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Sexual Misconduct

1. Can you provide a breakdown of sexual offences which have been reported in your trust for the last three financial years (2022/23, 2023/24 and 2024/25)

2. Can this be broken down by whether the person making the accusation is a member of staff, a patient, or a member of the public.

3. How many staff members at your trust have been disciplined over the last three financial years (2022/23, 2023/24 and 2024/25) in relation to a sexual offence?

4. How many staff members at your trust have been dismissed over the last three financial years (2022/23, 2023/24 and 2024/25) in relation to a sexual offence?

This is a Freedom of Information Act request. I would like to know the following information:
• How many children (under 18s) have been given the contraceptive implant for each of the last five calendar years (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 so far)?
• Please provide a breakdown by age of all children given the contraceptive implant for each of the last five calendar years (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 so far).
• Please consider all ages from the youngest person given the implant up to and including those given the implant aged 17. For the answer to this question, a table like this may help illustrate the information I am asking for:
•
Age 9 10 11 12 13 14 etc up to 17
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025 so far

I look forward to a response within 20 working days. Please contact me on this email address if you have any queries.

Exception Reporting

Contracts, IT

Dear Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust,

I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act regarding Exception Reporting FOI. Please can you complete the below questions.

1. Please complete the below table on the software currently used in each department to allow resident doctors to submit exception reports*:
* exception reporting refers to a system that allows doctors and other healthcare professionals to formally log any deviations from their agreed work schedule

Department Software Annual License of Software (if other costs, please specify) Contract Start Date Contract End Date Does the system meet the latest NHS Employers requirements on exception reporting? Tick if yes
Urgent and Emergency Services
Medical Care
Surgery
Critical Care
Maternity
Services for Children and Young People
End of Life care
Outpatient
Community
Mental Health
Other (please specify)

2. Are there any plans to change or upgrade the current exception reporting system? Given the NHS requirement for full implementation of the exception reporting reforms by 12th September 2025 (as reported by NHS England)
3. Can you provide the name and contact nformation for the Trusts Guardian of Safe Working Hours contact?
4. Can you provide the name and contact information for the Trusts Medical Education lead?

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.

Surgical Delays Caused by Missing/Late/Unsterilised Instruments

GHNHSFT - Redirect

(20 October 2025)

I am writing under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request information relating to surgical delays caused by equipment or instrument availability within your Trust.

This request aims to understand how logistical and operational factors — rather than clinical causes — may contribute to surgery scheduling challenges across the NHS.

Please provide data for 2024, and any available for 2025 to date for the following:

1️⃣ Surgical delays
• The number of operations delayed or cancelled where the recorded cause included:
o Missing or incomplete surgical instrument sets
o Late arrival of loan sets or consignment trays from suppliers
o Equipment or instrument sterilisation or cleaning faults
o Missing documentation, instructions for use (IFUs), or traceability records
If your Trust does not record these categories specifically, please provide the nearest equivalent data (e.g. “equipment failure,” “instrument availability,” or “theatre preparation delays”).

2️⃣ Delay duration
• Where available, please provide the average or total delay time (e.g. hours or days) attributed to these causes.

3️⃣ Reporting system
• If available, please confirm which system(s) your Trust uses to record and categorise surgical delays (e.g. Datix, ORMIS, Bluespier, or another).

4️⃣ Internal reports
• If available, please share any summaries, reports, or audits produced since 2023 that discuss equipment-related surgical delays, loan set management, or theatre efficiency
If it is not possible to provide all of this data within the cost or time limits set by Section 12 of the Act, please provide as much of the information as possible and advise how I may refine my request to bring it within scope.
If certain data is unavailable or not centrally recorded, please confirm this and provide any partial or relevant information held.

Employee Ages

ESR/Workforce, Staffing

I’m looking to find out how many people your trust employs in all capacities who are aged over 70, over 80 and over 90 years old. Please can I have the figures for each of these age bands?

And can you please tell me how many people the trust employs overall? (Of all ages and in all capacities).

Slips, Trips and Falls in Home Bathrooms

Clinical Activity Data

Dear FOI Officer,

I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Please could you provide the following information:

1. 1. The total number of recorded incidents of slips, trips, and falls in home bathrooms involving patients within your Trust/Health Board for each calendar year from 2020 to September 2025.

2. 2.If available, a breakdown of these figures by:

a. Age groups (50–59, 60–69, 70–79, 80–99, 100+)
b. Gender (Male, Female)

If any part of this request is unclear or would exceed the cost limit, please provide advice and assistance as required by Section 16 of the FOI Act.

I look forward to your response within the statutory 20 working days.

Please provide the data in an electronic format if possible.

Best wishes,

Multi-Professional Approved / Responsible Clinicians

Staffing

Dear FOI team, I hope this message finds you well.

I believe this information is essential for public interest, transparency and to better understand the role of multi-professional approved and responsible clinicians within the healthcare system.

Please provide the information in one of the following digital formats PDF, Excel, or Word documents.

Please could you provide the following information:

1. The total number of multi-professional approved clinicians (as approved under the mental health act) employed by the trust currently

2. A breakdown of this number by base profession (psychologist, nurse, occupational therapist or social worker)

3. The number of these working as responsible clinicians

4. A breakdown of which teams these staff are working in based on the following:

a. inpatient vs outpatient setting
b. Specialty (old age, general adult, child and adolescent, intellectual disability, forensic or other)
c. For inpatient settings whether male ward, female ward or mixed ward

5. The total number of trainee multi-professional approved clinicians currently in training in the trust

6. The mean pro-rata salary of multi-professional approved clinicians and multi-professional responsible clinicians currently employed by the trust (as two values if these are different.)

7. Are multi-professional approved/responsible clinicians currently allowed to cover gaps in service left by doctor approved/responsible clinicians?

8. Do multi-professional approved/responsible clinicians contribute to on call rotas?

a. If yes are these on rotas shared with doctor approved/responsible clinicians
b. If yes is this in hours, out of hours, or both

I understand that the Act requires a response within 20 working days. If, for any reason, my request cannot be fulfilled within this timeframe, please let me know the expected timeframe for a response and the reasons for any delays. Please also provide confirmation of receipt of this request. Thank you for your attention to this matter. Your cooperation in providing the requested information will be greatly appreciated. Yours sincerely, Dr Harry Waterman

Mental Health Patient Deaths

MH Services

Dear Sir/Madam

I am requesting the following information under the Freedom of Information Act.

1. For each of these financial years – 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25 – please state:
a. The number of mental health patients aged 0-17 who were in contact with the Trust that year
b. The number of mental health patients aged 0-17 in contact with the Trust that year who died during that year (be it as an inpatient or not; be it on the Trust’s estate or elsewhere)

2. For each of these financial years – 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25 – please state:
a. The number of mental health patients aged 18-64 who were in contact with the Trust that year
b. The number of mental health patients aged 18-64 in contact with the Trust that year who died during that year (be it as an inpatient or not; be it on the Trust’s estate or elsewhere)

3. For each of these financial years – 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25 – please state:
a. The number of mental health patients aged 65+ who were in contact with the Trust that year
b. The number of mental health patients aged 65+ in contact with the Trust that year who died during that year (be it as an inpatient or not; be it on the Trust’s estate or elsewhere)

If the Trust classifies older patients as being 70+ rather than 65+, then it may replace 18-64 with 18-69 in question 2 and replace 65+ with 70+ in question 3. Please state if this is the case.

With questions 1b, 2b and 3b I am asking for figures for patient deaths that the Trust is aware of; the Trust may not be aware of all deaths of patients.

This request should not be combined with any other request for section 12 purposes. If any individual question would exceed the section 12 cost limit, please mark that question as “information not held” and respond to the remainder of the request (NB: this is not the same as asking the Trust to “run the clock” up to the section 12 cost limit).

Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI)

Organisation, Staffing

Dear Sir/Madam, I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information.

1. The number of staff employed by your Trust whose primary role relates to Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) as of September 2025.

2. The total salary cost for these staff in the most recent financial year.

3. The total spend by your Trust on EDI-related training, workshops, events or external consultancy in each of the past three financial years.

4. Copies of any mandatory EDI training materials currently in use for staff.

If it is not possible to provide this 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 don’t hesitate to contact me and I will be very happy to clarify what I am asking for and discuss the request, my details are outlined below. Thank you for your time and I look forward to your response.

IT Systems / Contracts

Contracts, IT

I am writing under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request information about several systems and services in use at Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust.
My inquiries are as follows:

Technology Supplier Product / System Name Contract Ending Date
Cyber security services Bytes ? ?
Financial management system Capita Integra ?
Electronic patient record Idox Lilie ?
Staff rostering system RLDATIX HealthRoster Optima ?
Electronic patient record Software of Excellence SOEL Health ?

Please note: In relation to cyber security we are asking for the name of your main cyber security provider. We do not need to know the software or sub-contractors used.
Clarification on ‘N/A’ Responses:
• Please enter ‘No System Installed’ if your trust does not have such system.
• Please enter ‘No system needed’ if your trust does not have a department or service which requires such a system.
Clarification on Contract expiry date:
• If the contract is expiring in the next 6 months, please state if the trust plans to renew, re-procure or take any other action.
• If the contact is on a rolling basis, Please enter ‘Rolling’.
Additionally, could you please fill in the missing product names and revised contract expiry dates?

Interpreting Service Request Spend June 2024 to June 2025

Communications, Finance

I am writing to request the following information under the Freedom of Information act.

• Volume of requests for F2F interpreting for spoken languages last 12 months (July 2024 to June 2025)

• Spend on F2F interpreting for spoken languages last 12 months (July 2024 to June 2025)

• Volume of requests for BSL interpreting last 12 months (July 2024 to June 2025)

• Spend on BSL interpreting last 12 months (July 2024 to June 2025)

• Volume of requests for telephone interpreting for spoken languages last 12 months (July 2024 to June 2025)

• Spend on telephone interpreting for spoken languages last 12 months (July 2024 to June 2025)

• Volume of requests for video interpreting for spoken languages last 12 months (July 2024 to June 2025)

• Spend on video interpreting for spoken languages last 12 months (July 2024 to June 2025)

• What are the top 10 languages requested in the last 12 months (July 2024 to June 2025)

• Are you currently engaged in a contract with a language service agency/multiple agencies?

• What is the name of those agencies?

• If a contract for language services/interpreting is in place, what date does this end on?

NHS Budget and Spending Breakdown

Finance

I would like to request a complete breakdown of all NHS spending and expenditure for the most recent full financial year. I am seeking a comprehensive account of how the entire NHS budget is allocated and spent, covering all categories and sub-categories of expenditure, including every item and contract where possible.

Specifically, I am requesting all spending information across the NHS, including but not limited to:

Staffing costs (all salaries, benefits, training, recruitment, agency staff, consultancy fees, etc.)
Hospital and primary care service expenditure
Administrative and management costs
Procurement and contracts (medical supplies, pharmaceuticals, PPE, IT, external services, etc.)
Capital projects (buildings, infrastructure, IT systems, digital programmes)
Payments to private providers, charities, and third-party organisations
Regional, trust-level, and other local allocations of funding
Research and development expenditure
Any other areas of expenditure not listed above
I request this information at the most detailed level available, including line-by-line or transaction-level data if such records exist, so that every pound spent can be accounted for.

If the complete dataset is too large to provide by email, please advise on the format in which it is held and how it can be accessed. My preference would be to receive the information electronically, ideally in an open format such as Excel or CSV.

Thank you for your assistance. I look forward to your response within the statutory timeframe.

IT Data

Under the Freedom of Information Act, I would request you to respond to questions included in the attachment.

Use of Simulation in Staff Training

Staff Training

Dear FOI Team,
I am writing under the Freedom of Information Act to request information regarding the use of simulation-based training within your Trust. Specifically, I would be grateful if you could provide the following details:
1. Does the Trust currently use simulation to train any staff groups (e.g., consultants, resident doctors, nurses, allied health professionals, etc.)?
2. If yes, what simulation methodologies are employed (e.g., role-play with actors, digital avatars, augmented reality, virtual reality, or other approaches)?
3. What were the initial setup costs for implementing simulation training?
4. What are the ongoing annual costs, if any, associated with maintaining and delivering simulation training?
5. How many trainees did the Trust host in the last financial year (2024/2025) who were enrolled in training for a mental health–related profession?
If some or all of this information is not available, please provide the details that are held by the Trust.
Thank you for your assistance. I look forward to your response within the statutory timeframe.

Cardiology and Digital Leadership Roles

Staff Contact Details

Good morning,

I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Please provide the names and job titles of the individuals currently holding the following positions within your Trust:

Cardiology Department
1. Cardiology Clinical Director
2. Cardiology Clinical Lead
3. Cardiology Service Manager
4. Cardiology Directorate Manager
5. Cardiology Clinical IT Manager (or equivalent role responsible for IT systems within Cardiology)

Trust-Wide Leadership
6. Chief Medical Officer
7. Group Chief Digital Officer (or equivalent)
8. Group EPR Programme Director (or equivalent)
9. Head of Operations
10. Clinical Systems Manager
11. Chief Governance Officer
12. Chief Clinical Officer
13. Head of Clinical Systems
14. Director of Digital

If available, please also include their NHS email addresses or appropriate departmental contact details.

I would prefer to receive the information electronically, if possible. I understand that under the Act, you are required to respond to this request within 20 working days. If any of the requested information is exempt from disclosure, please specify the exemption and provide any non-exempt information that can be released.

Thank you for your assistance.

AHP / HSS Agency Staffing

Nursing & Agency Nursing, Staffing

Good afternoon

Please can you provide the below information:

From 1st July 2025 to 30th September please provide a breakdown of:
• Total trust spend with framework agencies for locum AHP/HSS staffing.

Please provide a further breakdown for locum AHP/HSS staffing by:
• Spend per band
• Spend per specialty
• Spend per agency name

In the period 1st July 2025 to 30th September please provide a breakdown of:
• Total trust spend with off-framework agencies for locum AHP/HSS staffing.

Please provide a further breakdown for locum AHP/HSS staffing by:
• Spend per band
• Spend per specialty
• Spend per agency name

In the period 1st July 2025 to 30th September please provide a breakdown of:
• Total trust spend with the internal trust bank or associated external provider for locum AHP/HSS staffing

Please provide a further breakdown for locum AHP/HSS staffing by:
• Spend per grade
• Spend per specialty
• Spend per internal or associated external provider

Please confirm your allocated budget for agency locum AHP/HSS staffing for the period 1st July 2025 to 30th September

Please confirm the framework you utilise for AHP/HSS agency staff.

Nursing Spend – 01 July 2025 to 30 September 2025

Nursing & Agency Nursing

Good morning,

Please can you provide the below information:

In the period 1st July 2025 to 30th September 2025 please provide a breakdown of:
• Total trust spend with framework agencies for locum nurses
Please provide a further breakdown for locum nurses by:
• Spend per band
• Spend per specialty
• Spend per agency name

In the period 1st July 2025 to 30th September 2025 please provide a breakdown of:
• Total trust spend with off framework agencies for locum nurses
Please provide a further breakdown for locum nurses by:
• Spend per band
• Spend per specialty
• Spend per agency name

In the period 1st July 2025 to 30th September 2025 please provide a breakdown of:
• Total trust spend with the internal trust bank or associated external provider for locum nurses
Please provide a further breakdown for locum nurses by:
• Spend per band
• Spend per specialty
• Spend per agency name

Please confirm the total number of nursing shifts booked during this period for all agency nursing only, no bank staff nursing to be included (1st July 2025 to 30th September 2025)

Please confirm the total number of nursing shifts booked above NHSE capped rates during this period for all agency nursing only, no bank staff nursing to be included (1st July 2025 to 30th September 2025)

Please confirm the framework you utilise for nursing agency staff.

NHS 111 Spend

Finance

To whom it may concern,

For the 6-month period ending 30th September 2025, can you please provide:

1. Total Framework Agency Spend for the below specialties:
– NHS 111 Health Advisors
– NHS 111 Clinical Advisors
– Nurse Assessors

2. Total Off Framework Agency Spend for the below specialties:
– NHS 111 Health Advisors
– NHS 111 Clinical Advisors
– Nurse Assessors

3. Total hours filled by Framework Agencies for the below specialties:
– NHS 111 Health Advisors
– NHS 111 Clinical Advisors
– Nurse Assessors

4. Total hours filled by Off Framework Agencies for the below specialties:
– NHS 111 Health Advisors
– NHS 111 Clinical Advisors
– Nurse Assessors

5. A list of all Framework Agencies utilised by the Trust for the below specialties and total number of shifts for each framework agency:
– NHS 111 Health Advisors
– NHS 111 Clinical Advisors
– Nurse Assessors

6. A list of all Off Framework Agencies utilised by the Trust for the below specialties and total number of shifts for each Off Framework agency:
– NHS 111 Health Advisors
– NHS 111 Clinical Advisors
– Nurse Assessors

7. The highest Framework Agency Charge Rate within your Trust for each of the below specialties:
– NHS 111 Health Advisors
– NHS 111 Clinical Advisors
– Nurse Assessors

8. The highest Off Framework Agency Charge Rate within your Trust for each of the below specialties:
– NHS 111 Health Advisors
– NHS 111 Clinical Advisors
– Nurse Assessors

9. A list of any agency (Framework and Off Framework) that have ongoing block booking arrangements for the below specialties within your Trust within the identified time frame (01.03.2025 – 30.09.2025):
– NHS 111 Health Advisors
– NHS 111 Clinical Advisors
– Nurse Assessors

Endoscopes / Endoscope Systems

Medical Equipment

I would be most grateful if you would provide me, under the terms of The Freedom of Information Act, answers to the following questions.

1. How many Endoscopes/Endoscopy Systems does the Trust own?

2. Who is the Manufacturer/Supplier of the Endoscopes/Endoscopy Systems that the Trust own?

3. Are any of the Trust owned Endoscopes/Endoscopy Systems subject to lease/finance arrangements?

4. What is the age of each Endoscopes/Endoscopy Systems that the Trust owns?

5. How many of the Trust Endoscopes/Endoscopy Systems are under Manufacturer/Supplier Warranty?

6. Are the Trust owned Endoscopes/Endoscopy Systems under external service provider service contract?

7. If under external service provider service contract, who is the external service contract provider?

8. Does the Trust maintain Endoscopes/Endoscopy Systems using internal engineers from within the EBME/Clinical Engineering/Medical Physics Department?

9. Where external service provider(s) are used, please provide the type of service contract that is in place, i.e. PPM/ Fully- Comprehensive / Ad-hoc support and for what Endoscopes/Endoscopy Systems ?

10. Where an external service provider(s) is used, what was the value of the contract on award?

11. Where an external service provider(s) is used, please state the service contract period, i.e. start/end dates?

12. Where an external service provider(s) is used, Does your contract include the provision of loan Endoscopes to temporarily replace defective Endoscopes?

13. Please provide the name, email address and phone number of the role responsible for managing endoscopy equipment within the Trust.

Mental Health Waiting Times

Clinical Activity Data, MH Services

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I would like to request the following information:
1. The current average waiting time for patients to access your mental health services.
2. The total number of patients currently on waiting lists for mental health services.
Please provide the most recent figures you hold (as of September 2025), ideally in spreadsheet format (Excel/CSV).

Multi-Professional Approved Clinicians

Staffing

I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 regarding employment and related details of multi-professional approved clinicians and multi-professional responsible clinicians within your trust. I believe this information is essential for public interest, transparency and to better understand the role of multi-professional approved and responsible clinicians within the healthcare system. Please provide the information in one of the following digital formats PDF, Excel, or Word documents.

Please could you provide the following information:
1. The total number of multi-professional approved clinicians (as approved under the mental health act) employed by the trust currently
a. A breakdown of this number by base profession (psychologist, nurse, occupational therapist or social worker)
b. The number of these working as responsible clinicians
c. A breakdown of which teams these staff are working in based on the following
i. inpatient vs outpatient setting
ii. Specialty (old age, general adult, child and adolescent, intellectual disability, forensic or other)
iii. For inpatient settings whether male ward, female ward or mixed ward
2. The total number of trainee multi-professional approved clinicians currently in training in the trust
3. The mean pro-rata salary of multi-professional approved clinicians and multi-professional responsible clinicians currently employed by the trust (as two values if these are different.)
4. Are multi-professional approved/responsible clinicians currently allowed to cover gaps in service left by doctor approved/responsible clinicians
5. Do multi-professional approved/responsible clinicians contribute to on call rotas
a. If yes are these on rotas shared with doctor approved/responsible clinicians
b. If yes is this in hours, out of hours, or both

Patient Absconding from Secure Mental Health Wards

MH Services

Good afternoon.

Please find below details of the FOI request.

Please provide the number of patients absconding from secure mental health wards for the years: – 2020 – 2021 – 2022 – 2023 – 2024 – 2025

This should include incidents in which patients vanish from units or fail to return from authorised periods of leave.

Best wishes,

Use of Force Policy

MH Services

As part of a scoping review, I have been working through NHS Use of Force policies, including yours, which you have kindly provided in response to a previous FOI request.

It is part of the requirements of the Mental Health Units (Use of Force) Act 2018 to publish the Use of Force policy on every NHS trust website. Here is the relevant section:

“Ownership and transparency (Section 3)
The policy on use of force must be published on the organisation or trust’s website and in hard copy format, and any other way that the organisation or trust usually makes information available and accessible for patients and service users. The policy should be made available in different formats (such as easy read) as appropriate to the type of service being provided and in line with the duty to make reasonable adjustments. It is good practice to publish all available formats on the organisation or trust’s website.”

I am requesting that your Use of Force policy, alongside your patient and easy read Use of Force information, is published on your trust website, as per the statutory guidance.

Senior Staffing Contact Details

Staff Contact Details

Subject: Freedom of Information Request – Information Asset Ownership and Data Governance Roles Dear Sir/Madam, I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information: Question/s to be Answered Under the FOIA I’d like to request the following information please for each organisation that operates under this FOI email (if the answers are different for each organisation/there are multiple organisations).

1. Name of organisation SIRO (Senior Information Risk Owner) or similar post (Chief Information Governance Officer etc), or responsible person for SIRO duties. There may be more than one SIRO.

2. Contact email of person or persons named in question 1.

3. Name of organisation DPO (Data Protection Officer) or responsible person for DPO duties.

4. Contact email of DPO.

5. Have you appointed, or do you plan on appointing or delegating the position of IAO to any employees?

6. Who is responsible for the leading IAO structure, I.E. the SIRO/’Lead’ IAO/Head of Governance/Head of Corporate Services etc?

7. Who is responsible for reviewing and implementing any training needs for the IAO’s?

8. In relation to questions 6 and 7, can we please be provided with the contact email address of the appropriate person?

9. Is IAO training delivered by an external third party or internally?

10.Are you or have you considered becoming ISO 27001 compliant or certified? If so when?

11.Following on from Q10, If so whom is/would be responsible for implementation or exploration of ISO 27001? (as in, the person/job title/email address)

12. Who is the person responsible for the physical security controls in your estate e.g. CCTV, Lighting, barriers, intrusion detection and fencing.

13. In relation to question 12 when was the effectiveness of these controls last reviewed?

14. In relation to question 12 can we please be provided with the name/job title and email address of this person?

15. Who would be the person responsible for the organisation of external training within your organisation. E.g. Head of learning and development / HR Manager.

16. Can you please provide the name/job title and email address for the person in question 15?

I would prefer to receive this information in electronic format (e.g. Word or Excel), if available. If you require any clarification to process this request, please let me know as soon as possible. I understand that under the Act, I am entitled to a response within 20 working days of your receipt of this request. Thank you for your time and assistance.

Patient Notes — Paper and Electronic

Corporate Governance, Health

I would like to request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act.

Question 1:
– Are PATIENT NOTES* in your trust: all paper, all electronic, or a mixture of both?
– If patient notes are primarily electronic:
– When did the trust transition from paper to electronic?
– What is the name of the electronic patient record platform used?
– If patient notes are primarily paper:
– Are there plans to transition from paper to electronic? If yes, when?
* ‘Patient notes’ here refers to written documentation of clinical encounters with patients, completed by a healthcare professional.

Question 2:
– Are DRUG CHARTS in your trust all paper, all electronic, or a mixture of both?
– If drug charts are primarily electronic:
– When did the trust transition from paper to electronic?
– What is the name of the electronic prescribing system used?
– If drug charts are primarily paper:
– Are there plans to transition from paper to electronic? If yes, when?

Question 3:
– Do the following departments in your trust use paper PATIENT NOTES (either partially or fully)? Please indicate Yes, No or Not sure / Not applicable.
– Inpatient wards
– Outpatients

Question 4:
– Do the following departments in your trust use paper DRUG CHARTS (either partially or fully)? Please indicate Yes, No or Not sure / Not applicable.
– Inpatient wards
– Outpatients

Question 5:
– Are fax machines still used in any part of your trust? (Yes / No)

If you have any queries, please don’t hesitate to contact me on ssantospaulo@bmj.com

Key People in the Innovation Team

Staffing

I am keen to understand the key people in the Innovation Teams please. I have added a SS to make this as easy as possible.

Can you advise who are the Key People employed for these roles: Name: E-mail: Phone: Full Address: Alternative Role Names:

If they have alternative titles for the below roles please advise

Director of Innovation
Head of Business Change and Innovation
Senior Innovation Manager
Research & Innovation Manager
Innovation Project Manager
Innovation Facilitator
Directorate Research & Innovation Lead
Directorate Research & Innovation Coordinator

Assaults on NHS Staff – 2022/23/24

Safety and Security, Staffing

I would like to make a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Please can you provide me with the number of reported assaults upon NHS staff at your trust in 2022, 2023 and 2024 (or the latest three years where data is available).

Cables Ties and Used Waste Bags

Estates

We would like to ask a few questions regarding the printed or plain cable ties used as waste bag ties , and to just advise we are working with many trusts to get these products bought within the individual trusts budget for consumables , we have produced a few different options that still maintain tensile strength and quality , just to advise we make, print and store all within our facility and use no sub contractors .

1: Can you advise does the trust use plain or printed cable ties ?, even if you use them for other operations , if not would you consider starting to use them if a amicable budget can be found ?
2: What would be your annual usage
3: Can you advise the current price paid per thousand ?, if this is sensitive information please advise the price you would like to pay to fit your budget.
4: Advise the size of tie , colour and print required ?, we do offer a generic print or you can have department and wards to streamline waste better .
5: Name and email of the current waste manager
6: Address for samples if required .
7: Would bio degradable be of interest ?

Agency Spend for Nurses – 01/03/25 to 01/08/25

Nursing & Agency Nursing

I’d like to make a freedom of information request regarding the below:

1) What is the total Framework Agency spend solely for Nurses from 1st March 2025 to 1st August 2025? Please provide a breakdown of spend, per specialty, per banding (upto Band 7).
2) What is the total Off-Framework Agency spend solely for Nurses from 1st March 2025 to 1st August 2025? Please provide a breakdown of spend, per specialty, per banding (upto Band 7).
3) What is the total amount of framework agencies currently suppling at NHSI capped rates? Please specify these agencies.
4) What is the total amount of framework agencies currently suppling above NHSI Capped rates (Escalated on framework)? Please specify these agencies.
5) In relation to question 4 please specify the speciality of nurse that is being charged above the capped rates including hourly charge rate and agency providing the nurse.

Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)

MH Services

Dear FOI Officer,

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I would like to request information regarding the administration of Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) within your Trust for the calendar year 2024.

Your Trust’s contribution is particularly valuable as this request aims to provide a comprehensive picture of current ECT practice across England. Previous requests achieved response rates of 57-66%, and we hope to improve this figure to ensure the most accurate representation possible.

Please provide the following specific information:

1. How many patients in total received ECT in 2024?
2. How many of these were female?
3. How many of these were over 60?
4. How many of these were under 18?
5. How many were referred for psychological assessment before prescribing ECT?
6. How many people received psychology therapy before being prescribed ECT?
7. What measures of clinical outcome were used for patients who received ECT and what were the results?
8. What measures of adverse effects for patients who received ECT were used, and what were the results?
9. Which professions did the SOAD consult for patients who did not consent?

If you are unable to provide an answer to any of this information, please note a reason, as partial data is still very valuable to us.

Agency Doctor Spend

Finance

Please can I request the below information:

In the period 1st May 2025 to 31st July 2025 please provide a breakdown of:
• Total trust spend with framework agencies for locum doctors

Please provide a further breakdown for locum doctors by:
• Spend per grade
• Spend per specialty
• Spend per agency name
 
In the period 1st May 2025 to 31st July 2025 please provide a breakdown of:
• Total trust spend with off-framework agencies for locums doctors

Please provide a further breakdown for locum doctors by:
• Spend per grade
• Spend per specialty
• Spend per internal or associated external provider

Please confirm your allocated budget for agency locum doctors for the period 1st May 2025 to 31st July 2025

Please confirm the name of the framework used for the supply of locum doctors in your trust.

Basic Life Support Training

Staff Training

I am a first-year medical student participating in a cross-cultural study between the UK and Bulgaria. Myself and other NHS professionals and students would like to ask the following questions, so that we can compare this to the training done in Bulgaria, before a Resus council is set up there.

1/ Is Basic Life Support course mandatory for the medical professionals working for the Trust?

2/ How many courses per year does your resus training department deliver?

3/ What percentage of doctors/nurses/midwives and other allied health professionals have done BLS training in the last 1 year?

4/ What percentage of your medical personnel have profession specific Advanced Life Support training?

Web Filtering and Security Awareness

Please could you provide the following information:
General:

* Number of Sites
* Number of Employees
* Number of IT Staff
* Annual IT Budget

Web Security

1. Who is the provide of your current web security solution?
2. Does your current web security provide you visibility in to cloud and/or business application usage?
3. When is the contract up for renewal?
4. Typically, what is the chosen duration of these contracts 12, 24, or 36 Months?
5. Name and contact details of the person responsible?
6. Current annual spend for this contract?
7. Current number of licenses for this contract?
8. Did you purchase via a reseller, or partner (if yes, please specify who e.g. Phoenix, Softcat etc.)?
9. Are you planning on assigning specific budgets for securing web security in 2025?
10. Do you procure this technology through the G-Cloud framework (if not, how do you procure & plan to procure Web security in the future?)

Security Awareness Training

1. Do you current undertake cyber security awareness training with your staff?
2. Who is your current Security Awareness Training provider?
3. When is the contract up for renewal?
4. Typically, what is the chosen duration of these contracts 12, 24, or 36 Months?
5. Name and contact details of the person responsible?
6. Current annual spend for this contract?
7. Current number of licenses for this contract?
8. Did you purchase via a reseller, or partner (if yes, please specify who e.g. Phoenix, Softcat etc.)?
9. Are you planning on assigning specific budgets for Security Awareness Training in 2025?
10. Do you procure this technology through the G-Cloud framework (if not, how do you procure & plan to procure Security Awareness Training in the future?)

Staff assaulted by members of public

Safety and Security

I am writing with a request under the Freedom of Information Act. Specifically, I would like to ask the following:

1. I) In the financial years 2022/23, 23/24, and 24/25 (Up to 08.01.25), how many members of clinical staff were physically assaulted by members of the public? Please provide a breakdown by role if it is possible and doesn’t exceed the cost threshold, e.g doctors, nurses, physicians, paramedics.

II) Of those clinical staff who were assaulted, how many required hospital treatment as a result of their injuries? Please provide a breakdown by role, if it is possible and doesn’t exceed the cost threshold, for the same financial years.

III) How many days of medical leave were granted to members of clinical staff owing to injuries sustained after an assault by a member of the public? Please provide a breakdown by role, if it is possible and doesn’t exceed the cost threshold, for the same financial years.

2. I) In the financial years 2022/23, 23/24, and 24/25 (Up to 08.01.25), how many members of non-clinical staff were physically assaulted by members of the public?

II) Of those who were assaulted, how many required hospital treatment as a result of their injuries?

III) How many days of medical leave were granted to members of non-clinical staff owing to injuries sustained after an assault by a member of the public?

Trust Fleet

Estates

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST

I’d like to request a list including the vehicle registration number, make and model of all vehicles currently on your fleet (both owned and leased) and all vehicles sold, between the dates of 01/11/2024 to 30/09/2025, within your NHS Trust.

Agency v Bank

What Do They Know

Dear Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust,

I would be most grateful if you would provide me, under the Freedom of Information Act, details in respect to the request below:

Provide the average hourly total cost to the Trust, for both Band 5 and Band 6 nurses in the most recent financial year. Provide costs for:

Agency staff Band 5 & Band 6 Nurses (including all agency fees)

Bank staff Band 5 & Band 6 Nurses (including all associated on-costs)

Permanent staff Band 5 & Band 6 Nurses (including all associated on-costs)

When calculating the above, please include all relevant costs to the Trust’s end for each staffing type. This should cover, but not be limited to:

Temporary staffing team costs (e.g., recruitment/booking team salaries, systems)

Training provision and professional development

Compliance and pre-employment checks

Risk management and governance costs

Please present the figures in a clear, digestible format so that a direct comparison between agency, bank, and permanent hourly rates can be made.

If possible, please also provide a short summary showing the percentage difference between each staffing route (agency vs bank, bank vs permanent).

If any of the information is already held in a digestible report or staffing cost breakdown, please provide this instead of producing a new dataset.

Staff Levels

Staff Contact Details, Staffing

Dear Sir/Madam
I am requesting the following information under the Freedom of Information Act.
In this request, I would like the statistical information provided for the most recent point in time for which data is held – that may be September 2025, or it may be an earlier month – and then corresponding information provided as of 12 months earlier than the most recent month.
So for example, if the most recent available data is for July 2025, then I would like the figures for July 2025, and then separately the corresponding figures as of July 2024. If the most recent available data is current, then I would like the figures for September 2025, and then separately the corresponding figures as of September 2024.
1. Please list the different categories of mental health staff, community health staff and learning disability staff at the Trust (e.g. mental health nurses, community health nurses, psychiatrists etc)
2. Please state the FTE number of staff in each category (as listed in response to question 1) as per the Trust’s full staff establishment (i.e. the total FTE number of positions in each category if there were zero vacancies)
3. Please state the FTE number of staff in each category (as listed in response to question 1) that are currently working for the Trust on any basis (i.e. including all forms of direct and indirect arrangement in each category, in FTE terms)
4. Please state the FTE number of staff in each category (as listed in response to question 1) that are currently directly employed by the Trust (i.e. how many of the Trust’s own staff are currently employed in each category, in FTE terms, therefore excluding agency, bank and locum staff)
5. Please state the FTE number of staff in each category (as listed in response to question 1) that are currently working for the Trust under arrangements other than direct employment by the Trust (i.e. how many agency, bank, locum etc staff are currently employed in each category, in FTE terms)
To give an example of how to interpret questions 1-5: let’s say the Trust has a total of 12 FTE psychiatrist posts in its full establishment, of which it has filled 11.5 FTE posts. Of these 11.5 FTE posts, 7 FTE are directly employed by the trust, 1.5 FTE are bank and 3 FTE are locum. In this scenario, when it comes to the staff category of psychiatrists, the Trust’s response to question 2 would be 12 FTE, question 3 would be 11.5 FTE, question 4 would be 7 FTE, and question 5 would be 4.5 FTE.
6. Please list the different subcategories of mental health nursing staff at the Trust (e.g. CAMHS nurse, community mental health nurse)
7. Please state the FTE number of staff in each subcategory (as listed in response to question 6) as per the Trust’s full staff establishment (i.e. the total FTE number of positions in each subcategory if there were zero vacancies)
8. Please state the FTE number of staff in each subcategory (as listed in response to question 6) that are currently working for the Trust on any basis (i.e. including all forms of direct and indirect arrangement in each subcategory, in FTE terms)
9. Please state the FTE number of staff in each subcategory (as listed in response to question 6) that are currently directly employed by the Trust (i.e. how many of the Trust’s own staff are currently employed in each subcategory, in FTE terms, therefore excluding agency, bank and locum staff)
10. Please state the FTE number of staff in each subcategory (as listed in response to question 6) that are currently working for the Trust under arrangements other than direct employment by the Trust (i.e. how many agency, bank, locum etc staff are currently employed in each subcategory, in FTE terms)
11. Please list the different subcategories of psychiatrists at the Trust (e.g. general psychiatrist, old age psychiatrist, intellectual disability psychiatrist)
12. Please state the FTE number of staff in each subcategory (as listed in response to question 11) as per the Trust’s full staff establishment (i.e. the total FTE number of positions in each subcategory if there were zero vacancies)
13. Please state the FTE number of staff in each subcategory (as listed in response to question 11) that are currently working for the Trust on any basis (i.e. including all forms of direct and indirect arrangement in each subcategory, in FTE terms)
14. Please state the FTE number of staff in each subcategory (as listed in response to question 11) that are currently directly employed by the Trust (i.e. how many of the Trust’s own staff are currently employed in each subcategory, in FTE terms, therefore excluding agency, bank and locum staff)
15. Please state the FTE number of staff in each subcategory (as listed in response to question 11) that are currently working for the Trust under arrangements other than direct employment by the Trust (i.e. how many agency, bank, locum etc staff are currently employed in each subcategory, in FTE terms)
16. Please list the different subcategories of psychologists and psychotherapists at the Trust (e.g. counselling psychologist, child and adolescent psychotherapist, health psychologist)
17. Please state the FTE number of staff in each subcategory (as listed in response to question 16) as per the Trust’s full staff establishment (i.e. the total FTE number of positions in each subcategory if there were zero vacancies)
18. Please state the FTE number of staff in each subcategory (as listed in response to question 16) that are currently working for the Trust on any basis (i.e. including all forms of direct and indirect arrangement in each subcategory, in FTE terms)
19. Please state the FTE number of staff in each subcategory (as listed in response to question 16) that are currently directly employed by the Trust (i.e. how many of the Trust’s own staff are currently employed in each subcategory, in FTE terms, therefore excluding agency, bank and locum staff)
20. Please state the FTE number of staff in each subcategory (as listed in response to question 16) that are currently working for the Trust under arrangements other than direct employment by the Trust (i.e. how many agency, bank, locum etc staff are currently employed in each subcategory, in FTE terms)
21. Please list the different subcategories of therapists at the Trust whose roles relate to mental health and/or learning disabilities (e.g. speech and language therapist, occupational therapist, music therapist), excluding those therapists already covered in questions 16-20
22. Please state the FTE number of staff in each subcategory (as listed in response to question 21) as per the Trust’s full staff establishment (i.e. the total FTE number of positions in each subcategory if there were zero vacancies)
23. Please state the FTE number of staff in each subcategory (as listed in response to question 21) that are currently working for the Trust on any basis (i.e. including all forms of direct and indirect arrangement in each subcategory, in FTE terms)
24. Please state the FTE number of staff in each subcategory (as listed in response to question 21) that are currently directly employed by the Trust (i.e. how many of the Trust’s own staff are currently employed in each subcategory, in FTE terms, therefore excluding agency, bank and locum staff)
25. Please state the FTE number of staff in each subcategory (as listed in response to question 21) that are currently working for the Trust under arrangements other than direct employment by the Trust (i.e. how many agency, bank, locum etc staff are currently employed in each subcategory, in FTE terms)
This request should not be combined with any other request for section 12 purposes. If any individual question would exceed the section 12 cost limit, please mark that question as “information not held” and respond to the remainder of the request (NB: this is not the same as asking the Trust to “run the clock” up to the section 12 cost limit).

Framework Agreements

Contracts

I am doing a research project investigating call-off contracts in the public sector. I have identified three potential call-off contracts awarded by Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust, but I can’t find details of the framework agreements they were awarded from.

I have attached an Excel file that contains the information I am looking at. The last two columns (“Title of framework used” and “Further framework info”) is where I am missing information. Please could you provide the name of the specific framework agreements or DPS agreements used here. If there is any further info which you think would help me locate the framework agreements (e.g., a link to the framework’s Contract Finder or FTS listing, the framework provider, or a widely-used reference number such as CCS’s RM codes), please use the final column for this.

Please note that I have identified these contracts as possible call-off contracts, so some of them might not be. Some could be, for instance, procured directly (without being called off from a framework agreement), or could be themselves notices of the establishment of a framework agreement. Therefore I would kindly ask you to specify in these incidences what kind of procurement was used in the “Title of framework used” column.

I have provided the title, description, the publication date, and procedure type used to award each potential call-off, as well as a URL link to the call-off in question and a unique reference ID for each potential call-off. Please let me know if there is anything else you need to complete the request.

Trusts Spend on Legal Cases – 2020 to 2025

Corporate Governance, Finance

I would like to request the following information from under the Freedom of Information Act 2000:

1. The amount of money spent by the trust on legal cases (or law firms) defending it against whistleblowers, against claims of workplace discrimination, and defending it in employment disputes in the last five financial years.

Please can the data be broken down by each year for the last five financial years (2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25).

Temporary Staff Spend 2024/2025

Staffing

Dear Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust,

I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act regarding Temporary Staff Spend and Waiting List Initiatives and Overtime Spend. Please can you complete the below questions:

1. Does the organisation use a third party to manage/ track WLI spend?
a. If no, does your organisation use another method to manage/ track WLI spend?

2. How much did the organisation spend on agency (non-contract) staff and internal bank staff for the financial year 24/25 (April 2024 – March 2025)? Please fill in the spend in the table below for each staffing group and total.

3. How much did the organisation spend on Waiting List Initiative (WLI) and Overtime payments to staff (WLI payments refers to any sessional payments made for additional time worked under a system called the Waiting List Initiative, used by trusts to reduce waiting lists and meet government targets. Overtime payments are defined as any payment for additional time beyond the standard FTE for the grade). Please fill in the spend and number of sessions/hours in the below table for each staffing group and total.

Q1. Temporary Staff Spend Q2. Waiting List Initiative & Overtime Spend
Staffing Groups Agency Spend (£) Bank Spend (£) WLI Payments to staff (£) WLI Sessions (No.) Overtime Payments to Staff (£) Overtime Hours (No.)
Total
Medical and Dental
Nursing and Healthcare Assistants
Administration and Estates
Healthcare Science
Scientific, Therapeutic and Technical Staff (STT) inclusive of Allied Health Professionals (AHPs)

Ambulance staff

Thanks,

Miscarried Babies which have been lost, discarded or contaminated

Clinical Activity Data

Dear the Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust,

I hope you are well.

I’m a reporter for the Colchester Gazette and Newsquest.

I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. I would like to obtain the following information:
• The number of miscarried babies that were reported as discarded, lost, or contaminated in the Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust for the past five years.
• A breakdown of these incidents by year
• A breakdown of any costs due to these incidents
• A breakdown of hours spent by NHS workers either attempting to find or reporting or spending time on these incidents

This FOI follows this article https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/25393764.essex-womans-miscarried-baby-lost-hospital-contaminated/.

Please provide this information in an electronic format. If this request is too broad or unclear, I would be grateful if you could contact me to provide advice and assistance on how to refine it.

I am also contacting other NHS trusts across the United Kingdom.

Thank you for your time and assistance.

Ultrasound service provider

Commercial

Good morning.

I am writing on behalf of Philips Electronics to submit a formal Freedom of Information request.

Please can you provide us with the name of your service provider for your Philips Ultrasound equipment.

Your assistance with this matter would be greatly appreciated.

Respiratory Physiology – Sleep Studies figures

Clinical Activity Data

Dear Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust,

I am writing to request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act.

The total number of Respiratory Physiology – Sleep Studies (10) performed in each of the respective financial years 2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23, and 2023/24.

If the full dataset is not available, please supply the information you hold and advise how I might obtain the remainder.

Trust’s Infrastructure

I am writing to make an open government request for all the information to which I am entitled under the FOI Act 2000.

Can you please provide an update on your Trust’s Infrastructure, including aspects of SaaS, Messaging, and eProcurement? The questions are in the attached spreadsheet, which I would be grateful if you could fill in.

Non Clinical RM6277 Framework

Nursing & Agency Nursing

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I would like to request the following information:

Has the trust used the Crown Commercial Service RM6277 Non-Clinical Temporary and Fixed-Term Staff framework agreement since its launch?

If so, please provide:

The total value of any call-offs or contracts made under RM6277 during the period April 2024 to March 2025.

The names of the suppliers engaged through this framework.

The departments or business areas within the trust that have used the framework.

The dates and duration of the contracts awarded.

Virtual Ward (Adult) Services

NHS

To whom it may concern,

I am a doctor in the NHS currently undertaking a review of Adult Virtual Ward services across the South West region. I would be grateful if you could provide the following information under the Freedom of Information Act.
Timeframe: 1 April 2024 – most recent month available (monthly breakdown if possible).

Please provide the following about your Adult Virtual Ward service(s):

Configuration
• Which adult pathways are delivered (e.g., frailty, acute respiratory infection, heart failure)?
• Date of go-live for each pathway.
• Usual operating hours.
• Definition of a “virtual ward bed” used in reporting.

Activity & Capacity
• Funded capacity (VW “beds”).
• Average occupied bed-days / occupancy.
• Number of patients admitted and discharged.
• Average length of stay on the VW.

Outcomes & Safety
• 7-day and 30-day unplanned ED attendances, hospital admissions, or readmissions following VW discharge.
• Number of patients escalated to inpatient care from the VW.
• Number of deaths occurring on the VW.

Finance & Benefits
• 2024/25 budget allocated to VW(s).
• Any available analysis of cost-effectiveness or “bed days avoided.”

Data definitions
• Please confirm whether your reporting matches the NHS England Virtual Ward SitRep definitions.

If the above data is routinely submitted to NHS England or available in existing reports, please provide those reports directly.
Many thanks for your assistance,

Artificial Intelligence

IT, What Do They Know

I am writing to request information under freedom of information legislation, regarding your organisation’s use of artificial intelligence (AI) technology/technologies.

I would be grateful if you could provide the following detail:

1) AI Systems in use
A list of tools, platforms or systems currently deployed or being piloted/trialled.
The purpose and function of each of the above.
The departments or services where these are operational.

2) Procurement and development
Details of any contracts, tenders or partnerships with external providers for AI solutions.
Total expenditure on AI related technologies over the past three financial years, broken down by year.

3) Governance and Ethical Oversight
Copies of, or information relating to, any internal policies, frameworks or guidance documents relating to the use of AI.
Any ethical review processes or risk assessments conducted prior to deployment.
Details of any group responsible for the oversight of AI use within your organisation.

4) Impact on Workforce
Any assessments, reports or internal communications regarding the impact of AI on staffing levels, job roles or workforce planning (including recruitment, redundancy).
Information on any roles that have been automated, restructured or made redundant due to AI implementation.
Details of any training, redeployment or upskilling initiatives offered to staff in response to the adoption of AI.
Any consultations with trade unions or staff representatives regarding AI-related changes.

5) Performance and Evaluation
Evaluations, audits or performance reviews of AI systems, as referenced in section 1.
Evidence of how AI systems have affected service delivery, decision-making or operational efficiency.

6) Data protection and privacy
Types of data used to train or operate AI systems, including whether this data is synthetic or not.
Measures in place to ensure compliance with data protection legislation, including the DPA 2018 and UK GDPR.
Procedures for handling bias, transparency and accountability in AI decision-making.

109-2023

Public

I am writing to request information regarding ‘care hotels’ as per the following NHS guidance: https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/hotel-space-how-to-guide/
Q1. Per month in financial year 2022/23, how many hotel rooms were booked? Please provide a breakdown per hotel, and share both the name of the hotel and the provider/ company that runs the hotel. Q2. Per month in financial year 2022/23, please also share the following information: • The cost of a hotel room per care recipient per day
• The average patient stay in weeks. in a care hotel • Whether the Trust is the sole owner of the bookings, or if the booking is shared with another Trust. If the booking is shared with another Trust, please name the Trust. Q3. Please share the minutes from all Trust Board meetings in financial year 2022/23, including copies of any presentations, such as PowerPoint slideshows, which were shown during meetings and copies of any written documents that were distributed to those attending the meetings. Q4. I assume that the Trust records the complaints made. For the purposes of this request, I am going to call those records “complaints logs”. You may use a different terminology internally such as “complaint records” or “complaint notes”. Please can you conduct a keyword search across the complaints logs in the financial year 2022/23 for the term “hotel” and provide each complaint log, including the summary of the complaint, the date, the hotel and the provider. Please also provide a total for the number of times the term “hotel” appears.

Expired Drugs – 2022 to 2025

Pharmacy

Dear Information Team

This is an information request relating to the cost of drugs going out of date.

Please include the following information, broken down by the following financial years: 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25

• What is the total value of drugs that have been disposed of due to going past their expiry date in each year

• The top five drugs disposed of in each year measured by the value of the drugs disposed

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 don’t hesitate to contact me via email or phone and I will be very happy to clarify what I am asking for.

I would prefer a response via email, but if this is not possible, I will gladly accept letters to the address below.

Please acknowledge this information request as soon as possible.

Kind regards,

Adoption of NHS National Healthcare Uniform

Orgainisation

Dear FOI officer,

I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 regarding the adoption of the new NHS healthcare uniform (see info attached and from NHS Supply Chain), which is being offered to trusts in England for their workforces.

1. Adoption status
o Has your Trust committed to adopt the new NHS national healthcare uniform? (Yes/No)

2. Future commitment
o If not yet adopted, is your Trust considering adopting the new uniform? (Yes/No/Undecided)

3. Reason for non-adoption
o If your Trust has not adopted and has no current plans to adopt the new NHS healthcare uniform, please give the reason(s):

☐ Financial constraints
☐ Awaiting further national guidance or evaluation
☐ Preference to retain existing uniform policy
☐ Logistical challenges (e.g., procurement, supply chain)
☐ Staff feedback / consultation outcomes
☐ Other (please specify)

4. Timescale

If your Trust has committed to adoption, please indicate the expected timescale of roll-out (if available), e.g. 12-18 months from October 2025.

Please return this information within the 20-working day deadline provided under statute – by my reckoning this is Thursday 23 October.

Thank you very much. Please let me know if you have any questions.

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