Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 083-2025
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
You asked:
1. How many people have been identified as having a behavioural addiction which are partly (or wholly) linked to screen usage e.g gambling, porn or gaming, during the following periods:
- 2020/21
- 2021/22
- 2022/23
- 2023/24
- 2024/25
- 2025-to date
Our response:
Please see the link below:
You asked:
2. What is the age and gender of those identified above? (For this question, I am not requesting any information that would identify patients).
Our response:
We are not able to provide information about age and gender due to small numbers.
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.