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Freedom of Information request Pharmacy Team

Response published: 30 March 2026

FOI Request

I am writing to request data on your trust’s pharmacy workforce for each of the financial years from 2020/2021 to 2024/2025 under the Freedom of Information Act. Please provide the data in the below tables, if possible: 1. Total number of pharmacy staff for each year, including headcount and full-time equivalent (FTE) Financial year Total headcount Total FTE 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 2. Pharmacy workforce by agenda for change band, including headcount (HC) and full-time equivalent (FTE) Financial Year Band 2 HC Band 2 FTE Band 3 HC Band 3 FTE Band 4 HC Band 4 FTE Band 5 HC Band 5 FTE Band 6 HC Band 6 FTE Band 7 HC Band 7 FTE Band 8a HC Band 8a FTE Band 8b HC Band 8b FTE Band 8c HC Band 8c FTE Band 8d HC Band 8d FTE Band 9 HC Band 9 FTE Trainee/pre-reg HC Trainee/pre-reg FTE 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 I have attached an Excel spreadsheet for your responses. If possible to return your data to me in the spreadsheet that would be great, but no problem if this is not possible.

FOI Response

Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 083-2026

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

You asked:

Total number of pharmacy staff for each year, including headcount and full-time equivalent (FTE)

Financial year Total headcount Total FTE
2020/21
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
2024/25

Our response:

Financial year Total headcount Total FTE
2020/21 4 3.6
2021/22 4 3.6
2022/23 4 3.6
2023/24 3 3
2024/25 4 4

You asked:

2. Pharmacy workforce by agenda for change band, including headcount (HC) and full-time equivalent (FTE)

Financial Year Band 2 HC Band 2 FTE Band 3 HC Band 3 FTE Band 4 HC Band 4 FTE Band 5 HC Band 5 FTE Band 6 HC Band 6 FTE Band 7 HC Band 7 FTE Band 8a HC Band 8a FTE Band 8b HC Band 8b FTE Band 8c HC Band 8c FTE Band 8d HC Band 8d FTE Band 9 HC Band 9 FTE Trainee/pre-reg HC Trainee/pre-reg FTE
2020/21
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
2024/25

Our response:

Financial Year Band 2 HC Band 2 FTE Band 3 HC Band 3 FTE Band 4 HC Band 4 FTE Band 5 HC Band 5 FTE Band 6 HC Band 6 FTE Band 7 HC Band 7 FTE Band 8a HC Band 8a FTE Band 8b HC Band 8b FTE Band 8c HC Band 8c FTE Band 8d HC Band 8d FTE Band 9 HC Band 9 FTE Trainee/pre-reg HC Trainee/pre-reg FTE
2020/21 2 1.6 1 1 1 1
2021/22 2 1.6 1 1 1  1
2022/23 2 1.6 1 1 1 1
2023/24 1 1 1 1 1 1
2024/25 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

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.