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Freedom of Information request Pathology Test Volumes

Response published: 29 July 2026
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FOI Request

Dear Freedom of Information Team, I hope you are well. Please accept this email as a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. We would be grateful if you could provide the information requested in the attached spreadsheet. Specifically, for each pathology test listed, please provide the annual test volumes for your most recent complete reporting period, either: • Financial Year (e.g. 2025/26), or • Calendar Year (2025), whichever is most readily available. Where possible, please provide the number of tests performed under the following categories: • Core Laboratory Test Numbers per Annum • Point of Care/Rapid Test Numbers per Annum • Sent Away/Referred Test Numbers per Annum If a particular category is not applicable or the information is not held, please indicate this by entering "N/A" or leaving the relevant cell blank. If any of the requested information would exceed the cost limit under Section 12 of the Freedom of Information Act, we would appreciate it if you could: • provide as much of the information as possible within the cost limit; or • advise which parts of the request are most burdensome so that we may refine the request accordingly. We would appreciate receiving the completed spreadsheet in Excel format if possible. If you require any clarification regarding this request, please do not hesitate to contact us. Thank you for your assistance. We look forward to your response within the statutory 20 working days. All the best,

FOI Response

Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 241-2026

Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.

You asked:

Test Core Lab
Test Numbers per Annum		 Point of Care/Rapid
Test Numbers per Annum		 Sent Away/Referred
Test Numbers per Annum
Sexually Transmitted Infections
CT – Chlamydia trachomatis – Nucleic Acid Amplification Test (NAAT)
LGV – Lymphogranuloma venereum – NAAT
NG – Neisseria gonorrhoeae – NAAT
NG – Neisseria gonorrhoeae – Quinolone Resistance NAAT
TV – Trichomonas vaginalis – NAAT
TV – Trichomonas vaginalis – Culture/Microscopy
MG – Mycoplasma Genitalium – NAAT
MG – Mycoplasma Genitalium – Culture/Microscopy
MG – Mycoplasma Genitalium Macrolide Resistance – NAAT
MG – Mycoplasma Genitalium Fluoroquinolone Resistance – NAAT
HSV 1 – Herpes Simplex Virus 1 – NAAT
HSV 2 – Herpes Simplex Virus 2 – NAAT
HSV 3 – Herpes Simplex Virus 3 (VZV) – NAAT
Syphilis – Treponema pallidum – all tests
Mpox – General Mpox – NAAT
Mpox 1 – Mpox Clade I – NAAT
Mpox 2 – Mpox Clade II – NAAT
Respiratory Viruses
Flu A – Influenza Type A – NAAT (singleplex or as part of syndromic panel)
Flu B – Influenza Type B – NAAT (singleplex or as part of syndromic panel)
RSV – Respiratory Syncytial Virus – NAAT (singleplex or as part of syndromic panel)
Covid-19 – SARS-CoV-2 – NAAT (singleplex or as part of syndromic panel)
HMPV – Human Metapneumovirus – NAAT (singleplex or as part of syndromic panel)
Adv – Adenovirus – NAAT (singleplex or as part of syndromic panel)
RV – Rhinovirus – NAAT (singleplex or as part of syndromic panel)
Enterovirus – NAAT (singleplex or as part of a syndromic panel)
Paraflu – Parainfluenza Type 1-4 – NAAT
Pertussis – Bordetella pertussis – NAAT
Parapertussis – Bordetella parapertussis – NAAT (number the same if multiplexed with above)
MP – Mycoplasma pneumoniae – NAAT (singleplex or as part of syndromic panel)
Gastrointestinal Infections
Gastrointestinal Bacterial Syndromic Test – NAAT
Gastrointestinal Bacterial Syndromic Test – Culture/Microscopy
Gastrointestinal Viral Syndromic Test – NAAT
Gastrointestinal Parasitology – NAAT
Gastrointestinal Parasitology – Culture/Microscopy
Norovirus – NAAT
Rotavirus – NAAT
Bloodborne Pathogens
Malaria – NAAT

Specifically, for each pathology test listed, please provide the annual test volumes for your most recent complete reporting period, either:

• Financial Year (e.g. 2025/26), or
• Calendar Year (2025),

whichever is most readily available.

Where possible, please provide the number of tests performed under the following categories:

• Core Laboratory Test Numbers per Annum
• Point of Care/Rapid Test Numbers per Annum
• Sent Away/Referred Test Numbers per Annum

If a particular category is not applicable or the information is not held, please indicate this by entering “N/A” or leaving the relevant cell blank.

Our response:

The Trust does not provide the pathology testing services referred to in your request and therefore does not hold the requested annual test volume information.

You may wish to redirect your request to Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, who may hold this information: ghn-tr.foi@nhs.net.

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.moss20@nhs.net

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.