Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 150-2025
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
You asked:
I am currently completing a Master’s in Digital Operations and Improvement, with a focus on data. Given my role and the area I work in, I have decided to focus my data piece on Mental Health Inpatient Readmissions. To build my dataset, I am placing a Freedom of Information Request to all NHS Mental Health Inpatient Services. I kindly ask if you could provide responses to the following questions:
1. Do you collect data on the readmission rates of patients who have been admitted to an inpatient facility for a mental health condition at your Trust?
2. If you do, how many patients were readmitted for inpatient mental health care, including out-of-area admissions:
– Three months after they were discharged.
– Six months after they were discharged.
– Twelve months after they were discharged.
3. At what intervals do you follow up with patients after they are discharged from secondary mental health care? Tick all that apply:
– 1 week
– Within 1 month
– Between 1 and 3 months
– 3 to 6 months
– 12 months
4. In the last 12 months (May 2024 to May 2025), how many patients who required secondary mental health services were discharged from your Trust to Primary Care?
5. How many people detained under the Mental Health Act (MHA) were discharged to primary care?
6. How many patients were admitted to hospital following care by the Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team/Home-based Treatment Team after:
– 3 months
– 6 months
– 12 months
7. What has been the average length of stay over the last five years in adult acute mental health care at your Trust, including those patients sent out of area?
Our response:
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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.