Freedom of Information Request – Ref: GHC-03122025-259903
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
You asked:
Patient Leaflet
1. Does the trust provide any patient leaflets or written guidance on GPPPD/Vaginismus/Dyspareunia?
a. Please provide us with a copy of the standard information leaflet or give a link to your online information.
Our response:
We have limited information which is available on our website; Psychosexual | Hope House Sexual Health Services
We do hand out an information sheet; 10.1 – Patient Handout Practising with a Vaginal Trainer1
You asked:
2. Does the trust provide any patient leaflets or written guidance on how to use dilators for individuals with GPPPD/Vaginismus/Dyspareunia?
a. Please provide us with a copy of the standard information leaflet or give a link to your online information.
Our response:
We have limited information which is available on our website; Psychosexual | Hope House Sexual Health Services
You asked:
Treatment – Please provide the following information in accordance with the financial year, April 2024 to April 2025, or the calendar year January 2023 to December 2024:
3. What brand(s) of vaginal dilators did your service recommend to individuals with GPPPD/Vaginismus/Dyspareunia?
Our response:
Femmax or Amielle Comfort
You asked:
4. How many vaginal dilators (single pack and/or multipack) did you purchase in your service?
a. If you have this information for previous financial years, please provide this also.
Our response:
April 24-25 = 29 packs purchased through Trust’s pharmacy provider
April 23-24 = 40 packs purchased through Trust’s pharmacy provider
You asked:
5. What was the unit cost of vaginal dilators (single pack and/or multipack) for GPPPD/Vaginismus/Dyspareunia?
Our response:
Public NHS monthly pricing available in drug tariff online; Drug Tariff | NHSBSA
You asked:
6. What was the total cost of vaginal dilators (single pack and/or multipack) for GPPPD/Vaginismus/Dyspareunia in the year under review?
Our response:
Public monthly NHS pricing available in drug tariff online; Drug Tariff | NHSBSA
You asked:
7. What is the name of the service that you are referring to when returning this information?
Our response:
Sexual Health Service
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.