Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 054-2026
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
You asked:
1. Does your Trust/Health Board currently provide or commission a Prosthetic service?
Our response:
No
You asked:
2. Does your Trust/Health Board currently provide or commission an Orthotic service for patients?
Our response:
No
You asked:
3a. If you answered Yes to Question 1: Is your Prosthetic service delivered in-house (i.e. directly employed NHS staff) or is it contracted out to an external provider?
Our response:
Not applicable
You asked:
3b. If you answered Yes to Question 2: Is your Orthotic service delivered in-house (i.e. directly employed NHS staff) or is it contracted out to an external provider?
Our response:
Not applicable
You asked:
4. Does your Trust/Health Board carry out workforce planning analysis for your Allied Health Professional (AHP) workforce?
Our response:
No
You asked:
5a. If you answered Yes to Question 4: Does your AHP workforce planning specifically include your Prosthetic service workforce (whether in-house or contracted)?
Our response:
Not Applicable
You asked:
5b. If you answered Yes to Question 4: Does your AHP workforce planning specifically include your Orthotic service workforce (whether in-house or contracted)?
Our response:
Not Applicable
You asked:
6a. If your Prosthetic service is contracted out (as indicated in Question 3a): Does your Trust/Health Board carry out workforce planning for the contracted Prosthetic service?
Our response:
Not Applicable
You asked:
6b. If your Orthotic service is contracted out (as indicated in Question 3b): Does your Trust/Health Board carry out workforce planning for the contracted Orthotic service?
Our response:
Not Applicable
You asked:
7a. If you answered Yes to Question 6a: How does your Trust/Health Board collate workforce planning data from the contracted Prosthetic service provider? Please describe the process, including the frequency of data collection and what data is gathered.
Our response:
Not Applicable.
You asked:
7b. If you answered Yes to Question 6b: How does your Trust/Health Board collate workforce planning data from the contracted Orthotic service provider? Please describe the process, including the frequency of data collection and what data is gathered.
Our response:
Not Applicable.
You asked:
8. If your Trust/Health Board does not carry out workforce planning for its Prosthetic and/or Orthotic services (whether in-house or contracted), please explain what steps you are taking to secure the prosthetic and/orthotic workforce pipeline.
Our response:
Not Applicable.
You asked:
9. Does your Trust/Health Board include data from its Prosthetic and/or Orthotic services (whether in-house or contracted) in any workforce returns submitted to NHS England, NHS Wales, NHS Scotland, or equivalent national workforce planning bodies?
Our response:
No.
You asked:
10. Please provide the current whole time equivalent (WTE) staffing establishment for your Prosthetic and/or Orthotic services, broken-down by:
(a) Prosthetists, (b) Orthotists, (c) Prosthetic/Orthotic Technicians, (d) Prosthetic/Orthotic support workers
Our response:
Not Applicable.
You asked:
(e) Please indicate whether each figure relates to in-house or contracted staff. (Numerical breakdown with in-house/contracted designation)
Our response:
Not Applicable.
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.