Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 500-2025
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
You asked:
1) Your parental leave policies, including paternity leave and pay and maternity leave and pay. If you have different policies for medical and non-medical staff, please include all different policies.
Our response:
Please find below links to our Paternity Policy and Maternity Leave Policy, which include pay:
You asked:
2) In the last three years for which you have data, how many staff members were eligible for paternity leave?
Our response:
We are unable to provide an answer to this question as it depends on the length of service an employee had at a particular date. It also depends on if that employee has a child or not.
You asked:
3) In the last three years for which you have data, how many staff members took paternity leave, and for how many weeks on average?
Our response:
| Staff Group | 1 Week | 2 Weeks | Total |
| Medical and Dental | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| All other Groups | 2 | 28 | 30 |
| Total | 2 | 30 | 32 |
You asked:
4) In the last three years for which you have data, what was the average salary for staff who were eligible for paternity leave? (If it is not possible to provide this, please provide the average salary for all the trust’s staff instead)
Our response:
| Average of Actual Salary | ||
| Year | Staff Group | Total |
| 2023 | Medical and Dental | £79,459.36 |
| All Other Staff Group | £33,121.89 | |
| 2024 | Medical and Dental | £79,459.36 |
| All Other Staff Group | £33,121.89 | |
| 2025 | Medical and Dental | £77,920.96 |
| All Other Staff Group | £35,840.27 |
Above is based on a staff list as at 31/12/2023, 31/12/2024 and 31/12/2025. Using an average of the actual salary of the men on those lists
Next steps:
Should you have any queries in relation to our response, please do not hesitate to contact us. If you are unhappy with the response you have received in relation to your request and wish to ask us to review our response, you should write to:
Louise Moss
Head of Legal Services / Associate Director of Corporate Governance
c/o Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Edward Jenner Court
1010 Pioneer Avenue
Gloucester Business Park
Brockworth, GL3 4AW
E-mail: louise.moss@ghc.nhs.uk
If you are not content with the outcome of any review, you may apply directly to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for further advice/guidance. Generally, the ICO will not consider your case unless you have exhausted your enquiries with the Trust which should include considering the use of the Trust’s formal complaints procedure. The ICO can be contacted at: The Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.