Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 526-2025
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
In each of the last three years for which you have data:
You asked:
In each of the last three years for which you have data:
1) The number of staff employed by the trust
Our response:
| Headcount by Year | ||
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
| 4,889 | 5,095 | 5,205 |
You asked:
2) The total number of days of sick leave taken by staff who took paternity leave in the preceding 12 months
Our response:
293
You asked:
3) The total number of days of sick leave taken by all staff across the trust
Our response:
| Absence FTE % | Absence Days | Absence FTE | Available FTE |
| 2023 | 88,900 | 75,670.68 | 1,469,143.31 |
| 2024 | 94,030 | 77,509.50 | 1,524,182.51 |
| 2025 | 99,278 | 81,619.16 | 1,570,291.22 |
| Total | 282208 | 234799 | 4563617 |
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.