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Freedom of Information request Infection Prevention & Control (IPC) – GRHNHSFT

Response published: 23 April 2026
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FOI Request

Dear FOI Team, Please treat this as a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. I would be grateful if you could provide the following information regarding the Infection Prevention & Control (IPC) leadership and IPC nursing team at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, covering: • Gloucestershire Royal Hospital • Cheltenham General Hospital • Any associated services delivered by the Trust 1. IPC Leadership – Names, Roles, and Contact Details Please provide the name, job title, and NHS email address (where publicly releasable) for the following positions: • Director of Infection Prevention & Control (DIPC) • Deputy DIPC • Lead Nurse for Infection Prevention & Control • IPC Matron / IPC Manager • Infection Prevention & Control Doctor (IPCD) • Any Consultant Microbiologists with designated IPC responsibility 2. IPC Nursing Team For all IPC nursing staff employed by the Trust, please provide: • Names • Job titles and bandings • NHS email addresses (where publicly releasable) • The clinical areas or sites they cover 3. IPC Organisational Structure Please provide: • The most recent IPC organisational structure chart, including reporting lines • Any documentation describing how IPC services are structured across the Trust 4. IPC Contact Information Please provide: • Any generic IPC team email addresses • Any team telephone numbers used for clinical enquiries or staff contact • Any site specific IPC contact details, if applicable 5. Additional IPC Documentation If available, please provide: • The most recent IPC Annual Report • Any IPC governance documents or summaries produced within the last 12 months If any part of this request is unclear or likely to exceed the appropriate cost limit, please let me know so I may refine it. I am happy to receive the information electronically.

FOI Response

Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 130-2026

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

You asked:

Infection Prevention & Control (IPC) leadership and IPC nursing team at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, covering:

• Gloucestershire Royal Hospital
• Cheltenham General Hospital
• Any associated services delivered by the Trust

1. IPC Leadership – Names, Roles, and Contact Details

Please provide the name, job title, and NHS email address (where publicly releasable) for the following positions:

• Director of Infection Prevention & Control (DIPC)
• Deputy DIPC
• Lead Nurse for Infection Prevention & Control
• IPC Matron / IPC Manager
• Infection Prevention & Control Doctor (IPCD)
• Any Consultant Microbiologists with designated IPC responsibility

2. IPC Nursing Team

For all IPC nursing staff employed by the Trust, please provide:

• Names
• Job titles and bandings
• NHS email addresses (where publicly releasable)
• The clinical areas or sites they cover

3. IPC Organisational Structure

Please provide:

• The most recent IPC organisational structure chart, including reporting lines
• Any documentation describing how IPC services are structured across the Trust

4. IPC Contact Information

Please provide:

• Any generic IPC team email addresses
• Any team telephone numbers used for clinical enquiries or staff contact
• Any site specific IPC contact details, if applicable

5. Additional IPC Documentation

If available, please provide:

• The most recent IPC Annual Report
• Any IPC governance documents or summaries produced within the last 12 months

Our response:

You have sent your request to Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust, 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.