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Freedom of Information request Non-British patients

Response published: 24 February 2026
Clinical Activity Data | Finance

FOI Request

Dear FOI Team, I am writing to obtain information about the number of non-British citizens treated by your trust. Please include the following for the previous 3 financial years (2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25) : • The total number of non-British citizens treated in the previous 3 financial years. • The total cost of treating those patients • The total amount recovered from those patients • The total number of adults treated who did not have a NHS number in the previous 3 financial years • The total cost of treating those patients • The total amount recovered from those patients If it is not possible to provide the information requested due to the information exceeding the cost of compliance limits identified in Section 12, please provide advice and assistance, under the Section 16 obligations of the Act, as to how I can refine my request. If you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact me. Best wishes,

FOI Response

Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 055-2026

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

You asked:

Please provide the following for the previous 3 financial years (2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25) :

1. The total number of non-British citizens treated in the previous 3 financial years.

2. The total cost of treating those patients

3. The total amount recovered from those patients

Our response:

We have reviewed your request and unfortunately we are unable to provide the information requested.

This is because whilst we do record ethnicity of our patients when provided, we do not capture nationality as a separate category within our EPR systems.  Therefore the information you have requested is not held by the Trust.

You asked

4. The total number of adults treated who did not have a NHS number in the previous 3 financial years

5. The total cost of treating those patients

6. The total amount recovered from those patients

Our response:

We have reviewed your request and unfortunately we are unable to provide the information requested.

We are unable to identify adults treated without an NHS number as all patients are given a number.  Therefore the information you have requested is not held by the Trust.

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.