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Freedom of Information request Permanent Medical Recruitment

Response published: 23 September 2025
ESR/Workforce

FOI Request

I am writing to request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 in relation to permanent medical recruitment at your Trust: 1. A list of all permanent medical vacancies (e.g., Consultant or Specialty Doctor level) that have been advertised but remain unfilled, including the relevant specialties, over the past 12 months. 2. The number of permanent medical appointments made by the Trust during the same 12-month period. 3. The name, job title, and contact email address of the person who oversees and is responsible for all permanent medical recruitment across the Trust. This request is made for research and planning purposes only and is not promotional in nature. Please do not hesitate to contact me if any part of the request requires clarification.

FOI Response

Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 192-2025

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

You asked:

1. A list of all permanent medical vacancies (e.g., Consultant or Specialty Doctor level) that have been advertised but remain unfilled, including the relevant specialties, over the past 12 months.

Our response:

3 Consultant posts, one in General Adult Psychiatry, two in CAHMS.

Your asked:

2. The number of permanent medical appointments made by the Trust during the same 12-month period.

Our response:

Medical & Dental New Starters – 01.04.2024-31.03.2025 – 24

Medical & Dental New Starters – 01.04.2025-22.09.2025 -17

You asked:

3. The name, job title, and contact email address of the person who oversees and is responsible for all permanent medical recruitment across the Trust.

Our response:

Angela Gallant, Medical Staffing HR Officer, angela.gallant@ghc.nhs.uk

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.