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Freedom of Information request Ventilator Asset Register

Response published: 22 May 2026
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FOI Request

Dear FOI Officer, Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I would like to request access to existing recorded information held by Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust relating to life support ventilators (ICU, HDU, Non Invasive Ventilation, and JET ventilators). Please provide an extract from the Trust’s current equipment or asset register showing all ventilators in use across the Trust’s sites, including: • Gloucestershire Royal Hospital • Cheltenham General Hospital • Any associated community or satellite sites For each ventilator, please include: 1. Ventilator Details • Manufacturer • Model • Year of purchase (If the purchase year is not recorded, please provide the installation year instead.) 2. Replacement / Upgrade Plans • If held, confirmation of whether ventilator replacement or upgrade is recorded as planned within the next 24 months (Yes/No only – no further detail required.) 3. Format If the information is already held within a single document or register, please provide that document. If any part of this request is unclear or is likely to exceed the appropriate cost limit, please let me know how it may be refined. Please provide the information in electronic format if possible. Thank you for your assistance. Kind Regards

FOI Response

Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 155-2026

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

You asked:

Please provide an extract from the Trust’s current equipment or asset register showing all ventilators in use across the Trust’s sites, including:

• Gloucestershire Royal Hospital
• Cheltenham General Hospital
• Any associated community or satellite sites

For each ventilator, please include:

1. Ventilator Details

• Manufacturer
• Model
• Year of purchase (If the purchase year is not recorded, please provide the installation year instead.)

2. Replacement / Upgrade Plans

• If held, confirmation of whether ventilator replacement or upgrade is recorded as planned within the next 24 months (Yes/No only – no further detail required.)

3. Format

If the information is already held within a single document or register, please provide that document.

Our response:

The Trust does not own any ventilators. Please re-direct your request to Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust at ghn-tr.foi@nhs.net.

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.