: Policy EIA ADHD August 2025 – 1 – Policy EIA ADHD August 2025 – 2 – Policy EIA ADHD August 2025 – 3 – Policy EIA ADHD August 2025 – 4
Please click on link to access the Trust’s website information about our ADHD Service: Gloucestershire Adult Autism and ADHD Service > Glos Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust
You asked:
4. Any internal discussion documents or minutes regarding potential changes to the policy documents and assessments in points 1 and 2.
Our response:
See response to question 3.
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.