Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 203-2026
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
You asked:
1 – Authorised Person (MGPS)
For the person currently designated as Authorised Person (MGPS) at your Trust, please provide:
(a) the post title (not the named individual);
Our response:
Mechanical Manager.
You asked:
(b) the employing organisation of that role, for example: directly employed Trust staff; hard FM or PFI provider; specialist contractor; external agency; other (please specify);
Our response:
Directly employed by the Trust.
You asked:
(c) where the role is outsourced, the name of the provider organisation;
Our response:
Not applicable.
You asked:
(d) where a Senior or Coordinating Authorised Person (MGPS) is also appointed, the same details (a to c) for that role.
Our response:
Not applicable.
You asked:
2 – MGPS maintenance contract
For the current contract(s) under which routine maintenance, servicing, and testing of MGPS infrastructure is delivered at your Trust, please provide:
(a) the name of the contracted provider;
Our response:
Midland Medical.
You asked:
(b) the contract start date;
Our response:
June 2022.
You asked:
(c) the contract end date, including any extension options;
Our response:
June 2027.
You asked:
(d) where MGPS maintenance is delivered in-house, please confirm this in place of (a) to (c).
Our response:
Not applicable.
You asked:
3 – Approval of MGPS pipework specifications
For the person responsible for approving or signing off MGPS pipework specifications on capital projects involving medical gas infrastructure, please provide:
(a) the post title of the approving role;
Our response:
Authorised Persons / Authorising Engineer.
You asked:
(b) confirmation of whether the approving role differs by project value or project type, and if so, how.
Our response:
No, the approving role does not differ.
You asked:
4 – Medical Gas Safety Group: terms of reference
Please provide the current terms of reference for your Trust’s Medical Gas Safety Group (or equivalent committee responsible for the oversight of medical gas systems).
Our response:
Please click on link to view the Terms of Reference – GHC MGC Tor v 1 may 22 approved
You asked:
5 – Medical gas policy
Please provide your Trust’s current medical gas policy (or equivalent policy document setting out the governance, authorisation, and operational management of medical gas systems).
Our response:
Please click on link to view the E & F Management of Medical Gases Pipeline Supplies Policy – GHC EF MGPS Policy FOI
You asked:
6 – Medical Gas Safety Group minutes
Please provide the minutes of your Medical Gas Safety Group (or equivalent committee) for the most recent twelve months.
Our response:
Please click on link to view the minutes of the Medical Gas Safety Group – Med Gas Minutes FOI
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.moss20@nhs.net
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.