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Freedom of Information request Hospital Admissions – Transfers from HM Prison Services

Response published: 19 June 2026
Clinical Activity Data

FOI Request

Dear Freedom of Information Officer, I would like to request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, relating to hospital admissions of patients recorded as being in custody or transferred from a HM Prison Service establishment within your catchment area. For the period from 1 January 2023 to the most recent date available, please provide: The total number of inpatient admissions where the patient was recorded as being in custody or transferred from a HM Prison Service establishment. For each admission, or in aggregate if individual records cannot be provided: - The patient's recorded gender - The patient's recorded ethnicity - The primary diagnosis or reason for admission, recorded by ICD-10 code or category - The specialty or department to which the patient was admitted (e.g. emergency medicine, general surgery, cardiology) If any part of my request is too broad or unclear, I would appreciate your guidance on how to refine it. I am looking forward to your response within the statutory 20 working days and would be grateful for an acknowledgement of receipt. Yours faithfully

FOI Response

Freedom of Information Request – Ref: GHC-01062026-440528

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

You asked:

For the period from 1 January 2023 to the most recent date available:

The total number of inpatient admissions where the patient was recorded as being in custody or transferred from a HM Prison Service establishment.

Our response:

5.

You asked:

For each admission, or in aggregate if individual records cannot be provided:

– The patient’s recorded gender
– The patient’s recorded ethnicity
– The primary diagnosis or reason for admission, recorded by ICD-10 code or category
– The specialty or department to which the patient was admitted (e.g. emergency medicine, general surgery, cardiology)

Our response:

We are unable to provide the requested breakdowns by gender, ethnicity, diagnosis/reason for admission, specialty or department. This is because the total number of relevant admissions is very low. Disclosure at this level of detail could lead to the identification of individuals, particularly when combined with other information that may already be available.

We are therefore withholding this information under Section 40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, as disclosure would constitute personal data relating to third parties and would breach the UK GDPR data protection principles.

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.