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Freedom of Information request NHS Owned Clinical Facilities

Response published: 21 May 2026
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FOI Request

Dear Sir or Madam, I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Please provide details of any hospitals, community hospitals, medical centres, minor injury units, outpatient departments, or NHS-owned clinical facilities within Gloucestershire that are: a) Planned for closure, b) Proposed for closure, c) Under review, consolidation, or consideration for service withdrawal, where such changes are anticipated, scheduled, or being considered during the 2026 calendar year. For each site identified, please provide: 1. The name and address of the facility 2. The services affected 3. The current status of the proposal (e.g. under review, consultation, approved) 4. Any indicative or proposed timescale. In addition, please provide copies of, or links to, any estates strategies, service reconfiguration plans, or financial recovery plans produced since 1 January 2024 that reference potential closures or service withdrawals during 2026 If no such sites exist, please confirm this explicitly. If the request exceeds the cost limit, I would appreciate advice under Section 16 of the Act to refine the scope. Yours faithfully,

FOI Response

Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 139-2026

Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.

You asked:

1.  Please provide details of any hospitals, community hospitals, medical centres, minor injury units, outpatient departments, or NHS-owned clinical facilities within Gloucestershire that are:

a) Planned for closure,

Our response:

At the time of writing there are three sites affected.

Name and address of facility: Lexham Pavilion, Cheltenham, GL53 8AG

  1. Services affected: ADHD and ASC services (to be relocated within Cheltenham)
  2. Current status: Closure approved
  3. Indicative timescale: Q3 2026

You asked:

b) Proposed for closure

Our response:

At present, there are no facilities formally proposed for closure in 2026, where proposals have reached a defined or agreed stage.

You asked:

c) Under review, consolidation, or consideration for service withdrawal, where such changes are anticipated, scheduled, or being considered during the 2026 calendar year.

For each site identified, please provide: 1. The name and address of the facility; 2. The services affected; 3. The current status of the proposal (e.g. under review, consultation, approved).

Our response:

Name and address of facility: Winchcombe Medical Centre, Winchcombe (GHC portion)

  1. Services affected: Musculoskeletal (MSK) services
  2. Current status: Under review, with potential consolidation into Tewkesbury
  3. Indicative timescale: To be confirmed, but not anticipated before August 2026

Name and address of facility: Berkeley House (Learning Disability inpatient unit), Stroud

  1. Services affected: Learning Disability inpatient services
  2. Current status: Subject to Integrated Care Board decision and Trust Board approval
  3. Indicative timescale: Not confirmed at this stage

You asked:

2.  Any indicative or proposed timescale. In addition, please provide copies of, or links to, any estates strategies, service reconfiguration plans, or financial recovery plans produced since 1 January 2024 that reference potential closures or service withdrawals during 2026

Our response:

At present, there are no additional estates strategies, service reconfiguration plans, or financial recovery plans (produced since 1 January 2024) that formally confirm further closures or service withdrawals within 2026.

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.