Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 086-2026
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
You asked:
1. The current total number of staff employed by the mental health trust.
You asked:
We are a combined Community and Mental Health Trust that currently employs 5,267 colleagues.
Our response:
2. The number of inpatient episodes and Outpatient Appointments (OPA’s) recorded by the trust for each of the past three years, broken down annually.
You asked:
| 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 | |
| Admissions | 540 | 553 | 608 |
| Outpatients | 28,009 | 27,759 | 26,437 |
Our response:
3. The number of referrals made to your organisation for each of the past three years, broken down annually.
You asked:
| 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 | |
| Referrals | 18,968 | 18,844 | 33,541 |
Our response:
4. The organisational structure of your data quality staff, including the number of staff in each role and their respective pay bands.
Our response:
We do not have a separate data quality team.
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.