Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 528-2025
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
You asked:
- Does your Trust operate a dedicated andrology or male fertility clinic?
- Are there any eligibility criteria that limit male patients’ access to fertility treatment?
- Does your Trust provide NHS-funded sperm storage?
- Does your Trust offer sperm analysis or testing services for men?
- Are there specialist male fertility clinicians or andrologists within your fertility teams?
- Are counselling services offered specifically for male patients regarding fertility issues?
- If you are unable to provide any counselling services, do you proactively signpost to other peer support or community services?
Our response:
The Trust does not provide the service mentioned in your request. Please redirect 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.