Responses

1. What brands of Android devices are used in your Trust?
2. How many devices of each brand are in use in your Trust ?

404-2022

Information under FOI Request
1. Do you use any digital dictation software within your trust?
a. If yes:
i. Which provider do you use? please provide supplier and system names.
ii. How many users / licences do you currently have and what is your yearly spend?
1. Please split spend by fixed annual licence fee vs any volume-based usage fees if possible
iii. How long have you been with this provider? What was the date of your most recent contract and when does this expire? Who was your previous provider?
b. If no:
i. Do you use any analogue solutions eg. Dictaphone.?
ii. What solutions do you use and who provides those?
iii. What is your approximate yearly spend on these solutions?
2. Do you use any speech recognition software within your trust?
a. If yes:
i. Which provider do you use? please provide supplier and system names.
ii. How many users / licences do you currently have and what is your yearly spend?
1. Please split spend by fixed annual licence fee vs any volume-based usage fees if possible
iii. How long have you been with this provider? What was the date of your most recent contract and when does this expire? Who was your previous provider?
3. Do you use any outsourced transcription services within your trust?
a. If yes:
i. Which provider do you use?
ii. How many users / licences do you currently have and what is your annual spend and volume usage eg. lines per year.?
1. Please split spend by fixed annual fee vs any volume-based usage fees is possible eg. spend on lines per year.
iii. How long have you been with this provider? What was the date of your most recent contract and when does this expire? Who was your previous provider?
b. If no:
i. Do you do transcription in-house?
ii. If so who does this? ie. the clinician, admin staff, IT team etc..

Terminology
1. Digital Dictation – Device or software used to record audio and share recordings digitally
2. Speech Recognition Software – Software used to automatically identify and translate spoken words into text. Used to complete tasks or transcribe documents
3. Outsourced Transcription Services – Use of a 3rd party to identify and transcribe spoken words into text

403-2022

1. Does your Pathology Department currently use a solution to monitor the fridge temperature
2. If yes who is the supplier?
3. When does the contract expire?
4. How much are you currently paying for the solution?
5. Does the department monitor anything else eg. Humidity, Pressure.
6. Does your Pharmacy Department currently use a solution to remotely monitor the fridge temperature?
7. If yes who is the supplier?
8. When does the contract expire?
9. How much are you currently paying for the solution?
10. Does the department monitor anything else eg. Humidity, Pressure.

402-2022

I would like to know whether NHS chaplains at the trust or other NHS chaplains have made comments after seeing patients who believe themselves to be possessed.
Please send me all case notes and/or email correspondence from 2022 which describes an NHS chaplain commenting on a patient and includes any of the following words: Possessed, spirit, jinn, jin, gin, shayatin, afarit, exorcism, devil, satan, satanic, demon, evil, infestation, subjection, spectra, occult, witch, Iblis, nafs, waswās, dybbuk, zebola, awre, sagwara, shaitani, gamba, kitimiri, inwatso, loa, iwa, chwal, māra, kuei, shaman, Bhūtavidyā, Bhaironji, peye, setan, Please also send case notes and/or email correspondence from 2022 which describes an NHS chaplain commenting on a patient and includes any of the same words in their plural forms.

026-2122

Gloucestershire Care Services NHS Trust,
I would like to request information under the Freedom of Information Act. Please could you provide the following information:
1. What support do you offer for the family members of patients being treated for cancer within your NHS Trust? Support can include anything that would contribute to the emotional well-being of an individual, such as support groups, counselling or advice..
2. Does your NHS Trust provide any tailored support specifically for young people under 25s. who have family members being treated for cancer?
3. If so, please could you provide details.
4. Are services actively offered to patients’ family members, or do they have to approach the Trust themselves to request support?
I would like to receive the information electronically. If you feel that a substantive response to this request is not possible within a reasonable time frame, or that the request is too broad or vague, I would be grateful if you could contact me and provide assistance as to how I could refine the request.

024-2122

Commercial

FOI Team at Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust, Please find attached a request for your attention. Can you update the attached spreadsheet where we ask about your trust’s general IT infrastructure please? Digital Health Intelligence continues to deliver free research access to the NHS and as part of this, we are updating our IT infrastructure data held on your organisation.
Please fill in the blank questionnaire and use the ‘Model Answers’ tab, which has sample answers, as guidance to how the questions should be filled out. If you do not already have a free access to Digital Health Intelligence, please contact us and we will set you up. Please do get back to us if you have any questions about filling out the questionnaire. We can be contacted at intelligence@digitalhealth.net. Thank you for your considered time. The Digital Health Intelligence Team

022-2122

● Do you use Online Clinic / Video Consultation? If yes, could you please answer the following questions: ○ Name of the supplier & product: ○ What procurement method if any. was used to obtain this system i.e. what framework: ○ The contract start date: ○ The contract end date: ○ Total contract value: ○ Is the product integrated with PAS or EPR:
○ What is the name and position of the key internal stakeholder for this service:

325-2022

Could you please provide me with some information on what Respiratory Diagnostic Equipment
currently in use across Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
I am particularly interested in the equipment in the following departments or similar departments….
Cardio Respiratory
Pulmonary Function Lung function.
Paediatrics
Chest Clinic
Respiratory Department
Occupational Health.
Primary Care

I would like to know the following…

1. The number of current devices in use.
2. Manufacturer and type of device.
3. Which Hospitals and departments are they in.
4. Date of installation.

321-2022

I wish to make an FOI request, as set out under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Please can your organisation provide the following information:
a. The number of roles in your association expressed in numbers of FTE., that are mainly or exclusively focussed on issues of equality, diversity, or inclusivity. For example, this could include amongst other guises. “EDI officers” or “diversity and inclusion project managers” but would not include general HR managers.
b. Either a. the pay band of each of these roles, or b. the combined total salaries for these roles. Whichever measure is more in accordance with your data preferences.
c. In the past 12 months the number of staff days across your organisation which have been committed to attending equality training programmes, whether internally run or with external consultants. staff days equals duration of the training programme multiplied by the number of staff in attendance for the course.. If unable to provide please mark as in your return.

316-2022

How many individuals attempting to take their own life between 2016 and 2021 have been triaged to mental health services and/or liaison and diversion services within the NHS by the police? How many individuals attempting to take their own life between 2016 and 2021 have previously a. attempted to take their own life b. have a history of suicide attempts c. have a history of using mental health services with the NHS? How many individuals between 2016 and 2021 who have attempted to take their own life, have then been detained under the Mental Health Act and were treated by your organisation? Police intervention is once the police are called to the scene of the individual whom is attempting to take their own life and begin assisting the individual – either through triages of liaison and diversion, or charging the individual.

294-2022

I am writing to make an open government request for all the information to which I am entitled under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. I would like the following data regarding patients with an Autistic Spectrum Disorder ASD. diagnosis detained under the Mental Health Act within your trust between April 2021 and April 2022:
1. The number of ASD patients detained within your trust that were deemed fit for release and awaiting discharge.
2. The number of ASD patients that were sent to out of area placements. And the following data held on all patients within your trust between April 2021 and April 2022:
3. The number of patients detained under the MHA that were awaiting an ASD assessment. 4. The cost per year of detaining a patient under s3 of the MHA. Please could you share the data you hold between April 2021 and April 2022 and provide the information in the form of a spreadsheet csv or xlsx. as that would be very helpful. If a spreadsheet is not possible then please provide the data in any form you may hold it in.
If it is not possible to provide the information requested due to the information exceeding the cost of compliance limits Section 12., it would be appreciated if you could provide advice and assistance Section 16 obligations of the Act. as to how I can refine my request. Should you hold information on some parts of the request but not others, please could you provide that information, rather than a blanket refusal.

221-2122

Sent: 26 October 2021 10:11
To: Freedom of Information
Subject: Re: Automatic reply: Freedom of Information Application – Staff and Agency information request 20/21 FY
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Hello
I am just emailing to check if there is an update on my freedom of information request? I have not had a response to date.
Many thanks
Kind regards, Sharon Kuschy
On Tue, 14 Sept 2021 at 11:47, Freedom of Information wrote:
Thank you for your Freedom of Information request. In these current unprecedented times and additional demand on our staff in our response to Covid-19 we will endeavour to reply to your FOI within the allocated time however there maybe a delay and we will inform you of the new reply date as soon as possible. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause, we do remain committed to responding to your request and will respond as soon as we are able. Thank you for your understanding.
Should our response to your request breach the statutory timeframe and you remain unhappy with our response you have the right to complain to the Information Commissioners Office and you can contact them at:
Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF, tel 0303 123 1113, fax 01625 524 510 or visit web site www.ico.org.uk Need Help Now?
If your enquiry is urgent and relates to the care and treatment of you, a family member, relative or friend, then please take action as follows:
Please contact your health care professional or team without delay, if you are receiving care or treatment from the Trust.
Speak with your GP or Out of Hours GP 111., if you are not receiving treatment from the Trust.
If you are experiencing feelings of distress or despair, you can contact The Samaritans, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week by calling 116 123 UK.. You can also visit http://www.samaritans.org
If you need an emergency service such as an ambulance, please dial 999.
If you have any queries or concerns in the meantime, please do not hesitate to contact me. We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in Gloucestershire Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust.

230-2022

Please can you supply me with the average time taken for children under 18 . to receive mental health treatment in your area ?

229-2022

I am writing to request information relating to your organisation’s computers desktop and laptop..

In 2025, Microsoft is set to end security support for the Windows 10 operating system. Replacement OS Windows 11 has much higher hardware requirements, which will leave many computers unable to run it safely.

So, I would like to request information on the number of desktop and laptop organisations currently in use at your organisation that meet these requirements. I am specifically interested in finding out how many computers do not have processors approved for the new OS. I have attached a list of approved processors.

Please could you provide the following information:

1. How many computers desktop or laptop. are currently owned by and in use at your organisation?
2. How many of these do not have a Windows 11-approved processor as determined by the attached list.?

215-2122

Sent: 03 September 2021 17:56
To: Freedom of Information
Subject: Freedom of Information request – CAMHS Neurodevelopmental Pathway Waiting List by Month
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————————-Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust,
This is a Freedom of Information Request.
Please supply your answer in an excel spreadsheet.
Questions:
1. Please can you tell me the number of children and young people who had been referred to your CAMH neurodevelopmental / neurodiversity pathway for treatment on or by 31 January 2019 and who were still waiting to start treatment with your CAMH neurodevelopmental / neurodiversity pathway team as of 31 January 2019?
2. Please answer Question 1 again, but replacing all references to the date “31 January 2019” with the following dates:
28 February 2019
31 March 2019
30 April 2019
31 May 2019
30 June 2019
31 July 2019
31 August 2019
30 September 2019
31 October 2019
30 November 2019
31 December 2019
31 January 2020
29 February 2020
31 March 2020
30 April 2020
31 May 2020
30 June 2020
31 July 2020
31 August 2020
30 September 2020
31 October 2020
30 November 2020
31 December 2020
31 January 2021
28 February 2021
31 March 2021
30 April 2021
31 May 2021
30 June 2021
31 July 2021
31 August 2021
Please supply your answer in an excel spreadsheet.
I appreciate that you have 20 working days to respond to this request, but if you could respond sooner – given this is a very simple request – that would be very much appreciated.
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138-2022

Commercial

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Trust Freedom of Information Co-ordinator, Legal Services Department Gloucestershire Royal Hospital Robinswood House Gloucestershire GL1 3NN FreedomofInformation@ghc.nhs.uk
Under the Freedom of Information Act please can you supply the requested information in the attached questionnaire.
Please return the completed form to:

114/2022

Could you please tell me for the calendar year 2021:
1. How many official complaints and PALS concerns your Trust received from patients alleging they had been discriminated against or badly treated by a member of staff because of their being overweight or obese
Please do this by searching for complaints containing any of the words weight, fat, obese, overweight and bariatric and filtering these to find those that refer to allegedly fat-shaming comments or actions made by a member of staff. 2. Can you select the first five such complaints from 2021 and provide me with the following details:
a. What type of staff member was the complaint levelled against? E.g. healthcare assistant, junior doctor, consultant, cleaner, kitchen staff
b. Please quote the words allegedly used by the hospital staff or summarise the offending action
c. Please tell me what, if any, action was taken by your trust in response to these five sample complaints from the beginning of 2021

015-2023

I currently deal with queries in regard to helping students gain work experience placements within the trust and organise school events for our ambassadors to attend to promote the activities that we do. I am writing today because I would like to know what processes you do in order to help students gain work experience placements in your trust as I am hoping to incorporate some of these ideas to our Trust in order to gain more placements and awareness for our staff and students within Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

121-2122

Sent: 25 May 2021 15:42
Subject: CAMHS waiting times data FOI
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I am sending this request under the Freedom of Information Act to ask for the following information:
1. For the 2020-21 financial year please tell me the following information regarding waiting times for young people in all CAMHS that you run:
a. The total number of young people referred to your CAMHS
b. The average waiting time between referral and second contact in days.
c. The number of people waiting between 0 and 4 weeks
d. The number of people waiting between 4 and 6 weeks
e. The number of people waiting between 6 and 8 weeks
f. The number of people waiting between 8 and 10 weeks
g. The number of people waiting between 10 and 12 weeks
h. The number of people waiting over 12 weeks
i. The number of people where referral was closed before treatment
j. The number of people still waiting, no contact
k. The number of contacts before referral
2. Could you also give a quarterly breakdown of these figures in the 2020-21 financial year please?
3. Could you also give me the same information for the 2019-20 financial year:
a. In total
b. As a quarterly breakdown
NOTE: By second contact I mean either assessment or treatment, whichever came first.
If you need any further information from me in order to deal with my request, please call me on 07772206481.
If you are encountering practical difficulties with complying with this request, please contact me as soon as possible in line with your section 16 duty to advise and assist requesters. so that we can discuss the matter and if necessary I can modify the request.
Please send me the data requested in the form of an Excel spreadsheet or as a csv file.
If it is necessary for any reason to redact any information, please redact the minimum necessary and send me the rest of the material, explaining the legal grounds for each redaction.
Please can you acknowledge receipt of this request.
Many thanks for your assistance.

497-2023

I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information from the Trust regarding;
1. How many shifts has your trust used Thornbury Nursing Services for between 1st – 28th February 2023

2. Within this timeframe, please can you list the number of shifts filled by ward or department that Thornbury were used in.

3. Please name all other Off Framework agencies that were utilised within this timeframe 1st – 28th February 2023.

4. How many shifts were filled during this time frame by these agencies 1st – 28th February 2023.

5. Within this same timeframe, please list the number of shifts filled, by ward or department.

6. Please list all suppliers with a general band 5 day charge rate of £50 per hour

7. Please list all suppliers with a general band 5 night charge rate of £55 per hour.

092-2122

Subject: Freedom of Information Request: Forensic mental health
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—————–, I am writing to you to request the following information under the freedom of information Act 2000.. For each of the forensic services NHS and private-run. within the trust please provide the following: 1. 2. Please state how many patients
3. are currently in your forensic mental health wards. Please provide subtotals for patients in low security, medium security and high security wards. 4. 5. 6. Please state how many current
7. patients have resided in forensic wards for:
8. • • less than 1 year
• • • between 1 and 4 years
• • • between 5 and 9 years • • • Between 10 and 14 years
• • • 15 years or longer. • 3. 4. Please state how many current
5. patients were admitted to forensic services under a civil section, and/or have no criminal conviction. 6. 7. 8. Of those current patients
9. who do have a criminal conviction/were sentenced, please state how many were sentenced for prison terms of more than 5 years and more than 10 years. 10. Please provide the information in an electronic format and send it to me by email. If you think my request will exceed time and cost limits, please advise me, as per your duty under S16 of the FOIA, how I can refine my request to bring it within limits. Please contact me immediately for any clarifications – I am more than happy to help.

091-2122

Sent: 21 April 2021 14:35
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Good afternoon, I would like to submit the following Freedom of Information request: What percentage of cancer referrals received an appointment within 12 weeks of the original referral from a GP, for each month in 2019 and for each month in 2020. UK Parliament Disclaimer: this e-mail is confidential to the intended recipient. If you have received it in error, please notify the sender and delete it from your system. Any unauthorised use, disclosure, or copying is not permitted. This e-mail has been checked for viruses, but no liability is accepted for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this e-mail. This e-mail address is not secure, is not encrypted and should not be used for sensitive data.

080-2122

Sent: 13 April 2021 08:10
To: Freedom of Information
Subject: Freedom of Information – assessments of agreements with Earnd company no. 11391391. Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust.
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13 April 2021
My reference: 2021-04/EARND/ASSESSNHSTRUST/NHS-RTQ
Hello Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust,
Freedom of Information Request – Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Please regard this as a request made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 an FOI request., for specific information from Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust.
If I’ve managed to send this to the wrong address for FOI requests, please be so kind as both to let me know that, and to forward this message on to the correct address/individual within the organization.
Please would you be so kind as to supply me with a copy of any and all assessments made by the Trust as to whether it should enter into an agreement with the company Earnd UK company registration number 11391391., between 31 May 2018 and 31 March 2021.
If it is not possible to provide the information requested due to the information exceeding the cost of compliance limits identified in Section 12 of the Freedom of Information Act, then 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 at this address. and I will be very happy to clarify what I am asking for and discuss the request: my details are as below.
Thank you very much in advance for your time and I look forward to your response.

029-2022

Commercial

Sent: 14 February 2022 07:35
To: Freedom of Information
Subject: FoI Request
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Hi, Under the Freedom of Information Act, I would request you to respond to questions included in the attachment. For any reason if you are unable to open the attachement do let me know. I can then send the questions within the email itself.
Thank you. Regards, Srikanth Tallavelmi

420-2023

For the time periods contained in cells B-K please provide statistical information relating to individuals who died whilst receiving in-patient psychiatric care at any facility in your jurisdiction. Please provide the total for the 10 year period in cell L. If do not have information for any of the time periods, or are otherwise unable to provide the information for the full range of years, please provide information on any of the time periods in cells B-K. 2021-22 2020-21 2019-20 2018-19 2017-18 2016-17 2015-16 2014-15 2013-14 2012-13 Total 1. How many individuals who were not detained under the Mental Health Act 1983 died whilst receiving in-patient psychiartic care? 2. How many non-detained patients: a. Died from self inflicted causes b. Died from natural causes c. Died during or after being restrained by medical staff or police called to assist medical staff 3. Of the non-detained patients who died from self inflicted causes how many were: a. White b. BAME c. Not known/ not stated 4.Of the non-detained patients who died from self inflicted causes and were BAME how many were: a. Black b. Asian c. Mixed ethnicity. Where possible please break this down into: i. Mixed White/Black ii. Mixed White/Asian d.Other ethnic group 5. Of the non detained patients who died from natural causes how many were: a. White b. BAME c. Not known/ not stated 6. Of the non detained patients who died from natural causes and were BAME how many were: a. Black b. Asian c. Mixed ethnicity. Where possible please break this down into: i. Mixed White/Black ii. Mixed White/Asian d. Other ethnic group 7. Of the non detained patients who died during or after being restrained by medical staff or police how many were: a. White b. BAME c. Not known/ not stated 8. Of the non – detained patients who died during or after being restrained by medical staff or police and were BAME how many were: a. Black b. Asian c. Mixed ethnicity. Where possible please break this down into: i. Mixed White/Black ii. Mixed White/Asian

419-2023

I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information from your Mental Health Trust. Please may you provide me with:

1. The number of individuals who have been referred to IAPT services, who have been flagged as having financial difficulties in their social and personal circumstances, by financial year, since 2010.

2. The total number of individuals who have been referred to IAPT services, by financial year, since 2010.

If you have any queries, please don’t hesitate to contact me via email and I will be very happy to clarify what I am asking for and discuss the request.

011-2022

Sent: 21 January 2022 14:08
To: Freedom of Information
Subject: Freedom of Information request – IT Devices & Systems
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————————-Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust,
How many staff do you employ?
Do you have a critical care function?
Are you actively involved in/contributing to ICS level initiatives?
How many desktop devices do you have in the Trust?
What makes & models are most used?
What is your main web browser?
How many trust mobile devices do you have? phones/tablets.
What are the main makes and models?
As a whole, does the Trust favour Apple or Android devices?
Are employees encouraged to use their personal devices for work?
Do you use an MDM solution to manage devices?
Who is your Internet provider?
Do you have any known Wifi dead zones?
Who is your cellular provider?
Do you have known cellular coverage dead zones?
Do you use pagers/bleeps?
Who is your current pager/bleep service provider?
Do you rely on commercial apps such as whatsapp to communicate internally?
Which commercial/external apps do you use?
Do you use any of the following supplier’s services: Careflow Connect, Hospify, Vocera, Ascom, Multitone, Netcall?
Do you use any software to manage tasks at night? If yes, what software do you use?
If not, how do you manage your tasks at night word of mouth, whiteboard etc.?
Which roles are responsible for managing the workload at night?
Which authentication protocols. do you use ie. SAML, O Auth 2, OIDC.?
What PAS/EPR system do you use?
Do you have APIs to integrate with the PAS/EPR?
Do you use Business Intelligence software? If so, what?
Do you raise alerts/send emails triggered by data? If yes, please provide any examples you can.
Do you have other mechanisms to raise an alert/alarm other than a bleep? If yes, please specify examples
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007-2022

Sent: 13 January 2022 16:26
To: Freedom of Information
Subject: Freedom of Information request – Children detained under Mental Health Act – England
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Good afternoon,
I am emailing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. I am requesting:
1. For each month between and including March 2019 and December 2021, please provide the number of detentions of children under 18. detained under Section 136 of the Mental Health Act 1983
2. The total number of individual children detained under Section 136 of the Mental Health Act during the following periods:
a. 28/02/2019 to 29/02/2020
b. 01/03/2020 to 01/03/2021
3. In reference to question 1., for each detention can you provide:
a. The month and year of the detention MM/YYYY.
b. The age of the child broken down into the following bands to avoid potential identification.:
i. 0-5
ii. 5-11
iii. 12-15
iv. 16-17
c. The gender of the child
d. The reason for detention
e. Was it a detention of a child looked after by a local authority?
f. Where did the detention take place:
i. Accident and emergency department
ii. A paediatric ward
iii. A “place of safety” at a mental health trust
iv. Other
g. How long was the person detained?
4. How many “places of safety” as required under Section 136 of the Mental Health Act. are there within the trust’s area of responsibility and what is the capacity of each?
I would like to receive the information electronically in a spreadsheet, with the questions as column headers.
If the decision is made to withhold some of this information using exemptions in the Act, please inform me of that fact and cite the exemptions used.
If you need clarification please contact me at this email address. Under your section 16 duty to provide advice and assistance I would expect you to contact me if you find this request unmanageable in any way before the 20th working day.
I would be grateful if you could confirm in writing that you have received this request, and I look forward to hearing from you in the near future.

320-2022

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

1. Do you or have you used the patient administration system Epex?

2. If Yes, can you confirm if you are still actively using this system, if it is a read only system or have you successfully decommissioned this system?

3. If you decommissioned the system did you successfully extract and transfer the patient details and any letters and documents into another system, if so which one, and what format was the data extracted in?

4. If you successfully transferred information from Epex, did you do this using the supplier Emis, In-house ICT support or did you use an external contractor?

5. If you used a contractor please can you provide the name of the organisation you used, if this was done in-house can you provide the name of the manager for this particular team/person and a contact email address?

319-2022

1. How many agency nursing shifts have your Trust used SNG or Thornbury Nursing Services for between 1st August 2022 and 1st November 2022?
2. Please provide a breakdown of the amount of shifts per ward or department where SNG or Thornbury Nursing Services were used between 1st August 2022 and 1st November 2022?
3. How many agency nursing shifts have your Trust used Nutrix, Genesis or AMC nursing agency for between 1st August 2022 and 1st November 2022?
4. Please provide a breakdown of the amount of shifts per ward or department where Nutrix, AMC or Genesis were used between 1st August 2022 and 1st November 2022?
5. Please name any other OFF CONTRACT SUPPLIERS who have been utilised by the Trust between 1st August 2022 and 1st November 2022 above the NHS Improvement + 50% caps and how many shifts each of these agencies have filled. 6. If for any reason you are unable to supply data up until 1st November please provide the data until 31st October 2022
7. Can you confirm your head of procurement name, phone number and email address?

264-2022

I am requesting the following information regarding under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 FOIA..

Use of WhatsApp by or within the NHS Trust

Since January 2021, has the WhatsApp mobile application been used by the Trust, or any employee of The Trust permanent or agency. in the course of their work at The Trust, either with patients or between employee groups? If so, please also provide details of how often WhatsApp has been used The Trust and for what purpose.

263-2022

I am requesting the Regulation EU. 2016/425 Declarations of Conformity for all type IIR surgical masks provided as PPE to staff since 15 June 2020. Regulation EU. 2016/425 states that the Declarations of Conformity must be provided physically with the PPE or a weblink printed on the PPE packaging. Which means if the PPE provided is legally complaint, then the Declarations of Conformity will be readily accessible.

262-2022

I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information from Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Trust.
Please may you provide me with the following information:
1. The budget allocated to each specialist community perinatal mental health team in your ICS/health board/ trust in the following years – 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23
2. How much your ICS/health board/ trust actually spent on each specialist community perinatal mental health teams in the following years – 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23
3. The projected spend in your ICS/health board/ trust for each specialist community perinatal mental health teams in the year 2022/23
4. Whether there is any difference between funding allocated for 2022/23 question 1. and projected spend question 3.? If so, is this mainly i.e. more than 50%. due to unfilled posts? If not, please explain the other reasons for the difference. Please provide the information in the attached spreadsheet format. 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 we can refine our 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 and discuss the request.

249-2122

Sent: 24 October 2021 17:23
To: Freedom of Information
Subject: FOI Request – Temp Staffing
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TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
Hello Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information. Please may you provide me with:
1. What was the cost to the trust for the last 2 years Apr to Mar. of temporary workers split between:
a. 2019 / 20 – paid to agencies
b. 2019 / 20 – paid direct to workers via trust / NHS payroll.
c. 2019 / 20 – paid direct to workers via their own invoices.
d. 2020 / 21 – paid to agencies
e. 2020 / 21 – paid direct to workers via trust / NHS payroll.
f. 2020 / 21 – paid direct to workers via their own invoices.
2. Did the Trust have any irrecoverable VAT in the last 2 years Apr to Mar.? If so, what was the:
a. 2019 / 20 – total amount
b. 2019 / 20 – amount attributable to temporary worker costs
c. 2020 / 21 – total amount
d. 2020 / 21 – amount attributable to temporary worker costs
3. Did the Trust incur any temporary to permanent recruitment fees during the last 2 years? If so, what was the:
a. 2019 / 20 – total amount
b. 2020 / 21 – total amount
4. Which timesheet systems has the Trust used for managing temporary workers during the last 2 years?
5. Which frameworks has the Trust used to source temporary workers during the last 2 years? And which of these frameworks are still being used?
6. Which Managed Service Providers has the Trust worked with during the last 2 years? And which of these are still engaged?
7. Has the Trust used any portals to manage invoices from agencies during the last 2 years? And which of these are still being used?
8. What is the average time taken between completion of a shift and an agency invoice being posted into your AP ledger?
Note: All amounts should be totals, excluding or net of VAT.
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 can identify any ways that my request could be refined, I would be grateful for any further advice and assistance.
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 and discuss the request, my details are outlined below.
Thank you for your time and I look forward to your response.

239-2122

Sent: 28 September 2021 18:46
To: Freedom of Information
Subject: Freedom of Information request – Employment & Funding of LXP Staff in NHS
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————————-Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust,
In December 2020 the Adult Mental Health Team at NHSE offered Mental Health Trusts the chance to apply for funding for a Band 7 KUF Lived Experience Professional LXP. role. They have let us know via a FOI request that your trust did not take up the opportunity to apply for this funding.
People who work in LXP roles face a high level of discrimination and blocks to their careers. Most NHS Trusts do not have posts beyond Peer Support roles Bands 2-5..
Please provide answers to the following questions:
*Reasons why this funding was not applied for *Was the decision subject to an Equality Impact Assessment?
*Has your Trust made plans to reapply for the funding, which will be offered again this autumn/winter?
*Do you currently employ LXPs in Band 7 roles?
*If you currently do not employ LXPs in Band 7+ roles since declining the opportunity to apply for funding, please explain why your Trust does does not do so and what steps you are taking to change this situation.
Yours faithfully,
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238-2122

Sent: 28 September 2021 15:33
To: FOI Research
Subject: Adult mental health beds & eating disorders FOI
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————————-FOI team,
I am sending this request under the Freedom of Information Act to ask for the following information:
1. Please can you send me overnight bed availability and occupancy data for mental illness beds in your trust in each of the following speciality codes please provide separate figures for each.:
• 710 – Adult Mental Illness
• 711 – Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
• 712 – Forensic Psychiatry
• 713 – Psychotherapy
• 715 – Old Age Psychiatry
• Eating disorder beds apologies I don’t have a code for this but please provide figures specifically for in-patient eating disorder specific beds if possible.
I would like the data for each week Monday to Sunday. from week beginning Monday 13st July 2020 to week beginning Monday 27th September 2021. Please provide a weekly figure for the following data for each speciality identified above: a. average beds available b. average beds occupied c. percentage of beds occupied
2. Can you please tell me how many patients your trust is currently treating for eating disorders?
3. Of the figures identified in answer to Q2 can you please tell me how many current patients being treated for eating disorders, how many require in-patient care?
If you need any further information from me in order to deal with my request, please call me on 07772206481
If you are encountering practical difficulties with complying with this request, please contact me as soon as possible in line with your section 16 duty to advise and assist requesters. so that we can discuss the matter and if necessary I can modify the request.
Please send me the data requested in the form of an Excel spreadsheet or as a csv file.
Please can you acknowledge receipt of this request.
Many thanks for your assistance.

217-2122

Sent: 07 September 2021 17:28
To: Freedom of Information
Subject: Freedom of Information request – Protocols and policies regarding the care of transgender people

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————————-Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust,

I’m writing on behalf of the healthcare provider GenderGP.

We’re writing regarding the policies, protocols, and guidelines operated by each NHS Trust in relation to the care of transgender people.

We’re aware that NHS England Specialised Commissioning is responsible for commissioning specialist gender identity services in England. However, we’re interested in what guidelines are in place for the provision of transgender healthcare at primary and secondary care levels.

With this in mind, could you please provide the following:

1. Any equality and/or diversity policies you have in place for patients.

2. Any equality and/or diversity policies you have in place for staff.

3. Any guidelines, protocols, policies, or similar relating to care provision for transgender adults.

4. Any guidelines, protocols, policies, or similar relating to care provision for transgender children and adolescents.

5. Any guidelines, etc. relating to mental capacity and/or informed consent.

6. Any guidelines, etc. relating to shared care agreements and/or working with private services to facilitate treatment, particularly with regards to transgender healthcare.

We understand that this will be more or less relevant depending on the Trust, but please provide as much information as possible. I am happy to answer any questions you might have or provide further clarification.

Yours faithfully,

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249-2021

I would like to request the following details.

• Procurement team Email
• Head of Procurement and contact details

238-2022

I am writing to obtain information, under the Freedom of Information Act, about your Trust’s funding of Complementary and Alternative Medicine CAM. services they provided.
To outline my query as clearly as possible, I am requesting:
How much the Trust has spent on CAM services for the following financial years: 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22. This includes salaries for those employed to carry out these services, costs of medicine, equipment and any additional costs involved.
A list of all services provided under CAM.
I would prefer an electronic response however, if this is not possible I would gladly accept
letter at the address below.
I am aware that under the freedom of information act, I am entitled to a response within 20
working days. Please acknowledge this information request as soon as possible.

196-2122

Sent: 04 August 2021 12:42
To: Freedom of Information
Subject: Freedom of Information request
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Good Afternoon
Please find attached a letter for your attention.
Regards

161-2122

I am writing to you on behalf of the Health Service Journal HSJ..

I am making a Freedom of Information request for the following:

• The number of settlement agreements formerly known as compromise agreements. entered into with staff for each of the following financial years: 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21
• The value of settlement agreements entered into with staff for each of the following financial years: 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21
• If possible, the number of settlement agreements entered into with staff which related to employment tribunal claims for each of the following financial years: 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21
• If possible, the value of settlement agreements entered into with staff which related to employment tribunal claims for each of the following financial years: 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21
• If possible the number of settlement agreements including a non-disclosure agreement or clause entered into with staff for each of the following financial years: 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21
• If possible, the value of settlement agreements including a non-disclosure agreement or clause entered into with staff for each of the following financial years: 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21
Request you to kindly fill your response in the attached excel file. Also request you to kindly acknowledge this request

Please would you respond by 28 July, which is 20 working days from today?

151-2122

Sent: 22 June 2021 16:18
To: Freedom of Information
Subject: Staff Spend FOI
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————————-Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust, Please could you answer the attached FOI questions in relation to temporary staff spend and waiting list initiative and overtime spend in 20/21. Please contact me for any clarifications and thank you in advance for your time.

035-2023

1. Please could you provide the name and email for the following job roles withing your organisation, as of March 2023:
a. Chief Operating Officer
b. Deputy Chief Operating Officer
c. Director of Performance
d. Director of Operations
e. Associate/deputy Director of Operations
f. Patient Access Manager
2. Please could you provide the names and email addresses for the following, within the following specialities:
General Surgery :
Clinical Director:
Service Manager:
Urology
Clinical Director:
Service Manager:
Trauma & Orthopaedics
Clinical Director:
Service Manager:
ENT
Clinical Director:
Service Manager:
Ophthalmology
Clinical Director:
Service Manager:
Dermatology
Clinical Director:
Service Manager:
Cardiology
Clinical Director:
Service Manager:
3. Has the Trust utilised the services of an Insourcing Company utilising Insourced clinical staff within Trust facilities to undertake additional activity. – within the Financial Year 2021/2022 and 2022/23 if you have them?
4. Which specialties has the Trust utilised Insourcing for within the Financial Year 2021/2022 and 2022/23 if you have them. and the spend in each of those specialties?
5. Which specialties has the Trust utilised Outsourcing for within the Financial Year 2021/2022 and 2022/23 and the spend in each of those specialties?

034-2023

How many complaints against members of staff in your hospital have you received about their personal social media accounts undermining public trust or confidence in the NHS?
How many of these complaints included the word ‘Only Fans’ or referenced the member of staff having an Only Fans account?
How many of these complaints referred to the member of staff posting sexually explicit images of themselves online?
How many of these complaints resulted in any kind of disciplinary action?
How many of these resulted in disciplinary hearings?

033-2023

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, please provide the following information: The number of cancelled, delayed or missed appointments at your Trust as a result of British Medical Association strikes w/c 11th – 15th April, broken down by
1. 1. Type of appointment, e.g. checkup, treatment, surgery 2. 2. Type of care the appointment/surgery was required for, e.g. cancer – please specify which department too This information should be made available to me in electronic form if possible. If you determine some of the information I have requested to be exempt from disclosure, please redact exempt information with black boxes, instead of snipping or excerpting and please state which Category of exemption you believe applies to the information.

032-2023

I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information from your NHS trust. Please may you provide me with:

1. The number of rape incidents at mental health hospitals within your trust, broken down by financial year, since 2010.

2. The number of sexual assault incidents at mental health hospitals within your trust, broken down by financial year, since 2010.

Please provide this data in a table format.

If you have any queries, please don’t hesitate to contact me via email and I will be very happy to clarify what I am asking for and discuss the request.

031-2023

I am e-mailing to place a request for all information available under the Freedom of Information Act relating to the Estates and Facilities Directorate of your organisation across all sites.

I would like to request an Organisation chart for all Directors, Managers, and employees within the Estates, Maintenance, Facilities, Property Services and Capital Projects departments.

030-2023

Dear Officer,
I would like to raise a Freedom of Information request. Please complete the questions below and return to me:
For Rostering, what software system do you use? What is the contract end date for your Rostering software? For Scheduling Community Activities, what software system do you use? What is the contract end date for your Community Scheduling software? For Expense Management what software system do you use? What is the contract end date for your Expense Management software? How many staff are employed in the Trust? How many Trust employees are Community based?

027-2023