Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 130-2025
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
You asked:
Under the Freedom of Information Act, please could I request the following information from your Trust:
1. In your organisation, do you employ “job planning” for pharmacists (job planning in this instance is typically the division of a working week into half day “sessions” allocated to commitments such as clinical work, development, supporting professional activities time, teaching, research, etc)?
Our response:
No
You asked:
2. How many pharmacists do you employ? Please state headcount
Our response:
Two
You asked:
3. Of the pharmacists that you employ, how many have job plans?
Our response:
Zero
You asked:
4a. For each pharmacist with a job plan, please provide the proportion of contracted hours allocated to protected* time for supporting professional activities (SPA), also known as protected learning time or professional development time
Our response:
Not applicable
You asked:
4b. For each pharmacist without a job plan, please provide the proportion of contracted hours allocated to protected time for supporting professional activities (SPA), also known as protected learning time or professional development time
Our response:
Zero
You asked:
5. If it is not possible to provide an answer to question 4a or 4b, please provide the recommended allocation to supporting professional activities (SPA), also known as protected learning time or professional development time, in hours per week for a full-time employed pharmacist.
Our response:
Zero
*For the purposes of this FOI request, protected is defined as a time allocation that should be uninterrupted and dedicated to non-mandatory training and development, although this may not always be the case.
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.