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I am submitting this request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
1. How many active Employment Tribunal claims are currently ongoing against your Trust and what are the projected legal costs of these cases?
2. How many Employment Tribunal claims has your Trust had in the last five years and what was the total cost of these cases.
I look forward to your response within 20 working days, as required by law.
Please can I request the below information on the utilisation of Insourcing for the following period 01/07/2025-30/09/2025
Total spend during the period for insourcing
Total spend during the period for Insourcing for the below specialties:
1. Neurology
2. Neurophysiology
3. Dermatology
4. Gastroenterology
5. Endoscopy
6. Cardiology
7. Respiratory
8. Orthodontics
9. Dental
10. OMFS
11. ENT
12. Rheumatology
13. Gynaecology
14. Ophthalmology
15. Surgery- including all subspecialties
Please break the spend down by insourcing company
Please confirm if there was a budget and how much budget for insourcing for the specialties outlined during the same period
What was the service type relating to the specialties outlined, for example, outpatient, diagnostic or theatres.
Was it a fully managed service or Team provision for each specialty outlined
Please can you confirm the Frameworks utilised for each specialty
Please confirm any direct awards or mini competitions which are being utilised for each specialty
Total procedures/tests/patients seen completed by insourcing companies for the specialties outlined during the same period
Example:
Total spend Specialty Specialty spend Insourcing provider Insourcing provider spend Budget Service type Fully managed service Team provision Framework utilised Direct award Mini comp Total procedures
I am requesting the following information under the Freedom of Information Act:
1. Please state which police force/s serve the area covered by the Trust
2. Any reports, assessments or data – internal or published – where the Trust has monitored the implementation and impact of Right Care, Right Person by the local police force/s
3. Details of any serious incidents or patient safety incidents where Right Care, Right Person was a factor
I would like the information sent by email.
I am writing to you on behalf of the Health Service Journal (HSJ). I am submitting a request for information held by the trust under the Freedom of Information Act.
This has two parts. They are not dependent on one another. Please respond to the second part regardless of your answer to the first. Please provide this information to me an electronic format.
1. Please list the names of any wholly-owned subsidiaries (also known as SubCos) to the trust
2. In March 2025 Sir James Mackey the chief executive of NHS England told the wider NHS that trusts should normally be transferring support staff to wholly-owned subsidiary companies adding that all trusts will need to introduce or consider SubCos. It is my understanding that at that point NHS foundation trusts began looking into the possibility of setting up new SubCos or expanding the use of their current SubCo, if they have one or more already. To that end, please provide the following pieces of information:
a. The name of any management consultancy and/or professional services firms you engaged to provide advice and support following this announcement by Sir James in regard to setting up new or expanding the use of extant SubCos. For the avoidance of doubt, by professional services firms I mean companies (of any size) that provide advice and support in fields such as law, technical areas of expertise such as IT, audit, accountancy, IT, tax including VAT, etc.
b. The sum of money paid to those firms in the course of delivering the required service relating to setting up new or expanding the use of extant SubCos
c. The number of person hours of time that your trust staff put into scoping out possible actions the trust could make in response to Sir James’ announcement as cited above, including time spent working on compiling a business case for the creation of or expansion of SubCos.
Thank you for your assistance.
Good morning,
I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Please could you provide the following details regarding your Trust’s use of digital systems in the cardiology department:
1. Does your Trust currently use any software systems to manage clinical records, diagnostics, or workflows within cardiology?
2. If yes, please provide:
a The name of the software provider and product.
b The start date and duration of the current contract.
c The expiry date or next renewal date of the contract.
d Whether the contract includes options for extension or renewal.
Additionally:
3. Does your Trust currently use a Vendor Neutral Archive (VNA) system to store and manage medical imaging or other clinical data across departments?
4. If yes, please provide:
a The name of the VNA provider and product.
b The departments where it is currently deployed.
c The start date, duration, and expiry/renewal date of the contract.
d Whether the contract includes options for extension or renewal.
I would prefer to receive the information electronically, if possible. I understand that under the Act, you are required to respond to this request within 20 working days. If any of the requested information is exempt from disclosure, please specify the exemption and provide any non-exempt information that can be released.
Thank you for your assistance.
Thank you for the reply. I have looked trough your Disclosure log.
1. Could you provide an a update to the contract expiry of your Software of Excellence (SOEL Health) system?
2. Could you provide the Supplier, System name and contract start and expiry dates of your Virtual Ward system?
3. Could you provide an update regarding the contract expiry of your Electronic Staff Record (ESR) system?
1. Digital Dictation
● Name of supplier & product
● Number of user licences
● Procurement method (e.g., framework)
● Contract start date
● Contract expiry date (please specify fixed end date vs option to extend/rolling contract)
● Total contract value (if available)
● Integration with PAS/EPR (please specify if outbound only – e.g., patient demographics, clinic work list – or outbound and inbound, e.g., document return)
● Key internal stakeholder role/title
● Desired features not currently delivered (optional)
2. Outsourced Transcription
● Name of supplier & product
● Procurement method (e.g., framework)
● Contract start date
● Average monthly volume of letters (if available)
● Average monthly volume of lines (if available)
● Total contract value (if available)
● Key internal stakeholder role/title
● Desired features not currently delivered (optional)
3. Speech Recognition
● Name of supplier & product
● Number of user licences
● Procurement method (e.g., framework)
● Contract start date
● Contract expiry date (please specify fixed end date vs option to extend/rolling contract)
● Total contract value (if available)
● Integration with PAS/EPR (please specify if outbound only – e.g., patient demographics, clinic work list – or outbound and inbound, e.g., document return)
● Key internal stakeholder role/title
● Desired features not currently delivered (optional)
4. Ambient AI Scribe
● Name of supplier & product
● Number of user licences
● Procurement method (e.g., framework)
● Contract start date
● Contract expiry date (please specify fixed end date vs option to extend/rolling contract)
● Total contract value (if available)
● Integration with PAS/EPR (please specify if outbound only – e.g., patient demographics, clinic work list – or outbound and inbound, e.g., document return)
● Pilot stage (if applicable, please specify supplier, pilot duration, and scope)
● Key internal stakeholder role/title
● Desired features not currently delivered (optional)
5. Video Consultation
● Name of supplier & product
● Number of user licences
● Procurement method (e.g., framework)
● Contract start date
● Contract expiry date (please specify fixed end date vs option to extend/rolling contract)
● Total contract value (if available)
● Integration with PAS/EPR (please specify if outbound only – e.g., patient demographics, clinic work list – or outbound and inbound, e.g., document return)
● Key internal stakeholder role/title
● Desired features not currently delivered (optional)
● Average number of video appointments per month/year
● % of virtual/remote consultations conducted using video vs telephone
6. Health Information Systems
● PAS (Patient Administration System)
● EPR (Electronic Patient Record)
● eDMS (Electronic Document Management System)
● RIS (Radiology Information System)
● LIMS (Laboratory Information Management System)
● e-Correspondence (e.g., Docman)
● Hybrid Mail (e.g., Synertec, Healthcare Communications)
● Patient Portal (e.g., Patient Knows Best)
1. The number of reported incidents of racism/racist abuse towards staff by patients in 2022, 2023, 2024, and the first nine months of 2025.
– Can the data be categorised in calendar years please.
2. From the figures given in question 1, can you specify how many of the reported incidents were:
a) verbal
b) physical assaults please.
– Can the data be split with a) and b) columns and categorised in calendar years please.
To: Infection Control Teams Dear Colleagues,
We are carrying out a short 10 question survey to understand how NHS Trusts are implementing the guidance from NHS Estates Technical Bulletin 2024/3: Designing safe spaces for patients at high risk of infection from nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) and other waterborne pathogens.
This survey is being carried out to gain insight into how the recommendations of the bulletin have informed local water safety practice and capital planning across NHS organisations; and to identify common challenges in water safety management across healthcare settings.
A summary of anonymised findings will be shared with participating Trusts on request.
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, we seek the following information within your NHS Trust / NHS Foundation Trust:
1. Name of NHS Trust/Foundation Trust:
2. Has your organisation reviewed NHS Estates Technical Bulletin 2024/3 with the specific note on non-tuberculous mycobacteria?
Yes
No
3. Does your organisation treat any of the “high-risk” patient groups listed in the NHS Estates Technical Bulletin 2024/3? Tick all that apply
Lung and/or heart transplant
Cystic fibrosis
Haematology/oncology patients with neutropenia,
CAR-T cell patients
Other solid organ transplant,
Patients with long-term lines
4. Do you have a Water Safety Group or equivalent multidisciplinary body for any water-related issues?
Yes
No
5. Do you currently conduct routine environmental water testing for NTM? If yes, please state the areas tested and the frequency of testing.
Yes
No
Areas tested (type here):
Frequency (type here):
6. Does your Water Safety Plan include specific controls for NTM, separate from general Legionella/Pseudomonas measures? – If yes, please specify.
Yes
No
Specify (Type here):
7. If NTM testing is undertaken, which laboratory/method is used, and is it UKAS-accredited to ISO 17025 for NTM testing or according to the methods suggested in the bulletin?
N/A (have not tested for NTM)
If testing, which laboratory/method is used? (type here):
Is testing method accredited (type here):
8. If you have tested, have you detected NTM in water samples from patient care areas in the last 3 years? (Yes/No; if yes, please indicate the area(s) and summarise the control measures taken).
Yes
No
N/A (have not tested for NTM)
Specify areas (type here):
Summarise control measures (type here):
9. Which control and/or remedial measures are you currently using to manage waterborne pathogens in your organisation? Tick all that apply
Point-of-use filters
Temperature controls
Chemical controls (any, i.e. chlorine, silver-copper ionization)
Pipe removal work (including new copper pipes)
Descaling and cleaning of water outlets
Complete removal of outlets/sink
Other (please list below)
Other (type here):
10. In the last 5 years, have you made any design changes in high-risk areas specifically to reduce waterborne infection risk (e.g., removal or relocation of sinks, drainage modifications, point-of-entry filtration)? (Yes/No; please provide brief examples).
Yes
No
11. Are you planning any major refurbishment in the next 5 years and/or is your organization part of the NHS New Hospital Programme? (Tick all that apply)
Yes – planning refurbishment works
Yes – part of the NHS New Hospital Programme
No – neither
Under the Freedom of Information act please can I request the following information:
• Contact name for the doctor mess within the trust
• Contact email for the doctor mess within the trust
• Postal address for the doctors mess within the trust
• Contact name for the nurses mess within the trust
• Contact email for the nurses mess within the trust
• Postal address for the nurses mess within the trust
Good evening,
This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Please provide the following information relating to your Trust’s use of electro-convulsive therapy for the period between 1 January 2024, to 31 December 2024:
Treatments delivered by consent status, specifically including the number of treatments given to a) those incapable of consenting, but ECT authorised where patient resists or objects (under Mental Health Act Section 58A), and b) those incapable of consenting, but ECT authorised where a patient does not resist or object (under Mental Health Act Section 58A).
If information with this distinction is unavailable, please simply provide it for the number of treatments where a patient did not consent.
Please confirm the number of patients this pertains to for this period.
Please also separate this information out by age, gender, and IMD decile (or if not possible, quintile).
I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. I am an undergraduate student conducting research for my major study project, researching access to NHS Mental Health Services for young people experiencing homelessness.
Specifically, I am requesting anonymised data regarding service users who meet the following criteria:
1. Age range: 18 to 24 years.
2. Accommodation status: Those identified as living in homeless supported accommodation targeted at 16–24 year olds, such as (but not limited to):
• YMCA supported housing
• Depaul supported housing
• Foyer projects
• Similar supported accommodation schemes for homeless young people.
3. Time period: From 1 January 2020 to the most recent available data.
For clarity, when searching your records, relevant terms might include “homeless”, “supported housing”, “supported accommodation”, “foyer”, “YMCA”, “Depaul”, or similar categories your Trust may use to classify accommodation status.
I would be grateful if the information could include the following, presented in aggregate/anonymised form:
• The number of individuals aged 18–24 each year since 2020 who were identified as living in homeless supported accommodation (as defined above).
• If available, a breakdown by year (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025 to date).
I am not seeking any personal or identifiable information. I only require anonymised, aggregated data.
If it is not possible to provide the information in full due to cost or other limitations, please provide as much of the requested information as possible within the cost limits of the Act.
Please confirm receipt of this request and let me know if clarification is required. I would prefer to receive the data in electronic format (e.g., Excel or CSV) if possible.
Thank you for your assistance.
The lifetime prevalence of mental disorder in the general population is 1 in 4. For profoundly deaf people this approaches 1 in 2 yet the number of deaf adults accessing mental health services is very low.
The National Deaf Mental Health Service supports Deaf BSL users across the middle third of England.
We have seen a fall in referrals for community and inpatients in recent years.
We are keen to know if there are people accessing local services who may not have been considered for referral to specialised services.
I would be grateful if you could provide the number of adult deaf sign language users who are have been inpatients within your Trust over the last 5 years.
Please could you provide the number of adult Deaf sign language users currently on the community caseload of the Trust.
Please provide the number of adult Deaf sign language users supported by the trust community services in the last 5 years.
Please consider this a formal request under the Freedom of Information Act. I would be grateful if you could provide the information requested below, related to the energy contracts within your NHS trust.
1. In relation to your Electricity contract(s):
1.1. name of current supplier?
1.2. start date of current contract?
1.3. end date of current contract?
1.4. total number of meters?
1.5. agreed unit prices pence per kWh (average or range)?
1.6. standing charges pence per day (average or range)?
1.7. total annual volume of electricity supplied for the last year?
1.8. any other fixed fees pence per day (e.g. capacity charges)?
1.9. is a future contract already agreed following the end of the current contract?
1.10. if so, what is the duration of the new contract?
1.11. total amount paid to your supplier in each of the last 3 financial years?
1.12. was your contract procured through the CCS (Crown Commercial Service) or another basket/framework, and if so which one?
1.13. what notice period/break clause (if any) exist within your current contract/framework?
1.14. what is the earliest date on which notice can be served?
1.15. is your contract a fixed price contract, or a flexible contract (where prices can vary according to market prices and when you purhcase)?
1.16. was an energy broker used in the procurement of your electricity contract? If so which one?
1.17. if a broker was used what commission was paid to the broker (in pence per kWh and total £ amount)?
1.18. do you have any power purchase agreements (PPAs) in place with any renewable electricity generators?
1.19. If so can you provide details?
1.20. what proportion of your electricity was sourced from renewable sources?
2. In relation to your Gas contract(s):
2.1. name of current supplier?
2.2. start date of current contract?
2.3. end date of current contract?
2.4. total number of meters?
2.5. agreed unit prices pence per kWh (average or range)?
2.6. standing charges pence per day (average or range)?
2.7. total annual volume of gas supplied for the last year?
2.8. any other fixed fees pence per day (e.g. capacity charges)?
2.9. is a future contract already agreed following the end of the current contract?
2.10. if so what is the duration of the new contract?
2.11. total amount paid to your supplier in each of the last 3 financial years?
2.12. was your contract procured through the CCS (Crown Commercial Service) or another basket/framework, and if so which one?
2.13. what notice period/break clauses (if any) exist within your current contract/framework?
2.14. what is the earliest date on which notice can be served?
2.15. is your contract a fixed price contract, or a flexible contract (where prices can vary according to market prices and when you purhcase)?
2.16. was an energy broker used in the procurement of your electricity contract? If so which one?
2.17. if a broker was used what commission was paid to the broker (in pence per kWh and total £ amount)?
3. In relation to your sustainability activities:
3.1. what are the Trust’s priorities in regard to a net zero pathway?
3.2. what carbon reporting you have in place, or plans to put in place?
3.3. please provide the contact details for the Energy, ESG or Sustainability lead within the Trust.
The names of the relevant policies which support staff that have experienced violence from service users or their carers.
Dear FOI Team,
I am writing under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information in relation to veterans and the Armed Forces community within your Trust:
1. Inpatient treatment pathway for veterans
o Does your Trust have a dedicated inpatient treatment pathway specifically for veterans? If so, please provide details.
2. Veteran staff employed by the Trust
o How many members of staff currently employed by your Trust identify as veterans?
o Please provide this information broken down by gender.
3. Veterans treated within the Trust in the last 12 months
o How many veterans have been treated by your Trust in the last 12 months?
o Please provide a breakdown by division/service (e.g., Adult Mental Health, Forensic services, etc.), and specify whether treatment was provided in inpatient or community care settings where possible.
4. Support for the Armed Forces community
o What specific support does your Trust offer for the Armed Forces community (including serving personnel, reservists, veterans, and their families)?
For clarity, a veteran is a person who has served in the UK’s Armed Forces for at least one day, whether as a regular service member or a reservist, and has since left that service. A member of the Armed Forces community may include serving personnel, reservists, veterans, and their families.
Hello, Please provide any training materials held by the Trust that relate to withdrawing from, discontinuing or stopping psychiatric drugs. Psychiatric drugs include antidepressants, benzodiazepines, antipsychotics, mood stabilisers and stimulants. Please provide this information in relation to the last 12 months: 26/09/24 – 26/09/25 If you are unable to provide this information, please advise on how the request can be amended so that you are able to comply. Many thanks!
Dear Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust,
I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information regarding the Digital, Data and Technology departments of your organisation:
I would like to request an organisation chart for all C-Suite, Directors (including Associates), Heads of Department and Managers within these departments.
Please provide the information in the form of a table, inserted in an email.
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 your Section 16 obligations, as to how I can refine my request to be included in the scope of the Act.
In any case, if you can identify ways that my request could be refined please provide further advice and assistance to indicate this.
I look forward to your response within 20 working days, as stipulated by the Act.
I am writing under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request information from Gloucestershire Care Services regarding Urgent Treatment Centres (UTCs) and Minor Injury Units (MIUs).
Specifically, I would be grateful if you could provide the following:
1. UTCs / MIUs operated or managed by your Trust
o Please confirm whether Gloucestershire Care Services currently manages or oversees any Urgent Treatment Centres (UTCs) and/or Minor Injury Units (MIUs).
o If so, please provide a list of the sites.
2. Agency usage (Nursing & Paramedic Practitioners)
o For each UTC or MIU, please provide the total number of agency hours supplied in May, June, July and August 2025 for:
Band 7 Nurses
Paramedic Practitioners
3. Agency charge rates
o For the above roles, please provide the hourly charge rates paid to agencies in May, June, July and August 2025.
o If rates vary, please supply the minimum, maximum, and average hourly rates for each month.
4. Please confirm the correct Trust person/team that manages the temporary staffing for the UTC or MIU services along with their contact number and email.
To whom it may concern,
I am writing on behalf of the Royal College of Midwives to request information under the Freedom of Information Act regarding the commissioning of specialist midwifery roles within maternity services across your Integrated Care Board (ICB).
We are seeking to understand the extent to which these roles have been commissioned nationally. The findings will be used solely for internal planning and to inform our engagement with government and stakeholders. Individual responses will not be attributed or published.
I would be grateful if you could take a few minutes to respond to the following questions:
1. How many maternity services does your ICB cover?
2. Has your ICB commissioned any of the following specialist midwifery roles/posts?
For each role, please indicate:
• Whether it has been commissioned (Yes/No)
• If yes, the number of Full Time Equivalent (FTE) posts in each service
• If yes, the number of FTE vacancies for each specialism listed below
• Whether administrative support has been commissioned alongside (Yes/No)
• If yes, the number of FTE administrative posts
Please complete for each of the following specialisms:
• Perinatal Mental Health
• Infant Feeding
• Safeguarding
• Digital Midwifery
• Diabetes
• Bereavement
• Alcohol/Substance Misuse
• Public Health
• Screening
• Sonography
• Maternal Health/Foetal Medicine
Please provide this information in an Excel document.
Thank you in advance for your time and assistance. If you have any questions or require further clarification, please do not hesitate to contact me.
1. Can you provide a breakdown of sexual offences which have been reported in your trust for the last three financial years (2022/23, 2023/24 and 2024/25)
2. Can this be broken down by whether the person making the accusation is a member of staff, a patient, or a member of the public.
3. How many staff members at your trust have been disciplined over the last three financial years (2022/23, 2023/24 and 2024/25) in relation to a sexual offence?
4. How many staff members at your trust have been dismissed over the last three financial years (2022/23, 2023/24 and 2024/25) in relation to a sexual offence?
Dear Sir/Madam,
This is a Freedom of Information Act request. I would like to know the following information:
• How many children (under 18s) have been given the contraceptive implant for each of the last five calendar years (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 so far)?
• Please provide a breakdown by age of all children given the contraceptive implant for each of the last five calendar years (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 so far).
• Please consider all ages from the youngest person given the implant up to and including those given the implant aged 17. For the answer to this question, a table like this may help illustrate the information I am asking for:
•
Age 9 10 11 12 13 14 etc up to 17
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025 so far
I look forward to a response within 20 working days. Please contact me on this email address if you have any queries.
Dear Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust,
I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act regarding Exception Reporting FOI. Please can you complete the below questions.
1. Please complete the below table on the software currently used in each department to allow resident doctors to submit exception reports*:
* exception reporting refers to a system that allows doctors and other healthcare professionals to formally log any deviations from their agreed work schedule
Department Software Annual License of Software (if other costs, please specify) Contract Start Date Contract End Date Does the system meet the latest NHS Employers requirements on exception reporting? Tick if yes
Urgent and Emergency Services
Medical Care
Surgery
Critical Care
Maternity
Services for Children and Young People
End of Life care
Outpatient
Community
Mental Health
Other (please specify)
2. Are there any plans to change or upgrade the current exception reporting system? Given the NHS requirement for full implementation of the exception reporting reforms by 12th September 2025 (as reported by NHS England)
3. Can you provide the name and contact nformation for the Trusts Guardian of Safe Working Hours contact?
4. Can you provide the name and contact information for the Trusts Medical Education lead?
Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.
(20 October 2025)
I am writing under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request information relating to surgical delays caused by equipment or instrument availability within your Trust.
This request aims to understand how logistical and operational factors — rather than clinical causes — may contribute to surgery scheduling challenges across the NHS.
Please provide data for 2024, and any available for 2025 to date for the following:
1️⃣ Surgical delays
• The number of operations delayed or cancelled where the recorded cause included:
o Missing or incomplete surgical instrument sets
o Late arrival of loan sets or consignment trays from suppliers
o Equipment or instrument sterilisation or cleaning faults
o Missing documentation, instructions for use (IFUs), or traceability records
If your Trust does not record these categories specifically, please provide the nearest equivalent data (e.g. “equipment failure,” “instrument availability,” or “theatre preparation delays”).
2️⃣ Delay duration
• Where available, please provide the average or total delay time (e.g. hours or days) attributed to these causes.
3️⃣ Reporting system
• If available, please confirm which system(s) your Trust uses to record and categorise surgical delays (e.g. Datix, ORMIS, Bluespier, or another).
4️⃣ Internal reports
• If available, please share any summaries, reports, or audits produced since 2023 that discuss equipment-related surgical delays, loan set management, or theatre efficiency
If it is not possible to provide all of this data within the cost or time limits set by Section 12 of the Act, please provide as much of the information as possible and advise how I may refine my request to bring it within scope.
If certain data is unavailable or not centrally recorded, please confirm this and provide any partial or relevant information held.
I’m looking to find out how many people your trust employs in all capacities who are aged over 70, over 80 and over 90 years old. Please can I have the figures for each of these age bands?
And can you please tell me how many people the trust employs overall? (Of all ages and in all capacities).
Dear FOI Officer,
I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Please could you provide the following information:
1. 1. The total number of recorded incidents of slips, trips, and falls in home bathrooms involving patients within your Trust/Health Board for each calendar year from 2020 to September 2025.
2. 2.If available, a breakdown of these figures by:
a. Age groups (50–59, 60–69, 70–79, 80–99, 100+)
b. Gender (Male, Female)
If any part of this request is unclear or would exceed the cost limit, please provide advice and assistance as required by Section 16 of the FOI Act.
I look forward to your response within the statutory 20 working days.
Please provide the data in an electronic format if possible.
Best wishes,
Dear FOI team, I hope this message finds you well.
I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 regarding employment and related details of multi-professional approved clinicians and multi-professional responsible clinicians within your trust.
I believe this information is essential for public interest, transparency and to better understand the role of multi-professional approved and responsible clinicians within the healthcare system.
Please provide the information in one of the following digital formats PDF, Excel, or Word documents.
Please could you provide the following information:
1. The total number of multi-professional approved clinicians (as approved under the mental health act) employed by the trust currently
2. A breakdown of this number by base profession (psychologist, nurse, occupational therapist or social worker)
3. The number of these working as responsible clinicians
4. A breakdown of which teams these staff are working in based on the following:
a. inpatient vs outpatient setting
b. Specialty (old age, general adult, child and adolescent, intellectual disability, forensic or other)
c. For inpatient settings whether male ward, female ward or mixed ward
5. The total number of trainee multi-professional approved clinicians currently in training in the trust
6. The mean pro-rata salary of multi-professional approved clinicians and multi-professional responsible clinicians currently employed by the trust (as two values if these are different.)
7. Are multi-professional approved/responsible clinicians currently allowed to cover gaps in service left by doctor approved/responsible clinicians?
8. Do multi-professional approved/responsible clinicians contribute to on call rotas?
a. If yes are these on rotas shared with doctor approved/responsible clinicians
b. If yes is this in hours, out of hours, or both
I understand that the Act requires a response within 20 working days. If, for any reason, my request cannot be fulfilled within this timeframe, please let me know the expected timeframe for a response and the reasons for any delays. Please also provide confirmation of receipt of this request. Thank you for your attention to this matter. Your cooperation in providing the requested information will be greatly appreciated. Yours sincerely, Dr Harry Waterman
Dear Sir/Madam
I am requesting the following information under the Freedom of Information Act.
1. For each of these financial years – 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25 – please state:
a. The number of mental health patients aged 0-17 who were in contact with the Trust that year
b. The number of mental health patients aged 0-17 in contact with the Trust that year who died during that year (be it as an inpatient or not; be it on the Trust’s estate or elsewhere)
2. For each of these financial years – 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25 – please state:
a. The number of mental health patients aged 18-64 who were in contact with the Trust that year
b. The number of mental health patients aged 18-64 in contact with the Trust that year who died during that year (be it as an inpatient or not; be it on the Trust’s estate or elsewhere)
3. For each of these financial years – 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25 – please state:
a. The number of mental health patients aged 65+ who were in contact with the Trust that year
b. The number of mental health patients aged 65+ in contact with the Trust that year who died during that year (be it as an inpatient or not; be it on the Trust’s estate or elsewhere)
If the Trust classifies older patients as being 70+ rather than 65+, then it may replace 18-64 with 18-69 in question 2 and replace 65+ with 70+ in question 3. Please state if this is the case.
With questions 1b, 2b and 3b I am asking for figures for patient deaths that the Trust is aware of; the Trust may not be aware of all deaths of patients.
This request should not be combined with any other request for section 12 purposes. If any individual question would exceed the section 12 cost limit, please mark that question as “information not held” and respond to the remainder of the request (NB: this is not the same as asking the Trust to “run the clock” up to the section 12 cost limit).
Dear Sir/Madam, I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information.
1. The number of staff employed by your Trust whose primary role relates to Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) as of September 2025.
2. The total salary cost for these staff in the most recent financial year.
3. The total spend by your Trust on EDI-related training, workshops, events or external consultancy in each of the past three financial years.
4. Copies of any mandatory EDI training materials currently in use for staff.
If it is not possible to provide this information requested due to the information exceeding the cost of compliance limits identified in Section 12, please provide advice and assistance, under the Section 16 obligations of the Act, as to how I can refine my request.
If you have any queries please don’t hesitate to contact me and I will be very happy to clarify what I am asking for and discuss the request, my details are outlined below. Thank you for your time and I look forward to your response.
I am writing under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request information about several systems and services in use at Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust.
My inquiries are as follows:
Technology Supplier Product / System Name Contract Ending Date
Cyber security services Bytes ? ?
Financial management system Capita Integra ?
Electronic patient record Idox Lilie ?
Staff rostering system RLDATIX HealthRoster Optima ?
Electronic patient record Software of Excellence SOEL Health ?
Please note: In relation to cyber security we are asking for the name of your main cyber security provider. We do not need to know the software or sub-contractors used.
Clarification on ‘N/A’ Responses:
• Please enter ‘No System Installed’ if your trust does not have such system.
• Please enter ‘No system needed’ if your trust does not have a department or service which requires such a system.
Clarification on Contract expiry date:
• If the contract is expiring in the next 6 months, please state if the trust plans to renew, re-procure or take any other action.
• If the contact is on a rolling basis, Please enter ‘Rolling’.
Additionally, could you please fill in the missing product names and revised contract expiry dates?
I am writing to request the following information under the Freedom of Information act.
• Volume of requests for F2F interpreting for spoken languages last 12 months (July 2024 to June 2025)
• Spend on F2F interpreting for spoken languages last 12 months (July 2024 to June 2025)
• Volume of requests for BSL interpreting last 12 months (July 2024 to June 2025)
• Spend on BSL interpreting last 12 months (July 2024 to June 2025)
• Volume of requests for telephone interpreting for spoken languages last 12 months (July 2024 to June 2025)
• Spend on telephone interpreting for spoken languages last 12 months (July 2024 to June 2025)
• Volume of requests for video interpreting for spoken languages last 12 months (July 2024 to June 2025)
• Spend on video interpreting for spoken languages last 12 months (July 2024 to June 2025)
• What are the top 10 languages requested in the last 12 months (July 2024 to June 2025)
• Are you currently engaged in a contract with a language service agency/multiple agencies?
• What is the name of those agencies?
• If a contract for language services/interpreting is in place, what date does this end on?
I would like to request a complete breakdown of all NHS spending and expenditure for the most recent full financial year. I am seeking a comprehensive account of how the entire NHS budget is allocated and spent, covering all categories and sub-categories of expenditure, including every item and contract where possible.
Specifically, I am requesting all spending information across the NHS, including but not limited to:
Staffing costs (all salaries, benefits, training, recruitment, agency staff, consultancy fees, etc.)
Hospital and primary care service expenditure
Administrative and management costs
Procurement and contracts (medical supplies, pharmaceuticals, PPE, IT, external services, etc.)
Capital projects (buildings, infrastructure, IT systems, digital programmes)
Payments to private providers, charities, and third-party organisations
Regional, trust-level, and other local allocations of funding
Research and development expenditure
Any other areas of expenditure not listed above
I request this information at the most detailed level available, including line-by-line or transaction-level data if such records exist, so that every pound spent can be accounted for.
If the complete dataset is too large to provide by email, please advise on the format in which it is held and how it can be accessed. My preference would be to receive the information electronically, ideally in an open format such as Excel or CSV.
Thank you for your assistance. I look forward to your response within the statutory timeframe.
Under the Freedom of Information Act, I would request you to respond to questions included in the attachment.
Dear FOI Team,
I am writing under the Freedom of Information Act to request information regarding the use of simulation-based training within your Trust. Specifically, I would be grateful if you could provide the following details:
1. Does the Trust currently use simulation to train any staff groups (e.g., consultants, resident doctors, nurses, allied health professionals, etc.)?
2. If yes, what simulation methodologies are employed (e.g., role-play with actors, digital avatars, augmented reality, virtual reality, or other approaches)?
3. What were the initial setup costs for implementing simulation training?
4. What are the ongoing annual costs, if any, associated with maintaining and delivering simulation training?
5. How many trainees did the Trust host in the last financial year (2024/2025) who were enrolled in training for a mental health–related profession?
If some or all of this information is not available, please provide the details that are held by the Trust.
Thank you for your assistance. I look forward to your response within the statutory timeframe.
Good morning,
I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Please provide the names and job titles of the individuals currently holding the following positions within your Trust:
Cardiology Department
1. Cardiology Clinical Director
2. Cardiology Clinical Lead
3. Cardiology Service Manager
4. Cardiology Directorate Manager
5. Cardiology Clinical IT Manager (or equivalent role responsible for IT systems within Cardiology)
Trust-Wide Leadership
6. Chief Medical Officer
7. Group Chief Digital Officer (or equivalent)
8. Group EPR Programme Director (or equivalent)
9. Head of Operations
10. Clinical Systems Manager
11. Chief Governance Officer
12. Chief Clinical Officer
13. Head of Clinical Systems
14. Director of Digital
If available, please also include their NHS email addresses or appropriate departmental contact details.
I would prefer to receive the information electronically, if possible. I understand that under the Act, you are required to respond to this request within 20 working days. If any of the requested information is exempt from disclosure, please specify the exemption and provide any non-exempt information that can be released.
Thank you for your assistance.
Good afternoon
Please can you provide the below information:
From 1st July 2025 to 30th September please provide a breakdown of:
• Total trust spend with framework agencies for locum AHP/HSS staffing.
Please provide a further breakdown for locum AHP/HSS staffing by:
• Spend per band
• Spend per specialty
• Spend per agency name
In the period 1st July 2025 to 30th September please provide a breakdown of:
• Total trust spend with off-framework agencies for locum AHP/HSS staffing.
Please provide a further breakdown for locum AHP/HSS staffing by:
• Spend per band
• Spend per specialty
• Spend per agency name
In the period 1st July 2025 to 30th September please provide a breakdown of:
• Total trust spend with the internal trust bank or associated external provider for locum AHP/HSS staffing
Please provide a further breakdown for locum AHP/HSS staffing by:
• Spend per grade
• Spend per specialty
• Spend per internal or associated external provider
Please confirm your allocated budget for agency locum AHP/HSS staffing for the period 1st July 2025 to 30th September
Please confirm the framework you utilise for AHP/HSS agency staff.
Good morning,
Please can you provide the below information:
In the period 1st July 2025 to 30th September 2025 please provide a breakdown of:
• Total trust spend with framework agencies for locum nurses
Please provide a further breakdown for locum nurses by:
• Spend per band
• Spend per specialty
• Spend per agency name
In the period 1st July 2025 to 30th September 2025 please provide a breakdown of:
• Total trust spend with off framework agencies for locum nurses
Please provide a further breakdown for locum nurses by:
• Spend per band
• Spend per specialty
• Spend per agency name
In the period 1st July 2025 to 30th September 2025 please provide a breakdown of:
• Total trust spend with the internal trust bank or associated external provider for locum nurses
Please provide a further breakdown for locum nurses by:
• Spend per band
• Spend per specialty
• Spend per agency name
Please confirm the total number of nursing shifts booked during this period for all agency nursing only, no bank staff nursing to be included (1st July 2025 to 30th September 2025)
Please confirm the total number of nursing shifts booked above NHSE capped rates during this period for all agency nursing only, no bank staff nursing to be included (1st July 2025 to 30th September 2025)
Please confirm the framework you utilise for nursing agency staff.
To whom it may concern,
For the 6-month period ending 30th September 2025, can you please provide:
1. Total Framework Agency Spend for the below specialties:
– NHS 111 Health Advisors
– NHS 111 Clinical Advisors
– Nurse Assessors
2. Total Off Framework Agency Spend for the below specialties:
– NHS 111 Health Advisors
– NHS 111 Clinical Advisors
– Nurse Assessors
3. Total hours filled by Framework Agencies for the below specialties:
– NHS 111 Health Advisors
– NHS 111 Clinical Advisors
– Nurse Assessors
4. Total hours filled by Off Framework Agencies for the below specialties:
– NHS 111 Health Advisors
– NHS 111 Clinical Advisors
– Nurse Assessors
5. A list of all Framework Agencies utilised by the Trust for the below specialties and total number of shifts for each framework agency:
– NHS 111 Health Advisors
– NHS 111 Clinical Advisors
– Nurse Assessors
6. A list of all Off Framework Agencies utilised by the Trust for the below specialties and total number of shifts for each Off Framework agency:
– NHS 111 Health Advisors
– NHS 111 Clinical Advisors
– Nurse Assessors
7. The highest Framework Agency Charge Rate within your Trust for each of the below specialties:
– NHS 111 Health Advisors
– NHS 111 Clinical Advisors
– Nurse Assessors
8. The highest Off Framework Agency Charge Rate within your Trust for each of the below specialties:
– NHS 111 Health Advisors
– NHS 111 Clinical Advisors
– Nurse Assessors
9. A list of any agency (Framework and Off Framework) that have ongoing block booking arrangements for the below specialties within your Trust within the identified time frame (01.03.2025 – 30.09.2025):
– NHS 111 Health Advisors
– NHS 111 Clinical Advisors
– Nurse Assessors
I would be most grateful if you would provide me, under the terms of The Freedom of Information Act, answers to the following questions.
1. How many Endoscopes/Endoscopy Systems does the Trust own?
2. Who is the Manufacturer/Supplier of the Endoscopes/Endoscopy Systems that the Trust own?
3. Are any of the Trust owned Endoscopes/Endoscopy Systems subject to lease/finance arrangements?
4. What is the age of each Endoscopes/Endoscopy Systems that the Trust owns?
5. How many of the Trust Endoscopes/Endoscopy Systems are under Manufacturer/Supplier Warranty?
6. Are the Trust owned Endoscopes/Endoscopy Systems under external service provider service contract?
7. If under external service provider service contract, who is the external service contract provider?
8. Does the Trust maintain Endoscopes/Endoscopy Systems using internal engineers from within the EBME/Clinical Engineering/Medical Physics Department?
9. Where external service provider(s) are used, please provide the type of service contract that is in place, i.e. PPM/ Fully- Comprehensive / Ad-hoc support and for what Endoscopes/Endoscopy Systems ?
10. Where an external service provider(s) is used, what was the value of the contract on award?
11. Where an external service provider(s) is used, please state the service contract period, i.e. start/end dates?
12. Where an external service provider(s) is used, Does your contract include the provision of loan Endoscopes to temporarily replace defective Endoscopes?
13. Please provide the name, email address and phone number of the role responsible for managing endoscopy equipment within the Trust.
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I would like to request the following information:
1. The current average waiting time for patients to access your mental health services.
2. The total number of patients currently on waiting lists for mental health services.
Please provide the most recent figures you hold (as of September 2025), ideally in spreadsheet format (Excel/CSV).
I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 regarding employment and related details of multi-professional approved clinicians and multi-professional responsible clinicians within your trust. I believe this information is essential for public interest, transparency and to better understand the role of multi-professional approved and responsible clinicians within the healthcare system. Please provide the information in one of the following digital formats PDF, Excel, or Word documents.
Please could you provide the following information:
1. The total number of multi-professional approved clinicians (as approved under the mental health act) employed by the trust currently
a. A breakdown of this number by base profession (psychologist, nurse, occupational therapist or social worker)
b. The number of these working as responsible clinicians
c. A breakdown of which teams these staff are working in based on the following
i. inpatient vs outpatient setting
ii. Specialty (old age, general adult, child and adolescent, intellectual disability, forensic or other)
iii. For inpatient settings whether male ward, female ward or mixed ward
2. The total number of trainee multi-professional approved clinicians currently in training in the trust
3. The mean pro-rata salary of multi-professional approved clinicians and multi-professional responsible clinicians currently employed by the trust (as two values if these are different.)
4. Are multi-professional approved/responsible clinicians currently allowed to cover gaps in service left by doctor approved/responsible clinicians
5. Do multi-professional approved/responsible clinicians contribute to on call rotas
a. If yes are these on rotas shared with doctor approved/responsible clinicians
b. If yes is this in hours, out of hours, or both
Good afternoon.
Please find below details of the FOI request.
Please provide the number of patients absconding from secure mental health wards for the years: – 2020 – 2021 – 2022 – 2023 – 2024 – 2025
This should include incidents in which patients vanish from units or fail to return from authorised periods of leave.
Best wishes,
As part of a scoping review, I have been working through NHS Use of Force policies, including yours, which you have kindly provided in response to a previous FOI request.
It is part of the requirements of the Mental Health Units (Use of Force) Act 2018 to publish the Use of Force policy on every NHS trust website. Here is the relevant section:
“Ownership and transparency (Section 3)
The policy on use of force must be published on the organisation or trust’s website and in hard copy format, and any other way that the organisation or trust usually makes information available and accessible for patients and service users. The policy should be made available in different formats (such as easy read) as appropriate to the type of service being provided and in line with the duty to make reasonable adjustments. It is good practice to publish all available formats on the organisation or trust’s website.”
I am requesting that your Use of Force policy, alongside your patient and easy read Use of Force information, is published on your trust website, as per the statutory guidance.
Subject: Freedom of Information Request – Information Asset Ownership and Data Governance Roles Dear Sir/Madam, I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information: Question/s to be Answered Under the FOIA I’d like to request the following information please for each organisation that operates under this FOI email (if the answers are different for each organisation/there are multiple organisations).
1. Name of organisation SIRO (Senior Information Risk Owner) or similar post (Chief Information Governance Officer etc), or responsible person for SIRO duties. There may be more than one SIRO.
2. Contact email of person or persons named in question 1.
3. Name of organisation DPO (Data Protection Officer) or responsible person for DPO duties.
4. Contact email of DPO.
5. Have you appointed, or do you plan on appointing or delegating the position of IAO to any employees?
6. Who is responsible for the leading IAO structure, I.E. the SIRO/’Lead’ IAO/Head of Governance/Head of Corporate Services etc?
7. Who is responsible for reviewing and implementing any training needs for the IAO’s?
8. In relation to questions 6 and 7, can we please be provided with the contact email address of the appropriate person?
9. Is IAO training delivered by an external third party or internally?
10.Are you or have you considered becoming ISO 27001 compliant or certified? If so when?
11.Following on from Q10, If so whom is/would be responsible for implementation or exploration of ISO 27001? (as in, the person/job title/email address)
12. Who is the person responsible for the physical security controls in your estate e.g. CCTV, Lighting, barriers, intrusion detection and fencing.
13. In relation to question 12 when was the effectiveness of these controls last reviewed?
14. In relation to question 12 can we please be provided with the name/job title and email address of this person?
15. Who would be the person responsible for the organisation of external training within your organisation. E.g. Head of learning and development / HR Manager.
16. Can you please provide the name/job title and email address for the person in question 15?
I would prefer to receive this information in electronic format (e.g. Word or Excel), if available. If you require any clarification to process this request, please let me know as soon as possible. I understand that under the Act, I am entitled to a response within 20 working days of your receipt of this request. Thank you for your time and assistance.
I would like to request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act.
Question 1:
– Are PATIENT NOTES* in your trust: all paper, all electronic, or a mixture of both?
– If patient notes are primarily electronic:
– When did the trust transition from paper to electronic?
– What is the name of the electronic patient record platform used?
– If patient notes are primarily paper:
– Are there plans to transition from paper to electronic? If yes, when?
* ‘Patient notes’ here refers to written documentation of clinical encounters with patients, completed by a healthcare professional.
Question 2:
– Are DRUG CHARTS in your trust all paper, all electronic, or a mixture of both?
– If drug charts are primarily electronic:
– When did the trust transition from paper to electronic?
– What is the name of the electronic prescribing system used?
– If drug charts are primarily paper:
– Are there plans to transition from paper to electronic? If yes, when?
Question 3:
– Do the following departments in your trust use paper PATIENT NOTES (either partially or fully)? Please indicate Yes, No or Not sure / Not applicable.
– Inpatient wards
– Outpatients
Question 4:
– Do the following departments in your trust use paper DRUG CHARTS (either partially or fully)? Please indicate Yes, No or Not sure / Not applicable.
– Inpatient wards
– Outpatients
Question 5:
– Are fax machines still used in any part of your trust? (Yes / No)
If you have any queries, please don’t hesitate to contact me on ssantospaulo@bmj.com
I am keen to understand the key people in the Innovation Teams please. I have added a SS to make this as easy as possible.
Can you advise who are the Key People employed for these roles: Name: E-mail: Phone: Full Address: Alternative Role Names:
If they have alternative titles for the below roles please advise
Director of Innovation
Head of Business Change and Innovation
Senior Innovation Manager
Research & Innovation Manager
Innovation Project Manager
Innovation Facilitator
Directorate Research & Innovation Lead
Directorate Research & Innovation Coordinator
I would like to make a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Please can you provide me with the number of reported assaults upon NHS staff at your trust in 2022, 2023 and 2024 (or the latest three years where data is available).
Hi
We would like to ask a few questions regarding the printed or plain cable ties used as waste bag ties , and to just advise we are working with many trusts to get these products bought within the individual trusts budget for consumables , we have produced a few different options that still maintain tensile strength and quality , just to advise we make, print and store all within our facility and use no sub contractors .
1: Can you advise does the trust use plain or printed cable ties ?, even if you use them for other operations , if not would you consider starting to use them if a amicable budget can be found ?
2: What would be your annual usage
3: Can you advise the current price paid per thousand ?, if this is sensitive information please advise the price you would like to pay to fit your budget.
4: Advise the size of tie , colour and print required ?, we do offer a generic print or you can have department and wards to streamline waste better .
5: Name and email of the current waste manager
6: Address for samples if required .
7: Would bio degradable be of interest ?
I’d like to make a freedom of information request regarding the below:
1) What is the total Framework Agency spend solely for Nurses from 1st March 2025 to 1st August 2025? Please provide a breakdown of spend, per specialty, per banding (upto Band 7).
2) What is the total Off-Framework Agency spend solely for Nurses from 1st March 2025 to 1st August 2025? Please provide a breakdown of spend, per specialty, per banding (upto Band 7).
3) What is the total amount of framework agencies currently suppling at NHSI capped rates? Please specify these agencies.
4) What is the total amount of framework agencies currently suppling above NHSI Capped rates (Escalated on framework)? Please specify these agencies.
5) In relation to question 4 please specify the speciality of nurse that is being charged above the capped rates including hourly charge rate and agency providing the nurse.
Dear FOI Officer,
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I would like to request information regarding the administration of Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) within your Trust for the calendar year 2024.
Your Trust’s contribution is particularly valuable as this request aims to provide a comprehensive picture of current ECT practice across England. Previous requests achieved response rates of 57-66%, and we hope to improve this figure to ensure the most accurate representation possible.
Please provide the following specific information:
1. How many patients in total received ECT in 2024?
2. How many of these were female?
3. How many of these were over 60?
4. How many of these were under 18?
5. How many were referred for psychological assessment before prescribing ECT?
6. How many people received psychology therapy before being prescribed ECT?
7. What measures of clinical outcome were used for patients who received ECT and what were the results?
8. What measures of adverse effects for patients who received ECT were used, and what were the results?
9. Which professions did the SOAD consult for patients who did not consent?
If you are unable to provide an answer to any of this information, please note a reason, as partial data is still very valuable to us.