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Freedom of Information request Stress-Related Diagnoses for NHS Patients (2022–2025)

Response published: 17 September 2025

FOI Request

I am submitting this request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Please provide the following information for patients for calendar years 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025: 1. Number of people diagnosed with a stress-related condition (e.g., anxiety/stress/burnout/high blood pressure). 2. Number of separate appointments where stress was the primary diagnosis or treatment focus. 3. Number of referral appointments for 'stress' related conditions/diagnosis

FOI Response

Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 115-2025

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

You asked:

1. Number of people diagnosed with a stress-related condition (e.g., anxiety/stress/burnout/high blood pressure).
2. Number of separate appointments where stress was the primary diagnosis or treatment focus.
3. Number of referral appointments for ‘stress’ related conditions/diagnosis

Our response:

Stress is not a recorded as a reason for referral and therefore not recorded as such, the Trust is unable to provide a response to your request.

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.