Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 325-2025
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
You asked:
1. Please answer yes or no. In January 2025 was your Trust conducting any… internal review / investigation / report being compiled… into a consultant that has had concerns raised about him or her (ie. a whistleblower has come forward and named the person)?
Our response:
No
You asked:
2. Please answer yes or no. In January 2025 was your Trust conducting any… internal review / investigation / report being compiled… into a junior doctor that has had concerns raised about him or her (ie. a whistleblower has come forward and named the person)?
Our Response:
No
You asked:
3. Please answer yes or no. In January 2025 was your Trust conducting any… internal review / investigation / report being compiled… into a nurse that has had concerns raised about him or her (ie. a whistleblower has come forward and named the person)?
Our response:
No
You asked:
4. Please answer yes or no. Has your Trust conducted / started or concluded an internal or external review / investigation of a medical member of staff since January 1st2023 following a whistleblower or patient raising concerns?
Our response:
Yes
Clarification: Within the Trust a medical member of staff is considered to be a doctor / consultant.
You asked:
5. Please answer yes or no. If you answered yes to question 4 – did the member of medical staff being investigated continue to have contact with patients whilst the… review/investigation/report being written… was ongoing?
Our response:
Yes
You asked:
6. If you answered yes to Question 4, is the member(s) of staff that was investigated / reviewed still working at your Trust following the review conclusions?
Our response:
Yes
You asked:
7. If you answered yes to Question 4, for those reports that have concluded, was the member of staff that was investigated / reviewed found to have fallen short of the standards your Trust would expect from their medical staff?
Our response:
Yes
You asked:
8. If you answered yes to Question 4, how many members of medical staff were reviewed/ investigated following an internal whistleblower raising concerns?
Our response:
None
You asked:
9. If you answered yes to Question 4, was the whistleblower also investigated?
Our response:
No, the concern was not raised by a whistleblower.
You asked:
10. Please answer yes or no. Do you have any experience of a malicious whistleblower? If yes, please share further details if able.
Our response:
No
You asked:
11. Please share any review conclusions / reports / write ups where possible.
Our response:
Having carried out a public interest test, we apply the exemption, S(2) 36 – prejudice to effective conduct of public affairs.
You asked:
12. Please share any further details of your whistleblower policy here. How do you manage whistleblowers when they raise concerns?
Our response:
Please see below the Freedom to Speak Up policy
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.