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Freedom of Information request Out of Area Placements – 2019 to 2025

Response published: 19 September 2025

FOI Request

I'd like to make the following request under the freedom of information act. Could you tell me, for 2019-2025 a) how many patients were transferred out-of-area b) the furthest distance a patient was transferred c) the longest period a patient was placed in an out-of-area trust

FOI Response

Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 195-2025

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

You asked:

For 2019-2025 (January 2019 to August 2025):

a) how many patients were transferred out-of-area

Our response:

229

You asked:

b) the furthest distance a patient was transferred

Our response:

276 miles

You asked:

c) the longest period a patient was placed in an out-of-area trust

Our response:

334 days

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.