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051-2122

Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 051-2122
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response attached in excel format. Should you have any queries in relation to our response in this letter, please do not hesitate to contact me. If you are unhappy with the response you have received in relation to your request and wish to ask us to review our response, you should write to:-
– Associate Director of Corporate Governance Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Edward Jenner Court
1010 Pioneer Avenue
Gloucester Business Park
Brockworth
GLOUCESTER GL3 4AW
If you are not content with the outcome of any review, you may apply directly to the Information Commissioner’s Office ICO. for further advice/guidance. Generally, the ICO will not consider your case unless you have exhausted your enquiries with the Trust which should include considering the use of the Trust’s formal complaints procedure. The ICO can be contacted at: The Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.
Yours sincerely,
Freedom of Information Officer
On behalf of Gloucestershire Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust

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047-2122

To: Freedom of Information
Subject: Freedom of Information request – Request for information on provision of services
I’d like to request some information in regards to the following services.
Listed Services:
a. Laundry equipment supply, maintenance and install.
b. Fire equipment supply, maintenance and install and provision of Fire Risk Assessments / consultancy.
c. HVAC equipment supply, maintenance and install.
1.Please confirm your annual spend for the listed services showing a breakdown of contract value and any additional ad-hoc spend for the previous 3 years.
2. Please confirm where services have been won through a tender or bid process or awarded via framework.
i. Please confirm the incumbent supplier and expected retender date.
ii. Please confirm the portal or tender forum you advertise/promote such works through.
3. Please confirm the name and contact details of the person responsible for procurement of the above services.

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042-2122

Data Request under the Freedom of Information Act 2001.
The prevalence of Gaming Disorder i.e., video game addiction. in the UK is unknown at this point and as it becomes a public issue, there is growing but limited information to support treatment interventions Gaming Disorder. Despite this, there appears to be a clinical need for those exhibiting such a behaviour. As British researchers in the field, we would like to gather information about current treatment provisions in the area of Gaming Disorder given that it is now recognised as a clinical disorder in the latest revision of the International Classification of Diseases ICD-11. as a diagnosable condition. It is imperative to document how accessibility to NHS talking therapy services can be improved for those exhibiting such behaviours. We submitted a similar request in March 2017, this is a follow up to request to examine if there have been any changes in treatment provisions over the last three years. Under the Freedom of Information Act 2001., we would like to request the following information:
Types of services offered for Gaming Disorder;
Number and job title of qualified mental health professionals within each service who offer treatment for internet gaming disorder;
Number of behavioural addiction specialists within the Trust;
Number of child and adolescent specialists who offer treatment for this disorder;
Lowest age limit for referral to service.
We would also like to gather specific referral data for any individuals that had been referred for treatment of problem gaming over the last five years. within the trust as follows:
Number of referrals where problem gaming was the primary reason for referral;
Age of referrals;
Gender of referrals;
Type of treatment and/or talking therapies offered;
The estimated time spent on a waiting list prior to initial contact;
How many attended first appointment;
How many never attended;
How many completed treatment;
With those who completed treatment, how many presented with risk pertaining to their gaming behaviours;
How many dropped out of treatment part way through;
How many were still in treatment.

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041-2122

Could you please provide answers to the following two questions; Q1. Is your Trust working within an Integrated Care Partnership ICP.? Q2. If YES, then please provide answers to the following additional questions:
a. What is the name of the ICP?
b. What other organisations are members of the ICP?
c. Who at your Trust sits on the ICP Board?

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009-2022

Sent: 20 January 2022 12:03
To: Freedom of Information
Subject: Freedom of Information request – Vehicle Fleet Information and Governance
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————————-Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust,
The trust is requested to provide a list of motor vehicles operated owned or leased. and currently licensed with the Driver & Vehicle Licensing Authority “the DVLA”.. Please include the following details.
1. Vehicle Make and Model;
2. Date new or date of acquisition.
3. Name and email address of the individual responsible for fleet management. Please ensure this is provided by PDF attachment.
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039-2122

To: Freedom of Information
Subject: Freedom Of Information request – Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
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How many NHS staff in your Trust were absent on sick leave in the calendar years?
2018
2019
2020
OR if records are kept in the financial years?
2017/18
2018/19
2019/20 How many work days were lost in each period as above. through sickness leave?
For each year calendar or financial. how many of those staff were absent through mental health issues?
How many work days were lost in each period through mental health conditions including depression, anxiety, PTSD?

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340-2022

1. What type of catering configuration to provide food for patients is adopted in your Trust? Please indicate which service fits closest with the model adopted in the Trust. • Cook serve – food prepared in an on-site kitchen for immediate service that is, not subsequently chilled or frozen.. • Delivered meals – food is produced off-site, whether by a commercial or NHS organisation including another hospital in the same trust. and delivered to the hospital either chilled or frozen for reheating/regeneration. • On-site central production – food is produced on-site but is then either chilled or frozen for reheating/regeneration. • Fully self-catered – patients buy and cook food themselves including where staff assist them. and where all patient meals excluding breakfast. are provided through this method. • Partly self-catered – this is where patients buy and cook food themselves including where staff assist them. but this method applies to only one of the main meals, whether that be the midday or evening meal and excluding breakfast. • Clinical exceptions – this is where all food, for all patients, for their whole stay is on a medically-prescribed basis for example, tube fed, enterally and parenterally fed.. 2. Are hospital catering services in your Trust currently contracted out and delivered by a third-party provider or delivered in-house? 3. When patient food preferences, allergy information and other dietary requirements are captured, how is this information currently relayed to the hospital catering services? a. Information is captured with the option to enter ‘free text’ fields to provide additional information. b. All selections are chosen from structured menu options with no-free text information captured. 4. Has your Trust implemented, or in the process of implementing a digital meal ordering system to support healthcare and catering teams to collate patient food choices, manage allergies and diets and minimise waste? 5. If ‘Yes’ to the above question 4.: What system has your Trust implemented/implementing name of system and system provider.. When was it implemented approximate date.?

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285-2122

Sent: 01 December 2021 14:43
To: Freedom of Information
Subject: Freedom of Information Request
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Confidential
————————-Gloucestershire Care Services NHS Trust and Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Please can you provide, under the Freedom of Information Act, a full organisational structure chart for Gloucestershire Care Services NHS Trust and Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust inclusive of all ‘Clinical Directors’. Can I please request their full job titles and the names of the individuals who hold these positions.
Please can you also confirm the named Trust ‘NHS Pensions Officer’, and appropriate contact details.
I would appreciate if this information could be returned to me at alison.maxam@wesleyan.co.uk within the guideline of 20 days for Freedom of Information Requests.
If you have any questions, or for clarification, you can contact me on the below details.
Thank you in advance.
Kind regards
________________________________________

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241-2122

Sent: 03 November 2021 17:19
To: Freedom of Information
Subject: Workforce Funding FOI
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————————-Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust, I have already sent this FOI request on the 30th September but I am re-sending as it appears to have not been initally received. Please see below for the original request. Please could I make a Freedom of Information request regarding funding available to your organisation for your workforce. Please review and complete the FOI questions below: 1. Does your trust or associated Integrated Care System ICS. have access to funding or grants aimed at supporting one or more of the following workforce areas e.g. from NHS England & Improvement/NHSX/Health Education England for purchase of technology or services
• People Analytics
• Talent Management
• Wellbeing
• Engagement
• Learning & Development
• Organisational Development
• Recruitment and Retention
• Flexible working
• Diversity and inclusion
• Growing your own talent through workforce planning with schools and universities
2. If yes, please indicate the amount of funding available and the name of the organisation that awarded the funding
3. Please provide further detail on the purpose of the funding
4. Has any of the funding been spent/planned to be spent so far? If yes, please provide further detail
5. What date does the funding need to be used by?
6. What does your organisation use e.g. tools, third-party suppliers to capture ROI Return on Investment. for any initiatives associated with the workforce areas listed in question 1?
Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.
Thanks you for your time.
Kind regards

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222-2122

Sent: 07 October 2021 15:23
To: Freedom of Information
Subject: Re: FOI 222-2122 – Response Letter
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Hello, Thank you for replying. Yes I could like data from the merged NHS trust.
Best regards,
Anton
Den tors 7 okt. 2021 kl 15:39 skrev Freedom of Information :
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Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 222-2122
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. In order to respond to your request our information teams are seeking the below clarification:
Gloucestershire Care Services NHS Trust merged with 2gether NHS Foundation Trust in October 2019 to form Gloucestershire Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust. Please can you therefore confirm if you still require this data but from the newly formed Trust before we proceed with this request. Would you be able to provide clarification around the information you are expecting the response to include for this question?
Kind Regards,
– —
Legal Services Officer Legal Services. Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Edward Jenner Court, Pioneer Avenue, Gloucester Business Park, Brockworth, GL3 4AW
Telephone: 0300 421 8357 — Website: www.ghc.nhs.uk
From: Anton Korpe [mailto:anton.korpe@tendium.com] Sent: 09 September 2021 10:01
To: Freedom of Information
Subject: NHS – Freedom of Information Request
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Hello,I would like to make a request for information in accordance with the Freedom of Information ActI am contacting you at the Gloucestershire Care Services NHS Trust to request payment data.I am requesting data about payments made by the Gloucestershire Care Services NHS Trust to external suppliers for purchases of goods and services between 2020-01-01 and 2020-12-31. I understand that information about items of spending over £25,000 is published on your website. I would like to request some complementary information, if possible.What I am requesting is a compiled list, ideally in Microsoft Excel format, of your external suppliers which contains the following variables:-The name of the supplier -The supplier’s VAT identification number
-The total amount paid to the supplier during the year 2020 for purchases of goods and services. The amounts can either be including or excluding VAT. This request only regards suppliers to whom the organisation has paid £5,000 or more during 2020. If information about any specific supplier is too sensitive to produce, feel free to remove it from any potential list. Thanks for taking the time to help me out! Sincerely,

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281-2022

I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the number of sick days taken by hospital staff.
A. Please could you provide the most recent 2 full years of data, broken down by department with reasons for sickness please exclude departments where numbers are so low they may identify staff.. B. If timings allow, please could you also provide the cost of replacing staff off sick on these days. I have attached an example to show how we would prefer the data displayed to help you not identify anyone within your trust whilst also providing a format to help make this process easier. 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.

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254-2022

I am doing some research regarding quality assurance software systems, used by nursing teams for auditing and accreditation in your Trust. Examples of the audits would be – safeguarding audits, falls audits, weekly audits, and ward accreditation. I would be grateful if you could, under the Freedom of Information Legislation, provide the following information relating to the mentioned software:

1. What is the current supplier name?
2. What are the contract dates start and termination date.?
3. Which procurement route/framework/DPS was used to purchase the system?
4. How many staff use the system?
5. How much was invested in the system?

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212-2022

I am writing on behalf of the British Society of Interventional Radiology to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
We would like to obtain the following data for the period 1st April 2017 until 31st March 2022:
1. Number and type of interventional radiology IR. procedures performed by the radiology department only. per year in question please see attached excel sheet..
2. Number of interventional radiologists currently in the unit.
3. Number of dedicated interventional Radiology nurses
4. What is the Consultant Interventional Radiology on-call rota.
5. Are there interventional Radiology trainees in your units? If yes, how many?
6. Number of Interventional Radiology angiosuites
7. Is there a day case unit in your radiology department and if so, how many beds?
8. Number of beds in the trust.
To assist you, I have attached a spreadsheet with details of the data we require and blank columns. Please note the procedure codes included in the spreadsheet are a guide only, your trust may record the procedures under a different code. Please feel free to use this template or reply with the data in a way which is convenient for you. Should you have any queries about the process of collecting and entering the requested data into the provided excel sheet, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Thank you in advance for your help and collaboration.

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180-2022

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. 1. 2021: The number of deaths within Mental Health in-patient facilities in your trust/care
2. 2020: The number of deaths within Mental Health in-patient facilities in your trust/cares
3. 2019: The number of deaths within Mental Health in-patient facilities in your trust/care
If this request is too wide or unclear please contact me as I understand that, you are required to advise and assist requesters.
I understand that you are required to respond to my request within the 20 working days after you receive this request.

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176-2022

I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information from your trust.
Please provide me with all documents and electronic communications relating to the rooftop and greenfield mobile mast site agreements that your trust may have entered into with any of the following organisations Code Operators. since 28 December 2017. The information should include internal emails and minutes of discussions relating to the site agreements.
a. EE Limited
b. Hutchison 3G UK Limited
c. Arqiva Services Limited
d. On Tower UK Limited
e. Cornerstone Telecommunications Infrastructure Limited CTIL.
f. Airwave Solutions Limited
g. Vodafone Limited; and
h. Telefonica O2 UK Limited
Please provide the following information in respect of those agreements:
1. The number of agreements with any of the Code Operators that were renewals of existing agreements and the number of agreements relating to new sites.
2. In respect of those agreements which were renewals, the number of renewals completed before the contractual expiry of the existing agreement.
3. Where the agreements were renewals, the rent paid under the previous agreement and the consideration paid under the renewed agreement; and
4. Any legal costs incurred by the trust in dealing with these agreements and not paid by the Code Operators.
While I appreciate some of this information may be classed as confidential, I would highlight the government guidance https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/911940/Annex-3-Agreeing-Financial-Terms.pdf put in place as part of the digital toolkit for local authorities, which confirms that transparency is vital in developing what is currently an embryonic market.
Please provide the information in the form of a digital document that can be emailed to me at mia@protectandconnect.co.uk
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 my request could be refined, I would be grateful for any further advice and assistance. The following outline of what I am trying to ascertain from the information you provide may assist: Several newspaper reports expose aggressive behaviour by mobile phone companies who are using a revision to the Electronic Communication Code 2017 to force down rental prices on telephone infrastructure sites. I would like to know whether this impacts your local authority as it does with others.
If you have any queries, please don’t hesitate to contact me via email or phone, and I will be pleased to clarify what I am asking for and discuss the request.
Thank you for your time, and I look forward to your response.

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165-2022

To whoever it may concern, I write under the Freedom of information Act to request the following information:
How many fax machines are in use at your Trust as of July 2022.?
I request that the information be sent to me digitally and within the legal timeframe for requests.

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148-2122

To: Freedom of Information
Subject: FOI hospital leave
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I would like to request, under the freedom of information act, the following information for mental health services in Gloucestershire Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust. 1. The total number of inpatients in your mental health wards. Please could you provide the data in a monthly breakdown for the following years:
01 January 2018 to 31 December 2018; 01 January 2019 to 31 December 2019; 01 January 2020 to 31 December 2020; 01 January 2021 to latest available data.
Please could you provide the information in the form of an CSV or Excel. 2. The total number of leave of absences, broken down into escorted and unescorted.
Please could you provide the data in a monthly breakdown for the following years:
01 January 2018 to 31 December 2018; 01 January 2019 to 31 December 2019; 01 January 2020 to 31 December 2020; 01 January 2021 to latest available data.
Please could you provide the information in the form of an CSV or Excel. 3. The total number of home leaves.
Please could you provide the data in a monthly breakdown for the following years:
01 January 2018 to 31 December 2018; 01 January 2019 to 31 December 2019; 01 January 2020 to 31 December 2020; 01 January 2021 to latest available data.
Please could you provide the information in the form of an CSV or Excel. 4. The total number of trial leaves. Please could you provide the data in a monthly breakdown for the following years:
01 January 2018 to 31 December 2018; 01 January 2019 to 31 December 2019; 01 January 2020 to 31 December 2020; 01 January 2021 to latest available data.
Please could you provide the information in the form of an CSV or Excel. – Please could you provide the data as a total for all wards as well as for
• Child and Adolescent Mental Health Wards
• Adult Mental Health Wards
• Learning Disabilities Wards
• Older People’s Mental Health Wards
If breaking the data down into the different wards would exceed the cost of compliance limits, then please provide only the total for all wards. 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 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.

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118-2122

Sent: 19 May 2021 20:26
To: GHC Comms
Subject: Mental Health Review
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Good afternoon,
Please could you send me the latest independent review into the mental health treatment provided by the cricis team In Cheltenham / Gloucestershire ?

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096-2022

Please can you advise the total number of patients that have been referred to the Heart Failure Diagnostics Clinic within your trust for the following years:
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022 YTD.

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095-2022

To: Freedom of Information
Subject: FOI REQUEST
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1. Who is the head of procurement responsible for approving agency usage for Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Pharmacy, Radiography, Speech and Language Therapy and Sterile Services? 2. Who are the managers responsible for agency usage on and off framework. for the following departments at all hospitals associated with the Trust:
a. Physiotherapy b. Occupational Therapy c. Pharmacy d. Radiography
e. Sterile Services d. Speech and Language Therapy 3. Please can you provide the contact number and email addresses for the managers listed in relation to question 1 and 2?
4. Have you used off-framework agency staff between March 2021 – March 2022 in the following departments:
a. Physiotherapy b. Occupational Therapy c. Pharmacy d. Radiography
e. Sterile Services d. Speech and Language Therapy
5. How much was your Off-Framework agency spend for each of the following staff groups between March 2021 – March 2022?
a. Physiotherapy b. Occupational Therapy c. Pharmacy d. Radiography
e. Sterile Services d. Speech and Language Therapy
6. How many unfilled agency roles did you have between March 2021 – March 2022 for each of the departments outlined in question 5?

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094-2022

Sent: 21 April 2022 16:29
To: Freedom of Information
Subject: FOI request
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To whom it may concern,
I write under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 in relation to the cost of Hartmann IV Solution.
Please could you provide the following information:
The total amount paid for Hartmann IV solution for each financial year since April 2017 and the individual bag cost charged for each of these tax years.
I would prefer to receive the information electronically. If you require any clarification, please contact me under your Section 16 duty to provide advice and assistance if you find any aspect of this FOI request problematic.
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073-2022

Please can I have answers to the following queries? To make answering easier, I’ve attached a spreadsheet for completion

1. What rostering software provider do you use for the below staff groups and when does the contract expire?
a. Doctors
b. AHP’s
c. Admin & Clerical workers
d. Support Staff

2. Do you use any regional collaborative banks, who administers this and for which staff groups?

3. Do you use overseas recruitment, for which staff groups and through what agencies?

4. Do you use an organisation to support your Agency Management and if so which one?

5. Do you have a Master or Neutral vendor contract in place for the following staff groups Nursing & Midwifery, Doctors, AHP’s and Admin and clerical?

a. If yes, please can you confirm the name of the supplier?
b. Can you confirm the contract end dates?
c. Does the Master or Neutral vendor contract include any other Trusts in addition to you?

6. Is your temporary staff bank in-house or outsourced for the staff groups below:
Please confirm contract end dates:

a. Doctors
b. Nursing and Midwifery
c. AHP’s
d. Admin & Clerical workers
e. Support Staff

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040-2122

I would like to submit an FOI Request as below
Please could you tell me on what dates and how many patients were admitted to the wards, including Coln Ward, in Cirencester Hospital in March 2020 with Coronavius?

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339-2022

Can you tell me:

The total number of deaths, recorded as suicide, of inpatients at the trust in the years:

2016-17
2017-18
2018-19
2019-20
2020-21
2021-22

The total number of deaths, recorded as suicide, of inpatients being treated within Child, Adolescent, Mental Health Services CAMHS. at the trust in the years:

2016-17
2017-18
2018-19
2019-20
2020-21
2021-22

The total number of Patient Safety Incidents Reports produced at the trust within CAMHS where the level of severity was classed as “death” in the years:

2016-17
2017-18
2018-19
2019-20
2020-21
2021-22

Please can you send the information to this email address.

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302-2122

Sent: 22 December 2021 17:03
Subject: BMA FOI Request
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Good evening, Under the Freedom of Information Act, we request the information below.
We would appreciate if your response to these questions is completed using the Excel document attached.
1. Does your Trust measure its total carbon footprint?  If yes, what is the carbon footprint of your Trust? Please provide in tCO2e and specify the date of measurement. 2. What steps has your Trust taken towards meeting the Greener NHS target of Net Zero by 2045? 3. What percentage of your Trust energy consumption comes from fossil fuels? 4. What steps is your Trust taking to reduce its fossil fuel consumption? 5. How many vehicles are in your Trust’s fleet? 6. How many of your Trust’s fleet uses: A. Petrol/Diesel B. Hybrid C. Electric 7. Does your Trust have a policy on reducing the use of single-use plastics including for clinical and/or non-clinical items.?  If yes, please provide details of this policy and the reduction achieved to date. 8. Has your Trust received funding to spend specifically on sustainability and decarbonisation? If yes, please provide details on how much and over what time period. 9. How much has your Trust spent in 2021 including specific funding received and any other expenditure. on activities related to sustainability and decarbonisation? Please confirm receipt of this request. If you have any questions, please get in touch.

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243-2122

Sent: 08 December 2021 15:41
To: Freedom of Information
Subject: RE: RE: FOI Request This email originated from outside of the organisation. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognise the sender and know the content is safe. If unsure, please contact ghcit@ghc.nhs.uk
I am yet to receive a response to this request which was submitted on the 6th October 2021.
If I could get an update on the progression that would be great.
See below a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act.
1. What ERP system does your organisation currently use e.g. SAP / Oracle / Sage.?
2. What bacs software do you use e.g Bottomline PTX / Finastra / PayGate.?
3. Do you use a NHS Shared Service Provider?
4. Which NHS Shared Service Provider do you use?
5. How long is your current bacs/Shared Service solution contract for, when did it start and when is it due to expire please include in addition any extensions viable in the contract.?
6. When the current bacs/Shared Service software contract is due to finish would you if not already. consider using another solution?
7. What is the value of the bacs/Shared Service software contract?
8. Are you undergoing/planning a financial transformation project? e.g. New ERP/Bacs system.
9. What is your annual revenue?
10. With whom does the organisation hold its primary bank account?
11. What payments types does the organisation use? e.g Bacs Direct Credit., Direct Debit, Faster Payments, etc…
12. What is the number of employees in the organisation?
13. Who is the person responsible for the ERP system – please provide full name, title and contact information if possible.
14. Who is the person responsible for the Bacs software system – please provide full name, title and contact information if possible.
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242-2122

Sent: 07 October 2021 13:35
Subject: RE: FOIA Request Commuity Dental Service
——————- I can confirm this was received.
Kind regards, – —
Legal Services Officer Legal Services. Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Edward Jenner Court, Pioneer Avenue, Gloucester Business Park, Brockworth, GL3 4AW
Telephone: 0300 421 8357 — Website: www.ghc.nhs.uk
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—————–, A freedom of information Act request was sent on Friday 1st October requesting information relating to the Community dental service below.. Please could you confirm that this was received. Thank you, ___________________________________ —————–,
Please can you provide the following information for the community dental services. provided by your organisation for 6th April 2020 to 5th April 2021 unless otherwise stated.
1. Did your organisation provide a community dental service*?
*By community dental service we mean a service that provides dental care in community settings to children and vulnerable adults, including elderly and housebound people, people with physical disabilities or mental illness.
Yes, we did provide a community dental service. Please continue to Question 2.
No, we did not provide a community dental service. Please provide the name of the organisation that provides this service in your geographical area. You do not need to respond to the remainder of the questions in this FOIA request.
2. For each band please enter the relevant number corresponding to the column and row labels. *By WTE we mean ‘whole time equivalent’. This is the total hours worked by all dentists divided by average hours worked by a full-time dentist. Please write ‘0’ if there are no staff at a specific band.
Band Currently today. how many dentists are employed by your organisation under Salaried primary dental care terms and conditions: Currently how many dentist positions are vacant: Between 6th April 2020 to 5th April 2021 how many headcount.:
headcount WTE* headcount posts became vacant vacant posts were advertised vacant posts were filled. Please do not include partially filled positions
Band A Band B Band C Clinical Band C Managerial Band C Clinical Managerial: Other dentist: 3. For each grade please enter the relevant number corresponding to the column and row labels.
*By WTE we mean ‘whole time equivalent’. This is the total hours worked by all dentists divided by average hours worked by a full-time dentist. Please write ‘0’ if there are no staff at a specific grade.
Grade Currently today., how many dentists are employed on each of the given grades by your organisation on Hospital Medical and Dental Contracts and who perform: headcount WTE*
Dental Core Trainee DCT/SHO.: Specialty Trainee StR. Staff and Associate Specialist grades Consultant

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Sent: 21 September 2021 06:41
Subject: Freedom of Information request
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I would like to know the following information relating to Recruitment and Retention Premia RRP. as described in the Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions. and its application to directly employed, qualified Estates staff.
1. Which Agenda for Change pay bands apply to
a. Qualified Electrical and Mechanical trade staff electricians, plumbers, etc.
b. Multi-skilled trade staff
c. Technicians
d. Building trade staff
2. Is Recruitment and Retention Premia RRP. paid to staff listed in 1 above, and if so what is the RRP rate paid.
3. In the last two years what difficulties has the Trust experienced in recruiting or retaining staff listed in 1 above
4. Has RRP, if paid, been significant in attracting or retaining staff listed in 1 above
5. If no RRP is payable, has this been detrimental in attracting or retaining staff listed in 1 above
6. Does the Trust pay any other regular payments other than RRP to staff listed in 1 above
Thanks in advance.

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213-2122

Sent: 02 September 2021 16:17
To: Freedom of Information
Subject: Freedom of Information request – RIDDOR Reporting of COVID-19

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To whom it may concern,

Please provide information showing the number of RIDDOR Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013. reports submitted to the HSE Health & Safety Executive. since 1st March 2020 in relation to the following:

1. accidents or incidents at work which have, or could have, led to the release or escape of coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. dangerous occurrences..
2. a person at work a worker. having been diagnosed as having COVID-19 attributed to an occupational exposure to coronavirus a case of disease..
3. the death of a worker as a result of occupational exposure to coronavirus a work-related death due to exposure to a biological agent..

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206-2122

Sent: 18 August 2021 14:39
Subject: Re: BBC FOI on welfare funerals
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Apologies. I forgot the attachments! Here they are.
All the best,
________________________________________
Sent: 18 August 2021 14:19
Subject: BBC FOI on welfare funerals This is a Freedom of Information Request by Nikki Mitchell at BBC South, Broadcasting House, Havelock Road, Southampton, SO14 7PU. I would like the information by email please within 20 working days.
If your NHS Trust organises and carries out public health funerals for people who die in the trust’s care and who don’t have the financial means or family/friends to arrange it please can you answer the following? please see the attached spreadsheet I have put together to help you collate the data.:
a. How many public health funerals has your council carried out each year for these financial years April 1st – March 31st.: 2019/2020 & 2020/2021? Please give figures relating to the date of funeral, rather than death if possible. Please DO NOT include still births. b. Please state, out of the above figures, how many of those people were male and how many of those men had next of kin and how many of those men did not have next of kin?
c. Please state, out of the above figures, how many of those people were female and how many of those women had next of kin and how many of those women did not have next of kin?
d. Please state, out of the above figures, how many of those people were aged under 18, aged 18-59 or aged 60+
e. Please state, out of the above figures, how many of those people were cremated, how many were buried in a grave of their own and how many were buried in a shared or communal grave if that’s applicable..
Any queries, please call me on the number below.

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Sent: 17 August 2021 15:42
To: Freedom of Information
Subject: Freedom of Information Request FOI REQUEST. This email originated from outside of the organisation. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognise the sender and know the content is safe. If unsure, please contact ghcit@ghc.nhs.uk
To Whom It May Concern, In conjunction with an on-going analysis case, I would like to utilise the freedom of information legislation for you to answer the below questions regarding your Trust/hospitals within your group.
1. Could you please provide your total OFF-Framework agency spend between 1st of March 2020 to 31st of March 2021 for A. Nurses all bands and specialties. & B. General Practitioners, Nurse Practitioners all types/seniorities.. Please answer A & B individually
2. Same question as above but for between April 1st 2021 to Present day
3. Please provide the hourly charge rate for the below Staff Groups/Specialties supplied to your hospital/trust by OFF-Framework recruitment agencies between the beginning of April 2021 to present day. Please answer individually and specify if the charge rate was for a Day, Night, Saturday or Sunday/Bank holiday shift.
A. General Practitioners GP.
B. Nurse Practitioners
C. Advance Nurse Practitioners ANPs.
D. Registered General Nurse RGN. E. Critical Care / ITU / ICU Nurses F. A&E Nurses G. Paediatric Nurses
H. Orthopaedic Nurses
I. Operating Department Practitioners ODP.
J. Theatre Nurses
K. Midwives L. Healthcare Assistant HCA. M. Community Nurses
N. Registered Mental-Health Nurse RMN. O. Community Psychiatric Nurses CPN. 4. Who is responsible for approving the use of Healthcare Recruitment agencies for temporary staff?
A. Please provide their work email address and work phone number or extension if unable to provide a direct line.
If the person to contact is not just one but multiple depending on the staffing group/healthcare professional supplied, please state each individually. 5. Who is responsible for approving the use of Healthcare Recruitment agencies for permanent staff?
A. Please provide their work email address and work phone number or extension if unable to provide a direct line.
If the person to contact is not just one but multiple depending on the staffing group/healthcare professional supplied, please state each individually. Much appreciated.

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193-2122

Subject: FOI request re present ECT practice
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I hope you’re enjoying this summer. I write as part of a national review of ECT delivery within mental health services to request the following information regarding the delivery of ECT within your Trust. 1. Which Clinical Commissioning Groups. CCG. COMMISSION your ECT service?
2. Is your ECT service accredited by ECTAS?
a. If your ECT service is not accredited by ECTAS, please explain why?
b. If your ECT service is accredited by ECTAS, please provide copies of your two most recent ECTAS accreditation reports.
3. How do you inform patients about your ECT clinic’s ECTAS accreditation status?
For transparency purposes, please understand responses to this FOI request will be collated and published—including identifying which Trusts do/do not provide adequate responses.
Thank you in advance for your cooperation in helping us better understand present ECT practices at national Trusts.
Respectfully,

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180-2122

Sent: 20 July 2021 11:29
To: Freedom of Information
Subject: Freedom of Information request – Windows 7 and XP Instances
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————————-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 following questions;
1. How many instances of the Microsoft Windows 7 Operating System are currently in operation across your entire network? How many devices such as kiosks, lap tops etc are still running Windows 7?
2. How many instances of the Microsoft Windows XP Operating System are currently in operation across your entire network ? How many devices such as kiosks, lap tops etc are still running Windows XP?
3. Who is the officer responsible for maintaining and delivering legacy applications to all your users?
Thank you for your help.
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210-2022

I’m writing to request the name and contact email address of your Trust’s Guardian of Safe Working or similar..

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208-2022

I am working for Rizues Limited – NHS National Framework for uniforms.
Could you please provide me the email address & name of the head of procurement ? I would appreciate that Thank you in advance

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197-2022

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. Request 1: For 2019 please provide me with a year total on the number of in patients receiving care at an in-patient Mental Health facility in your trust/care
Request 2: For 2020 please provide me with a year total on the number of in patients receiving care at an in-patient Mental Health facility in your trust/care
For 2021 please provide me with a year total on the number of in patients receiving care at an in-patient Mental Health facility in your trust/care
If this request is too wide or unclear please contact me as for clarity. I understand that you are required to respond to my request within the 20 working days after you receive this request.

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159-2022

This email is for the attention of Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust. I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
I would like to know the total spend of the Trust on information technology between June 1st 2019 and June 1st 2022. What proportion of that total spend was awarded to Amazon Web Services AWS.? What is the total value of those contracts with AWS please provide the amount in GBP.? What is the nature of the service provided by AWS under these contracts?
Please provide any documentation that pertains to the above questions.

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160-2122

Sent: 30 June 2021 15:24
To: Freedom of Information
Subject: FOI 3 This email originated from outside of the organisation. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognise the sender and know the content is safe. If unsure, please contact ghcit@ghc.nhs.uk
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Thank you very much for your assistance,

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159-2122

Sent: 30 June 2021 15:24
To: Freedom of Information
Subject: foi 2 This email originated from outside of the organisation. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognise the sender and know the content is safe. If unsure, please contact ghcit@ghc.nhs.uk
Thank you very much for your assistance,

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144-2122

Sent: 15 June 2021 14:00
Subject: Freedom of Information Request – Facilities Management Services
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I would like to request information under the Freedom of Information Act. Please could you provide the information requested in the table below. Service Inhouse please tick if inhouse. Outsource
please tick if outsourced. Name of Service Provider Contract
Start Date Contract
End Date Retender
Date Annual Expenditure
Hard FM Cleaning Portering Patient Catering Staff / Visitor Catering Security Please could you also confirm the contact details including name, job title and email address for the relevant officer in the Trust e.g. Director of Estates and Facilities. for these services?

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080-2022

Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 080-2022
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. In order to respond to your request our information teams are seeking the below clarification:
• In relation to CYP, during the time period you are requesting we do not have that information. We are only just beginning to develop basic neuro waiting time information and can’t yet break down between ASD and ADHD. Please can you therefore confirm if you wish for us to continue with the rest of your request?
Would you be able to provide clarification around the information you are expecting the response to include for this question?
Kind Regards,
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Legal Services Officer Legal Services. Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Edward Jenner Court, Pioneer Avenue, Gloucester Business Park, Brockworth, GL3 4AW
Telephone: 0300 421 8357 — Website: www.ghc.nhs.uk
To: Freedom of Information
Subject: Freedom of Information Request ASD/ADHD
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Trust Freedom of Information Lead
Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Edward Jenner Court
1010 Pioneer Avenue
Gloucester Business Park
Brockworth
Gloucester
GL3 4AW
————————-Madam/Sir,
Request for Information on ADHD and ASD Services for CYP 5+. and Adults 18+.
I am currently carrying out a benchmarking of waiting times and waiting lists in ASD and ADHD services across the country, and would appreciate information on the following under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 on your local ADHD and ASD services
ADHD
1. What were the average wait times between referral and the start of assessment for CYP 5+. with ADHD between 1/1/21 and 31/12/21
2. What were the average wait times between referral and the start of assessment for Adults 18+. with ADHD between 1/1/21 and 31/12/21
3. How many CYP 5+. with ADHD were on a waiting list for assessment and diagnosis between 1/1/21 and 31/12/21
4. How many Adults 18+. with ADHD were on a waiting list for assessment and diagnosis between 1/1/21 and 31/12/21
5. How many referrals were received for CYP 5+. ADHD assessments between 1/1/21 and 31/12/21
6. How many referrals were received for Adults 18+. ADHD assessments between 1/1/21 and 31/12/21
7. How many assessments were carried out on average per month for CYP 5+. with ADHD between 1/1/21 and 31/12/21
8. How many assessments were carried out on average per month for Adults 18+. with ADHD between 1/1/21 and 31/12/21
9. What is the cost per head for CYP 5+. ADHD assessment and diagnosis
10. What is the cost per head for Adults 18+.ADHD assessment and diagnosis
11. What is the staff/skill mix and total WTE of staff directly involved in assessment and diagnosis for CYP5+. with ADHD
12. What is the staff/skill mix and total WTE of staff directly involved in assessment and diagnosis for Adults 18+. with ADHD
ASD
1. What were the average wait times between referral and the start of assessment for CYP 5+. with ASD between 1/1/21 and 31/12/21
2. What were the average wait times between referral and the start of assessment for Adults 18+. with ASD between 1/1/21 and 31/12/21
3. How many CYP 5+. with ASD were on a waiting list for assessment and diagnosis between 1/1/21 and 31/12/21
4. How many Adults 18+. with ASD were on a waiting list for assessment and diagnosis between 1/1/21 and 31/12/21
5. How many referrals were received for CYP 5+. ASD assessments between 1/1/21 and 31/12/21
6. How many referrals were received for Adults 18+. ASD assessments between 1/1/21 and 31/12/21
7. How many assessments were carried out on average per month for CYP 5+. with ASD between 1/1/21 and 31/12/21
8. How many assessments were carried out on average per month for Adults 18+. with ASD between 1/1/21 and 31/12/21
9. What is the cost per head for CYP 5+. ASD assessment and diagnosis
10. What is the cost per head for Adults 18+. ASD assessment and diagnosis
11. What is the staff/skill mix and total WTE of staff directly involved in assessment and diagnosis for CYP5+. with ASD
12. What is the staff/skill mix and total WTE of staff directly involved in assessment and diagnosis for Adults 18+. with ASD
Thank you. Please let me know if you need any further clarifications
Please send responses back to this email address

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025-2022

Sent: 10 February 2022 11:10
Subject: Freedom of Information Request – Musculoskeletal Services
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FAO the Trust freedom of information team,
I am writing to request information regarding services that you provide for musculoskeletal conditions, and specifically low back pain. I would appreciate your help with the following questions. The questions are all with regards to outpatient and/or community physiotherapy services:
1. Please briefly outline the relevant services within outpatient and/or community physiotherapy that you are commissioned to provide for musculoskeletal conditions, and any services that are specific to back pain?
2. What is the current average waiting time for a musculoskeletal physiotherapy appointment for a new referral or self-referral for non-specific lower back pain? if you are not able to answer this specifically for low back pain please provide the figure for musculoskeletal physiotherapy more generally in your service.
3. How has the waiting time for musculoskeletal physiotherapy appointments for lower back pain changed over the historical time period for which you have data? If possible, an annual figure for each of the last 5-10 years would be most helpful. Again, please answer for general musculoskeletal physiotherapy services if you do not hold specific data for back pain.. 4. How many patients are currently on your waiting lists. for physiotherapy services for lower back pain?
5. How many patients are currently on your waiting lists. for physiotherapy services across all musculoskeletal conditions?
6. Does your musculoskeletal physiotherapy services. accept self-referrals from patients for back pain as opposed to requiring a GP or primary care referral.?
7. What is the contract type by which you are commissioned to provide musculoskeletal physiotherapy services? a. If paid by activity and/or outcomes/results please provide the unit costs used to charge the CCG e.g. cost per physio appointment.
b. If part of a block contract please provide the details of any KPIs and the associated incentives. within that block contract used to measure/monitor the quality of MSK physiotherapy services
8. How does the average healthcare spend per patient for non-specific low back pain break down across different services and costs?
Many thanks in advance for your time and assistance with the above. Please let me know if clarification or additional detail would be helpful for any of the questions.

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018-2022

I would like to request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act in relation to the research I am completing.
Having reviewed your website and policies, I am unable to obtain the relevant documents, which is why I have made this request. I would like to know which documents are used for the review and approval of new medical devices within your NHS Trust/entity.
The exact naming of the documents may differ, but the context is the same, so we ask for judgement to be used, and please let us know if you require further clarification.
1. Could you please provide a copy of the Trusts/entity“New Medical Device policy?”
2. Could you please provide a copy of the Trusts/entity“Medical Devices and Procurement Review Group policy?”
3. Could you please provide a copy of the Trusts/entity“Business case template for new medical devices or technology” for new medical/diagnostic device approval?
4. Could you please provide a list of all approved medical devices in your Trusts/entity? Excel format, word or PDF is fine.
5. Could you please provide a copy of the policy which supports “medical devices on trial requirements”.
6. Could you please provide the policy for including a new pathology test within the Trusts/entity?
7. Could you please provide the policy for the “New medical Product Selection Group”
8. Could you please confirm how often new medical device review meetings take place?
9. Could you please provide me the name of the staff member responsible for finances of new medical devices and their email address.
10. Could you please provide me the name of the staff member responsible for procurement of new medical devices and their email address.
11. Lastly, could you please supply a copy of the last 3 ‘New Medical Device meeting’ minutes and also the location of where they are published on your website?
All documents can be provide in word, PDF or a readable format.
Thank you for your help on this matter and look forward to hearing from you. Any questions please do let me know.

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309-2022

Where possible, could this please be provided in a spreadsheet.
1. Have you used insourced providers this current financial year? April 2022 – March 2023.
a. Which insourcing companies have you used this current financial year?
2. Have you ever used insource providers in the past?
a. If you have stopped using insourced providers, why?
3. Which clinical activities have been insourced and from which insourcing company from FY17 to FY22 financial year ending March.? Please detail your spend on insourced activities from FY17 to FY22 by company, specialty or procedure, and year
a. E.g. Company X, Endoscopy, £10000, FY22
4. Please provide a breakdown of the total number of procedures completed by each insourcing company per year from FY17 to FY22 financial year ending March. in:
a. Endoscopy
b. Ophthalmology
c. ENT
d. Dermatology
e. All other
5. Were any services terminated or discontinued early and if so, please detail the reasons..

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231-2122

Sent: 20 September 2021 12:29
To: Freedom of Information
Subject: Regarding the use of MFDs Multifunctional Devices. and/or Managed Print Services.
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Freedom of Information Request regarding the Subject Matter.
Today’s Date : 20th September 2021
Hello. Please consider my enquiry. 1. Regarding the subject matter, please can you provide the following:
a. The name of the current supplier
b. The brand of the equipment provided by the current supplier
c. The start dates. for the contracts. if available
d. The end dates. for the contracts.
i. Please confirm if there are extension options on the contract
ii. Please confirm if all/any extension options are to be taken
e. The number of MFDs in each contract
f. The preferred route to market, eg framework, OJEU….
g. If route to market is a framework, please state which. For example Crescent Purchasing Consortium, NPS Wales, Staffs PC500, Crown Commercial Service, HTE, LPP, etc…
Thank you.
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230-2122

Sent: 20 September 2021 10:48
To: Freedom of Information
Subject: FOI Request
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This is an information request relating to artwork owned by your trust. Please provide the following information:  How many artworks have been purchased by the trust in 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21?  How many artworks are in the possession of the trust?
 What is the estimated value of the artworks?
 How many of the artworks are on public display?
Public display includes those that can be viewed by the members of the public in trust buildings. It would exclude areas of trust properties that cannot readily be entered into by members of the public.
Artwork includes, but is not limited to, paintings, photographs, sculptures and electronic art.
I would prefer responses via email, but will also gladly accept responses at the address below.
Please acknowledge receipt of this request as soon as possible.
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184-2122

Sent: 22 July 2021 12:33
To: Freedom of Information
Subject: Freedom of Information request – Long Covid Clinic figures
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————————-Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust,
I have the following questions for your Long Covid clinic:
– How many patients did the clinic treat for the period of 22nd of June to 21st of July 2021?
– How many of these patients were not hospitalised with their acute Covid infection?
– How many of these patients have been engaged with the clinic for longer than 12 weeks?
– How many of these patients reported an inability to work or a significant reduction in working hours due to prolonging Covid symptoms?
– How many of these patients are younger than 40?
Yours faithfully,

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133-2022

I am writing to initiate another freedom of information request.
I would like to know the number of occasions when safe staffing levels were breached at Charlton Lane Hospital from September 2021 to present. I would like to know the number of occasions during this time frame when a qualified nurse has not been present on duty on all and any of the wards. at Charlton Lane Hospital.
I would also like the same information for the previous 12 month period from Sept 2020 to August 2021.

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132-2022

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust,
We contacted you on 12/4/2022 to make a request under the Freedom of Information Act, and we have not yet received a response. For reference, the request is copied below. We would appreciate of you could respond at your earliest convenience.
Many thanks,
Do you offer a service or program which:
aims to increase exercise levels, improve eating habits or reduce weight, and Is aimed at patients with mental illness or learning disability, inpatients or outpatients
If yes, we would like to see:
Referral criteria
Any documents related to the treatment pathway or services offered by this program The number of patients who have accessed this program since 2017
If yes, are any doctors involved in the delivery of this program?

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131-2022

This is a request under the Environmental Information Regulations 2004. I would like to request the following information:
What is your policy for weed control in the hospital’s grounds?
Do you use herbicides containing glyphosate eg Roundup, Weedol etc If yes, what do you use What areas have been sprayed with herbicides containing glyphosate?
What is your policy on the use of glyphosate?
What precautions were taken ahead of its use?
For the calendar years 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022, please can you tell me:
The volume of these herbicides you have you used The cost
I would like to receive the information electronically – preferably in an Excel format. If you feel that a substantive response to this request is not possible within a reasonable time frame, or the request is too broad or too vague, I would be grateful if you could contact me and provide assistance as to how I could refine the request.
Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
request-867212-cf4986ca@whatdotheyknow.com
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