Who we are
Publication Scheme
We publish and respond requests for information in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act.
To assist you in finding the information you need, we have provided the documents that form the ‘Model Publication Scheme’. These documents and pages are in accordance with requirements issued by the Information Commissioner’s Office.
The Publication Scheme contains seven classes of information, as follows, and information falling into each of these classes is published on our website:
- Who we are and what we do
- What we spend and how we spend it
- What are our priorities and how we are doing
- How we make decisions
- Our policies and procedures
- Register of members’ interests
- Services we offer
If you can’t find the information you are looking for, please make an Freedom of Information request.
Our publication scheme
Who we are and what we do
How we fit into the NHS structure
Learn more about who we are – www.ghc.nhs.uk/who-we-are
Organisational structure
Visit our board and governors section to learn more about our structure. Further information about our organisational structure can be found in our annual report.
Gender pay gap reporting
The Board of Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust confirms its commitment to ongoing monitoring and analysis of its Gender Pay Gap data and to developing the appropriate actions which will reduce and eradicate this gap over time. Find out more…
Workforce diversity
Please visit our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion section.
Senior executives and management board or governing body members
Please visit the Meet our Board section.
Location and contact details for all public-facing departments
All contact information for our sites can be found in our Locations section.
What we spend and how we spend it
Financial statements, budgets and variance reports
Every year the Trust publishes its Annual Report. Our financial reports are contained in this publication. View our latest Annual Report.
The following information can be found in the Annual Report:
- Annual statement of accounts
- Budgets and variance reports
- Financial audit reports
- Standing financial instructions
Capital programme
If you require details of Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust’s capital programme, please submit a Freedom of Information request.
Staff and Board members’ allowances and expenses
If you require details of Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust’s staff and board members allowances and expenses, please submit a Freedom of Information request.
Staff pay and grading structures
This information is available from NHS Careers.
Procurement and tendering processes
Our procurement and tendering services are provided by Gloucestershire NHS Procurement Shared Service. This is a department, hosted by the Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, set up to provide procurement services to Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust.
Details of contracts currently being tendered
Details of current contracts can be found on Ted (Tenders Electronic Daily), an online version of the ‘Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union’, dedicated to European public procurement.
List and value of contracts awarded and their value
Details of contracts awarded can be found on the Gloucestershire Procurement Shared Service website.
Expenditure greater than £25,000
View our monthly reports on Trust expenditure greater than £25,000.
What our priorities are and how we are doing
- Our Annual report
- Our targets, aims and objectives
- Our Strategic direction document (five-year plan)
- Performance against targets (KPI), performance framework, performance management information, quality improvement plans
- Our Care Quality Commission Report
- Audit reports delivered at board or governing body level
- Service user surveys
Data protection impact assessments
Our data protection impact assessments are available via a Freedom of Information request.
How we make decisions
Board papers and minutes
View our board papers.
Patient and public engagement strategy
View our Patient and public engagement strategy.
Our policies and procedures
The following policies and procedures are available in or policies section:
- Managing Conflicts of Interest Policy
- Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards
- Trust Constitution
- Safeguarding Adults Policy
- Learning from Deaths Policy
- Anti Bribery Statement
- Patient Safety Incident Response Policy
- PSIRF Oversight Roles and Responsibilities
- Counter Fraud, Bribery and Corruption Policy
- Duty of Candour
- Freedom of Information Policy
- Safeguarding Children Policy
- Infection Control Policy
- Disciplinary Policy
- Patient Safety Incident Response Plan
If you require any other policies or procedures, please submit a Freedom of Information request.
Lists and Registers
List of main contractors / suppliers
Please visit the Gloucestershire Procurement Shared Service Website where this information is available.
Assets register
Information regarding assets will need to be made by submitting a Freedom of Information request.
Register of Interests
The Trust holds annual declaration registers for Board Members, Trust Governors and those colleagues classed as ‘Decision Making Staff’. These registers can be viewed below:
- Board Members – Annual Declarations Register 2024/25
- Governors – Annual Declarations Register 2024/25
- Senior Personnel and Decision Making Staff – Annual Declarations Register 2024/25
Register of gifts and hospitality provided to Board members and senior personnel
This information is included in the annual declaration registers available above. Please contact Anna Hilditch, Assistant Trust Secretary at Trust.Secretary@ghc.nhs.uk for further details about any of the registers or declarations highlighted.
CCTV
The majority of our public facing sites have CCTV installed.
Disclosure log
This can be found in our Freedom of Information section.
Services we offer
- A full list of our services can be found in our A-Z service guide
- Information about support groups and other useful contacts
- Patient information
- Patient advice and liaison service (PALS)
Corporate communications and media releases
You can contact our communications team by email: ghc.comms@ghc.nhs.uk and our latest news can be found here.
